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William Robinson: 'Trump can't represent the interests of workers and capital at the same time'

2 months ago | znetwork.org | William Robinson

The following is the English translation of an interview that the Greek newspaper Epohi conducted with William I. Robinson and published on January 25, 2025:In what social and economic conditions in the USA does Trump’s presidency begin? In large part Trumpism is a far-right, neofascist response to the social and economic crisis of the working class and to the crisis of state legitimacy that this socioeconomic crisis has produced.
Prioritising the struggle against US imperialism

Nov 6, 2024 | greenleft.org.au | William Robinson

Steve Ellner is an Associate Managing Editor of Latin American Perspectives and a retired professor of the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela. In the first part of our interview, Green Left’s Federico Fuentes spoke to Ellner about his views on the need to prioritise the struggle against US imperialism and the challenges this poses for international solidarity. Read part 2 here. * * *You argue the left needs to prioritise the struggle against US imperialism. Why is this the case?
Gaza genocide: Global capitalism’s extermination impulse

Oct 1, 2024 | links.org.au | William Robinson

First published at The Philosophical Salon. The unspeakable savagery of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and the absolute impunity of the Israeli genocidists and their Western sponsors have sent shock waves around the world and sparked a global intifada of solidarity with Palestine. Palestinians are struggling against 75-plus years of settler colonialism, occupation, and apartheid, to be sure. But there is more to the genocide than meets the eye.
Global Capitalism’s Extermination Impulse

Aug 28, 2024 | laprogressive.com | William Robinson |Rob Maurer

The unspeakable savagery of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and the absolute impunity of the Israeli genocidists and their Western sponsors have sent shock waves around the world and sparked a global intifada of solidarity with Palestine. Palestinians are struggling against 75-plus years of settler colonialism, occupation, and apartheid, to be sure. But there is more to the genocide than meets the eye.
Global Capitalism’s Extermination Impulse

Aug 18, 2024 | thephilosophicalsalon.com | William Robinson

The unspeakable savagery of the unfolding genocide in Gaza and the absolute impunity of the Israeli genocidists and their Western sponsors have sent shock waves around the world and sparked a global intifada of solidarity with Palestine. Palestinians are struggling against 75-plus years of settler colonialism, occupation, and apartheid, to be sure. But there is more to the genocide than meets the eye.
William I Robinson: The global meaning of Gaza

Aug 16, 2024 | links.org.au | William Robinson

First published at ZNet. One of the hallmarks of radical social science is to place the “noisy abode” of headlines and the swirl of current events in a larger historical and structural context that give them deeper meaning. The genocide in Gaza and the repression and criminalization of Palestine solidarity on and off U.S. university campuses and around the world tell a larger story of global capitalist crisis.
The Global Meaning of Gaza

Aug 14, 2024 | znetwork.org | William Robinson

One of the hallmarks of radical social science is to place the “noisy abode” of headlines and the swirl of current events in a larger historical and structural context that give them deeper meaning. The genocide in Gaza and the repression and criminalization of Palestine solidarity on and off U.S. university campuses and around the world tell a larger story of global capitalist crisis.
Can Solomon Islands’ new prime minister really be friends to all?

May 3, 2024 | samoaobserver.ws | Nematullah Bizhan |Stephen Howes |Terence Wood |William Robinson

“Leading a nation is never an easy task,” said Jeremiah Manele while standing on the steps of Solomon Islands’ National Parliament, moments after he was elected prime minister. The otherwise peaceful national election on 17 April delivered the brutal realisation that a second consecutive government lead by Manasseh Sogavare would be a difficult pill for the Solomon Islands community to swallow after five years of divisive identity politics.
Israel's Plans to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities

Apr 7, 2024 | laprogressive.com | William Robinson

Crossposted courtesy of Truthout with the author's permission. As worldwide protest escalates over Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, academic freedom and free speech are under all-out attack on university campuses in the United States, not just from university administrations and pro-Israeli groups, but now directly from the highest levels of the Israeli state.
Israel's Plans to Carry Out Covert Campaigns at US Universities

Mar 23, 2024 | laprogressive.com | William Robinson

Crossposted with the author's permission from Truthout. As worldwide protest escalates over Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, academic freedom and free speech are under all-out attack on university campuses in the United States, not just from university administrations and pro-Israeli groups, but now directly from the highest levels of the Israeli state.