Patrimonial Bonapartism
Origins, comparisons, and the American conjuncture
by Anthony TesoAnthony Teso makes the case for seeing Trump’s regime as patrimonial and Bonapartist in character rather than fascist or populist-authoritarian.
Hustle and hubris
Trump in the world
by Andy StoreyAndy Storey intervenes in the ongoing debate about Trump’s foreign policy and leadership of U.S. imperialism and argues that the administration should be understood as closer to a pure kleptocracy than one systematically serving the U.S. capitalist class and its allies.
Faultlines in a new epoch of crisis
Imperial rivalry, authoritarianism, and resistance
by Ashley SmithWe have entered a new epoch of crisis, imperial rivalry, authoritarian nationalism, and episodic, explosive resistance from below. Trump’s brief year of misrule has brought all these to a head. Ashley Smith explains.
Trump’s mounting threats against Cuba
An interview with Samuel Farber
by Samuel FarberSamuel Farber discusses the escalating threats against Cuba from the Trump administration, building on a recent essay on the crisis in Against the Current.
Beijing in Buenos Aires
by Richard Seymour
Trump’s use of pressure and deadly force against Venezuela is escalating. But as British socialist Richard Seymour explains, Trump’s regional agenda is incoherent and largely theatrical—and won’t restore U.S. dominance or stem the rising influence of China.
Trump’s Looming “Forever War”
Hands off Latin America and Venezuela!
by United Left PlatformA statement in defense of the people and autonomy of Venezuela against Trump’s imperialism by the United Left Platform.
After Mamdani, we still have to fight Trump’s America
A Tempest editorial
by Tempest National CommitteeThe Tempest National Committee argues that, despite the excitement of the Mamdani moment, the Democrats have no answer to Trump’s attacks on the working class.
After the surreal summit
Mamdani, Trump, and socialist strategy
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith analyzes the surreal, chummy meeting between the authoritarian Trump and NYC Mayor Elect and self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani and argues that building mass class and social struggle is the only way forward.
Trump’s D.C. occupation is an attack on all of us
A conversation with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò and Jacob SloanIn this interview, conducted before Trump’s direct control of the M.P.D. expired, D.C.-based scholar Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò discusses the forms of resistance and experimental collectivity that emerged in opposition to Trump’s takeover and considers the possibility of future escalation and organization.
Trump’s strategy to reassert U.S. dominance
Prioritizing great power rivalry with China, part two
by Ashley SmithDespite all the chaos, confusion, and faction fights, the Trump administration is united behind one project—escalating Washington’s imperial rivalry with China—argues Ashley Smith.