Analysis

If AI really does pose an existential risk to humanity, then why are companies continuing to develop it?
The AI race is revealing of capitalism’s core logic: the structural necessity to compete for profit, even if it leads to catastrophic outcomes. The people need to take democratic control over not just AI, but all of society’s productive capacity. This is the only way to prevent our ruinous trajectory.

This toolkit is a guide to help organisations analyse current conditions. An accurate understanding of the present is foundational for developing effective strategy.

This is only the beginning. The largest El Niño in 1,000 years is currently gaining strength, which will “blow apart” previous records and make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded. Meanwhile, the British state is expected to approve new oil and gas projects in the North Sea, pouring fuel onto the fire. We need eco-socialist system change to ensure our collective future.

Nearly two weeks ago, police murdered Corey Ruiz in Madison, Wisconsin. Far from an isolated tragedy, Corey’s murder reflects a system that criminalises poverty, disproportionately directs state violence against racially minoritised communities, and maintains inequality through policing. In the post, we explore the structural roots of police violence, the community response in Madison, and what justice for Corey requires.

Imperialism is the systematic transfer of value from the Global South to the Global North. A new study by Morena Hanbury Lemos and Jason Hickel quantifies the extent of value drain from Latin America to the Global North. Between 1995 and 2020, Latin America exported on average 2.2x more materials, 4.5x more land, and 5.3x more labour to the North than it imported.

A new report reveals the shocking number of young people in Britain and the north of Ireland who are not in education, training or employment (NEET). Significant sections of today’s young people are politically conscious of their downward mobility, making them well-primed for eco-socialist struggle.

By controlling traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is challenging a core pillar of US hegemony: its control over global oil trade. As oil flows are disrupted, the Islamic Republic is showing that the petrodollar system, and the empire it sustains, is not untouchable.

Cuba is resisting the US oil embargo through renewable energy. Renewables provide a way for Global South countries to reduce their dependency on US-controlled international oil flows. China’s massive strides in renewable energy have helped it withstand US neo-colonialism and to support other Global South countries, like Cuba, in doing the same. Harvest the sun. Decompose the US empire!

The US-Israeli war of aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran has sharpened domestic, regional, and global contradictions. It is important that we study these developments in order to understand and intervene in the rapid unfolding of history. As Lenin said, “there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happens.”

The US-Israeli assault on Iran is an attempt to collapse the Iranian state and crush the power base of anti-imperialist resistance in West Asia. It extends the logic applied to the Palestinian people over the past two years: any challenge to imperialism will be met with indiscriminate violence against unarmed civilians, including children. We must reject this war on Iran!

The recent escalation of hyper-imperialist aggression against Cuba is cutting off the country's fuel supply, strangling basic services like healthcare, education, and food production. While emergency measures have been implemented on the ground, international solidarity efforts are also crucial for defending Cuban sovereignty.

ICE’s siege on the people of Minnesota is part of the US’s broader decent towards fascism. Fascism is not a departure from capitalism. Rather, it is a political system that directly emerges from capitalism, especially during moments of hegemonic crisis. As repression in the US ramps up, so too does resistance, with popular ambitions for a general strike. A unique opportunity exists to extend organic community struggles against ICE to a broader socialist transformation in the heart of empire.

The US military attack on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the latest escalation in its decades-long hybrid war. In the face of unmatched military power, naval blockade, and regional encirclement by right-wing governments, the Bolivarian government will be forced to negotiate with the hyper-imperialist US. This is not surrender, but rather a necessary tactic to ensure the long-term survival of the Bolivarian process. As organisers in the imperial core, we must create more favourable conditions for the survival of all socialist states under the boot of US imperialism.

In this brief, we analyse the class character of Reform UK, including the class forces funding the party, the class location of its leadership, and the class composition of its base. Studying Reform’s class coalition allows us to develop strategies to counter it.

Who are the agents of eco-socialist transition? In this brief, we investigate the extent to which the downwardly mobile graduate in Britain can be a core part of a social bloc for eco-socialism.

As the Venezuelan opposition leader receives the Nobel Peace Prize, Washington is stationing warships off Venezuela’s coast, under the familiar banner of the “war on drugs.” But the US’s escalated military presence in the Caribbean isn’t about fighting cartels. It’s about undermining the Bolivarian Revolution and gaining access to Venezuela’s abundant oil reserves.

Imperialism is the root cause of forced migration. It produces the economic, political, and ecological conditions that push people from their homes. Case studies that illustrate this dynamic in action tells the story of why people risk crossing militarised borders, and who’s to blame.

Any discussion on immigration must begin with clarity about it’s root cause: imperialism. Imperialism produces the political, economic, and ecological conditions that force people to leave their homes and risk crossing militarised boarders. It is the poison that pillages nations of the periphery while creating conditions for exploitation in the core. Imperialism is the source of people’s anger and it must be directed at that.

