US strategy: a fighting retreat?
Behind Trump’s bluff and bluster, could there be plans to limit America’s military reach? David Lockwood explores the Pentagon’s new strategy.
Author: David Lockwood
Against the Mullahs, Shah and imperialism
Protests in Iran not only reveal imperialist aggression and a vicious regime, but the programmatic weaknesses of the left, writes David Lockwood.
Beyond spontaneity: why workers need a plan
A Marxist organisation needs a political program which contains both minimum demands and a maximum vision of the future.
Ukraine at Christmas faces more grinding bloodshed
David Lockwood says both Russia and the NATO-backed regime in Kyiv are reactionary.
Sectarianism: not in front of the children
Most on the left think criticising others is a form of ‘sectarianism’. But David Lockwood says taking the Marxist left seriously means engaging with its ideas.
Nepal’s youth achieve change without change
David Lockwood celebrates the brave Gen Z protests of the Global South but asks what is needed to actually win.
Gaza’s fragile ‘peace’: forward to the past
David Lockwood looks at the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ‘peace’ deal forced through by Donald Trump. The killing is continuing.
SAlt v Soli: why splits on the Marxist left matter
Annoying to some, irrelevant to others, David Lockwood argues we need to take splits seriously to build something worthwhile.
Stateless in Gaza
Two states is dead, but is a ‘single democratic state’ any more viable? David Lockwood takes a look.
Blind to genocide: sack the special envoy
Special Envoy Jillian Segal has turned ‘Trumpian’ in her demands to curb the right to speak out on genocide, writes David Lockwood.