After a week of market mayhem, Trump decided that retreat was the better part of valor and paused his “reciprocal” tariffs. Yet, the trade war is still very much in full swing, and the markets are jittery.
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Trump’s Fight with the Courts and the Liberals’ Hopeless Defense
The ruling class is profoundly divided over how best to secure and enforce the dictatorship of capital over labor. With a housebroken, Trumpist majority in Congress, the judicial branch has emerged as the focus of liberal opposition to Trump.
Trump’s “Golden Age” Is Off To a Rough Start
It turns out that ushering in the biggest economic boom in capitalism’s history is easier said than done. No president—Trump included—can control the anarchic capitalist system.
Trump’s Tariffs Mark a Turbulent New Era
The confidence of the collective capitalist class has received a body blow as Trump imposes the highest tariffs since the 19th century.
Trump’s Tariffs Deepen Protectionist Tendencies in World Economy
Trump is about to announce his new tariff package on what he’s calling “liberation day.” Commentators, politicians, diplomats, and CEOs are scrambling to work out what is coming.
“Signalgate” Exposes the Rot of American Imperialism
The “Signalgate” scandal is causing a firestorm in DC. Leaked Signal messages about a brutal attack on Yemen shine a spotlight on the rotting edifice of American imperialism.
All Signs Point to Class War
As legal scholars warn of a constitutional crisis and the business press sounds the alarm about recession fears, a layer of the US working class is being pushed toward revolutionary conclusions.
Bernie’s “Fighting Oligarchy” Tour Gets an Echo
Millions of workers are desperate to fight back against Trump’s attacks and open bigotry. Without a real revolutionary alternative, Bernie Sanders’s national tour has drawn crowds of tens of thousands.
Postal Workers: Fight Like Hell!
Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency are targeting the United States Postal Service for “reform”—and possible privatization. For postal workers, this means only one thing: we have to fight like hell!
The Meaning of Donald Trump: A Marxist Analysis
Trump is a reactionary bourgeois politician, but it would be a serious mistake to stand even for one moment with the so-called “liberal” and “democratic” bourgeois elements against which Trump is waging war.
USAID: “Soft Power” Glove on Bloodstained Hands
Trump and his DOGE goons have promised to chuck USAID into the woodchipper. Fueled by conspiracy theories, Musk has declared that the agency is “a ball of worms” and “pure evil.”
Elon Musk: American Imperialism’s False Messiah
Every five minutes, it seems there’s a sensational headline about Elon Musk’s “unchecked power,” and “aggressive incursion into the federal government.” Some have even declared that “Elon Musk Is President.”
The Communist: Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.