Storms gathering: a Marxist analysis of the world economy
Storm clouds are gathering over the world economy. Already, it is faced with slowing growth, rising interest and inflation rates, and astronomical debts. Now Trump’s ‘America First’ policy and his pro...
30 Jan 20251h 15min
Is Trump a fascist? Where is America going?
This week’s episode of Against the Stream was recorded just days after Trump was inaugurated as US president. For some, this represents the triumph of fascism, a fear that was stoked by Elon Musk’s Na...
23 Jan 20251h 12min
‘America First’ – What does it mean? What next for Gaza? and El País’ liberal hypocrisy
With just days until Trump returns to power, Hamid Alizadeh and Jorge Martín from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International met for another episode of Against the Stre...
16 Jan 20251h 12min
Trump, Biden and the crisis of the American regime
With just two weeks before Trump re-enters the White House, the outgoing Democrats are doing everything they can to undermine the next president. In Ukraine in particular, where they fear a drastic ch...
9 Jan 20251h 6min
Imperialists circling Syria, the Kurdish struggle, and Germany in crisis
Defined by political crises all over the world, spiralling tensions between the imperialist powers, and revolutions in Bangladesh and Kenya, 2024 was an historic year in the crisis of the capitalist s...
2 Jan 20251h 29min
2024 Wrapped: a year of war and revolution
2024 has been a year of war, revolution and crisis on every continent. From the horrors of the Gaza genocide, to the revolutionary summer in Kenya and Bangladesh; from viral assassinations, to to the ...
17 Dec 20241h 36min
Assad regime falls, the Kurds under attack, Zelensky hated in Ukraine, and CEO assassination reveals class hatred
Once again, this week has been defined by sharp turns in world politics. In Syria, the Assad regime collapsed after a sudden offensive by Islamist groups, taking the whole world by surprise. In the US...
12 Dec 20241h 37min
French government falls, Syrian Civil war reignites, Biden pardons corrupt son, and Korean President gambles on martial law
This week has been full of sharp and sudden turns. The Syrian civil war has suddenly reignited due to the shock advance of a Turkey-backed rebel group. The French president was forced to resign after ...
5 Dec 20241h 19min
