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International

Oil Routes and Imperial Gambles: Who Pays for This War?

The US-Israel war on Iran, now entering its second month, represents a critical moment in the contradictions of American imperial power. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's confident assertion that military operations will conclude in 'weeks, not months' echoes the hubris of previous imperial...

6 min read
Politics

Starmer Battles Symptoms While Feeding the System

This omnibus of UK political news reveals a government caught between managing capitalism's social costs and serving its material interests. The juxtaposition is striking: Starmer announces screen-time guidance for children while simultaneously pledging £600 million in military aid to Ukraine...

5 min read
Technology

Big Tech Faces Reckoning, But Profit Motive Escapes Scrutiny

The US court verdict holding Meta and YouTube liable for designing addictive technology represents a significant moment in the evolving relationship between tech capital, the state, and civil society. Yet the dominant framing—shared by governments, campaigners, and media alike—treats platform...

5 min read
International

Europe's Military Buildup Meets Cost-of-Living Crisis

This live coverage from the Guardian reveals the intensifying contradictions facing European states as they navigate simultaneous crises in Ukraine, the Middle East, and transatlantic relations. The 20% increase in European defense spending to meet NATO's 2% GDP target—with commitments rising to...

5 min read
Economics

UK Workers Face Double Squeeze: War Inflation Meets Savings Scandal

This business news roundup reveals how the material consequences of imperialist war in the Middle East are being distributed across class lines in the UK economy. Rising energy prices from the Iran conflict have triggered a cascade of effects: mortgage rates climbing to 5.67%, consumer confidence...

5 min read
International

European Coalitions Fracture Over Energy, War, and Power

The Danish election results and Hungary's diplomatic confrontations with EU partners reveal interconnected crises in European bourgeois democracy under conditions of escalating geopolitical tension. In Denmark, the Social Democrats' worst result since 1903 leaves no bloc with a majority, forcing...

5 min read

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