In Defence of Marxism

1 week ago | marxist.com | Daniel Morley

The global trade war launched by Trump has already resolved into one between the two dominant actors of the world economy, the US and China. The question is posed: who holds the cards? Who will blink first? This question determines the fate of the world economy. Trump believes that by launching extremely aggressive opening salvos in this trade war he will intimidate and shock China into making a deal.

1 week ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Issue 49 of In Defence of Marxism magazine is here! Below we publish Alan Woods’ editorial explaining the true history of WWII – which capitalist historians have obfuscated for decades. Issue 49 also explores the revolutionary legacy of the end of the war, including articles on: the fall of fascism in Italy; the liberation of France; post-war neorealist cinema; and a 1945 analysis by Ted Grant on the shifting world order.

2 weeks ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

Hace apenas seis semanas, el vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, habló en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich y dijo a Europa que la relación de décadas que Estados Unidos tenía con el viejo continente había terminado.

2 weeks ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

It is just six weeks since US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference in February and told Europe that the decades-old relationship the US had with the old continent was over. Ever since, the European leaders have been frantically running around from one summit to another – from a virtual meeting to a gathering of the ‘coalition of the willing’ – looking in all directions and none at the same time to try and deal with this major shift in world relations.

2 weeks ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Para empezar, lo más evidente. El autor de estas líneas no tiene absolutamente nada en común con Marine Le Pen, ni con la ideología o el movimiento del que es la cabeza más visible. Al contrario. En el espectro político, nos situamos en extremos opuestos. Hay que decirlo desde el principio, para evitar cualquier riesgo de confusión y tergiversación. Sin embargo, también diré desde el principio algo que debería ser obvio, pero que desgraciadamente parece haber escapado a mucha gente de izquierdas.