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This live political coverage from April 2026 reveals the material contradictions facing British workers caught between imperial wars abroad and energy insecurity at home. Prime Minister Starmer's admission that he's 'fed up' with energy bills rising due to actions by Trump and Putin represents a...

This Guardian liveblog captures a single day in April 2026 that crystallizes the contradictions of late-stage American capitalism under its current political management. The material reality facing working people—surging inflation driven by war, healthcare being stripped away through fraudulent...

The fragile US-Iran ceasefire and upcoming Islamabad negotiations expose fundamental contradictions within the imperialist system. The United States, having launched a war ostensibly to neutralize Iranian threats, now finds itself negotiating from a position complicated by its inability to secure...

This live coverage reveals the fundamental contradiction at the heart of imperialist war in the Middle East: a ceasefire that halts direct US-Iran combat but explicitly permits Israel to continue devastating Lebanon with 250+ deaths in a single day. The arrangement exposes the ceasefire not as...

The Israeli strikes on Lebanon—killing over 200 people within hours of a US-brokered ceasefire with Iran—expose a fundamental contradiction within the imperial alliance structure. While the United States seeks to manage its declining hegemony in the Middle East through negotiated settlements that...

The Democrats' push for a war powers resolution against Trump's Iran campaign represents a significant moment in US imperial politics—not because it will succeed, but because it illuminates the contradictions within American militarism. The resolution faces near-certain failure, as unanimous...

This live blog captures Britain at the intersection of multiple imperial contradictions as the Labour government attempts to manage a cascading geopolitical crisis. The US-Iran war has disrupted global oil routes through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing Starmer into shuttle diplomacy across Gulf...

This sprawling political live-blog reveals the British state's fundamental orientation during geopolitical crisis: protecting capitalist energy infrastructure while managing domestic political competition. Starmer's Gulf visit centers explicitly on 'freedom of navigation in the Strait of...

The spectacle of US Vice President JD Vance traveling to Budapest days before Hungary's election to endorse Viktor Orbán—while simultaneously accusing the European Union of 'foreign interference'—represents a crystalline example of imperial projection. The contradiction is not merely ironic but...