Reform blames migrants. The left should blame the system that creates them
While the far right deflects workers’ anger sideways onto migrants, socialists need to direct it upwards – towards the capitalism and imperialism driving people... Read more.
Epic Fury, Epic Humiliation: how Iran won the war America started
From the Straits of Hormuz to the skies over Tel Aviv, the US-Iran deal to end the war isn't a diplomatic triumph, it's a strategic defeat on the scale of Vietnam... Read more.
The planet is burning – and capitalism is holding the hose
Military spending outstrips investment in renewables, EV technology is hobbled by corporate ego and the infrastructure for a green future sits unbuilt. This isn’t... Read more.
Comparing and contrasting Trump and Putin’s visits to Beijing
Two presidential visits to the Chinese capital for two summits with the Chinese president. Brian Green reports on two very different outcomes for Donald Trump and... Read more.
Right-wing populists, like sparklers, burn brightly then go out
In the final article in our series on Taking on Reform for The Left Lane, Brian Green argues that, with a class-based approach to politics, Farage and his party... Read more.
Thucydides in Beijing: Can the US and China avoid the trap?
Despite the US president hailing “fantastic deals”, beyond the pomp and ceremony, Trump’s much-hyped summit with China’s president Xi Jinping didn’t achieve... Read more.
How robust is the AI bubble and with it IT spending?
Following his article in The Left Lane on inequality last week, Brian Green now turns his attention to the AI bubble and what its collapse could mean for an over-indebted... Read more.
The ‘halves’ and the ‘half-nots’ – examining inequality
Inequality is on the rise and the top 10% of ‘earners’ are amassing more and more wealth at the expense of the rest of us, says Brian Green in this economic... Read more.
War in Iran: Being America’s friend can be fatal
There is an ongoing debate about whose strategic interests the US/Israel war serves. Is the Israeli tail wagging the US dog or do the US war aims fit into a broader... Read more.
