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Politics

Hawaii Doctor Trial Shows Wealth Shapes Violence and Justice

This domestic violence case involving a Hawaii anesthesiologist accused of attempting to murder his wife during a birthday hike offers limited material for traditional political-economic analysis, yet reveals important dynamics about how class position shapes both interpersonal violence and its...

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Politics

Trump's Birthright Attack Reveals State's Class Function

This article captures a concentrated moment of ruling-class power projection across multiple fronts: the executive branch personally attending Supreme Court arguments to pressure a reinterpretation of constitutional rights, while simultaneously conducting an imperial war against Iran and...

5 min read
International

European Allies Break with US Over Iran War Access

The refusal by Italy, Spain, and France to allow US military forces to use their territory for operations against Iran represents a significant rupture within the transatlantic capitalist alliance. This is not primarily a moral stance—though it is framed that way—but reflects deeper material...

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International

Iran War Exposes Imperial Oil Competition as Workers Pay

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has entered its fifth week, killing at least 1,900 Iranians including schoolchildren, displacing over 200,000 Lebanese civilians, and fundamentally disrupting global energy markets. Trump's furious demand that allies 'go get your own oil' reveals the...

6 min read
Economics

Unilever-McCormick Merger Promises 'Savings' at Workers' Expense

The $44.8 billion merger between Unilever's food division and McCormick represents a textbook case of capital consolidation in the era of financialized monopoly capitalism. The deal's structure—combining cash with stock in a tax-avoiding Reverse Morris Trust arrangement—reveals how corporate...

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Economics

Oil War Costs Workers Pay as Trump Eyes Iran's Reserves

The cascading economic effects of the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran reveal the stark material realities of contemporary imperialism. With Brent crude surging nearly 60% in March—the largest monthly rise on record—and Treasury Secretary Bessent openly discussing US military control of...

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Politics

Starmer's Iran Stance Masks Deeper Imperial Contradictions

This live blog captures a moment of acute contradiction in British politics: the Starmer government attempting to position itself as both independent from US foreign policy demands and committed to managing capitalist crisis at home. The Iran war creates a legitimacy crisis for Labour—Trump's...

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