The Israeli war machine relies on imported military equipment and energy to commit genocide in Gaza. Shipping companies are a key link in the global supply chain, delivering huge quantities of oil and gas to Israel. These companies must be held to account for their complicity. Demand these top 5 European shipping giants cut ties: Minerva Marine Inc, TMS Tankers Ltd, Thenamaris Ships Management, Golden Ocean Management, Golden Union Shipping Co.

Fueled by the hyper-imperialist strategies of the US, the world is descending into a new era of a global belligerence. This is increasing the risk of a nuclear world war. Here we outline the terrifying outcomes of a thermonuclear exchange. The research for this post is primarily based on the book Nuclear War: A Scenario, by Annie Jacobsen, which is a fact-based account of what a nuclear world war might look like. Trigger warning: This post contains graphic details of nuclear war. Viewer discretion is advised.

80 years after dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the US is once again planing to use nuclear weapons. The US views its advanced nuclear arsenal as a military means to maintain unipolar dominance, which is increasingly under threat by China and its allies.

You’ve likely heard the terms “US hegemony,” “unipolarity,” and “global superpower” — but what do they actually mean? Here, we explore how the US gained its position as the most powerful country in the world and how it maintains its dominance. To do so, we draw on five forms of control, as identified by Marxist political economist Samir Amin, that are critical to sustaining neo-colonialism. Fortunately, we are witnessing the US’ absolute grip over the world weaken. As anti-imperialist organisers, we must do everything in our power to assist its downfall.

In 1954, the US overthrew Jacobo Árbenz, the democratically-elected president of Guatemala. This set into motion a torrent of regime change operations, including in the Congo (1961), Brazil (1964), Indonesia (1965), and Chile (1973). These regime change operations seemed to follow a 9-step manual, which Vijay Prashad outlines in his book Washington Bullets. The US empire will try to crush any government that stands up in defense of its own people. And although it may derail the struggle, it will never be able to quell the masses drive for dignity.

Last week, non-violent protest group Palestine Action was proscribed by the British state as a terrorist organisation. This is the first time in history that a domestic protest group has been proscribed. It represents a dramatic escalation in the state’s assault on freedom of speech, thought, and association. Nonetheless, 7 in 10 people in Britain support banning all arms sales to Israel. Proscribing Palestine Action is unlikely to stop people from taking direct action to enforce a popular arms embargo on Israel.

In September 2022, a popular coup made Captain Ibrahim Traoré the interim President of Burkina Faso. Under his leadership, Burkina Faso expelled the French military, took back control of gold production, kick-started sovereign industrialisation, and co-created an anti-imperialist confederation with Mali and Niger known as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The conditions are different, but the motive force of today’s struggles against neo-colonialism and imperialism remain the same: collective liberation

In part 5/5 in our ‘Understanding China’ series, we investigate the US-led Global North’s New Cold War on China. China’s political-economic ascendance poses an intolerable threat to the US’ ruling class. To shore up its late stage empire, the US and its imperialist allies are attempting to militarily and economically constrain China. This escalating belligerence risks spiraling into a thermonuclear World War III. As eco-socialists organisers in the imperial core, it is our duty to stop the New Cold War on China. We must build a new world order based on peace, justice, cooperation, and sustainability.

In part 4/5 in our ‘Understanding China’ series, we explore China’s concept of the ecological civilisation. China is world-leading in terms of renewable energy, low-carbon transport, and ecosystem restoration. There is also an observable, credible commitment to address the ongoing contractions between China’s development and ecological sustainability.

In part 3/5 in our ‘Understanding China’ series, we investigate whether China is imperialist, as is commonly alleged in the West. We examine China’s role in the capitalist world system on the basis of four factors: the global division of labour, the imperialist drain of labour and resources, international relations, and military hostility.

Maersk is more than just a merchant of genocidal war. It is also wrecking the planet and exploiting its workers. From pumping the atmosphere full of toxic pollution to “reprehensible” violations of worker safety, Maersk’s socio-ecological destruction is the source of its mega profits. To hold Maersk accountable, support the Mask off Maersk campaign.

What does “Make America Great Again” really mean? In this post on the North Atlantic far right, we analyse the real essence of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.

In the first few lines of Donald Trump’s 2026 inauguration speech, he said: “the golden age of America starts now.” This notion of the “golden age” is emblematic of the politics of the far right in the North Atlantic (i.e. North America and Europe). They promise national renewal by breaking from the old and ushering in the new. Is the far right really a populist force moving beyond the neoliberal consensus? In this post, we break down the far right’s political strategy, drawing on the Tricontinental Institute's recent dossier — The False Concept of Populism and the Challenges Facing Left.

As climate breakdown accelerates, solar geoengineering offers itself as an escape route from the ruling class’ intractable position: walk away from trillions in fossil profits, or eviscerate the very conditions for profit-making. This report breaks down what solar geoengineering is, why it matters,

Climate Vanguard teamed up with the Green Economy Coalition to map the global youth climate movement. Drawing from a stocktake of nearly 300 groups, the report explores the political strategy and needs of youth climate groups around the world.

Our planetary life-support systems are crumbling. What is to be done? This report explores how to nationalise and and dismantle the fossil fuel industry in the Global North in line with 1.5°C heating.