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Trump’s Global Tariffs Are Meant for China
The latest tariff blitz has China in the crosshairs. Building on earlier efforts by previous administrations, Trump’s abrasiveness risks...

The Left Chapter
Apr 25, 20258 min read


Trump Tilting at Windmills and Latin America’s Crossroads
Trump on April 2 at the White House -- public domain image By Emiliano López . The acceleration of Donald Trump’s war against China in...

The Left Chapter
Apr 24, 20255 min read


The Turbulence in the Global Economy
Image via X By Vijay Prashad On 22 April 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual World Economic Outlook report,...

The Left Chapter
Apr 24, 20255 min read


The European Union on the Crossroads: Tariffs from Friends, Trade from Competitors
Derek Bennett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is...

The Left Chapter
Apr 24, 20255 min read


People’s Movements and the Bandung Spirit: A View from Sri Lanka
Indonesian poster for the Bandung Conference, 1955 -- public domain image via the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Indonesia By Shiran...

The Left Chapter
Apr 23, 20256 min read


China’s Response to Bullying: The Historical Lessons Learned
At the Hong Kong Museum of History, Yuet Man Lee (李月文), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska A friend from another...

The Left Chapter
Apr 22, 20254 min read


The New Bandung Spirit Is About Industrial Development
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono at the BRICS Summit in Russia, 2024 -- image via X By Vijay Prashad In January 2025, Indonesia – the...

The Left Chapter
Apr 14, 20255 min read


Xi Jinping arrives in Vietnam for state visit
Xi Jinping with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong upon his arrival in Hanoi -- image via X General Secretary of the Communist Party of...

The Left Chapter
Apr 14, 20253 min read


China’s Response to Trump’s Escalating Trade War
Image via X By Tings Chak Since US President Donald Trump signed an executive order in February to impose a 10% tariff on all imports,...

The Left Chapter
Apr 11, 20255 min read


The tariff war: The view from Cuba
The tariff increase is just the beginning of a trade war that seems far from over. As tensions escalate, both the United States and China...

The Left Chapter
Apr 11, 20253 min read


"Keep out of tariff wars" British Communists warn
Donald Trump on April 8, 2025 -- public domain image Workers and consumers in Britain have nothing to gain from joining US-EU and...

The Left Chapter
Apr 10, 20252 min read


Daily LIFT #1605
Soong Ching-ling welcomes Ho Chi Minh in Beijing, 1956 -- Daily LIFT #1605

The Left Chapter
Apr 9, 20251 min read


Sri Lanka’s Defence Agreement with India and the Prospects for Peace in the Indian Ocean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on April 5, 2025 -- image via X By Shiran...

The Left Chapter
Apr 9, 20255 min read


El dilema geoeconómico: ¿globalización a la Xi o aislacionismo a la Trump?
Xi Jinping, 2023 Por Biljana Vankovska Mientras Occidente lucha por mantener la cohesión en lo que a menudo parece un matrimonio...

The Left Chapter
Apr 9, 20256 min read


International working-class solidarity: SACP
The Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP) held its first Plenary of this year from Friday to Sunday, 4 to 6 April...
Michael Laxer
Apr 8, 20253 min read


The Geoeconomic Dilemma: Globalisation à la Xi or Isolationism à la Trump?
Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People, October 2022 - China News Service, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Biljana Vankovska As...

The Left Chapter
Apr 8, 20255 min read


Trump's Tariffs: Crony Capitalism and the New Economy of Obedience
These tariffs may be framed as populist, but they function as pipelines of wealth transfer from the working and middle classes to the...

The Left Chapter
Apr 7, 20255 min read


Cuba & China mourn passing of Khamtai Siphandone
Siphandone in 2006 -- image via X Both the People's Republic of China and Cuba and its respective leaders Xi Jinping and Miguel...

The Left Chapter
Apr 6, 20252 min read


Why Are 'Hands Off' Rallies Defending War-Hungry NATO?
Many people believe that NATO is a peace-loving, defensive alliance, but the opposite is true. Public domain image By Medea Benjamin &...

The Left Chapter
Apr 5, 20254 min read


Daily LIFT #1598
Mao at work during an airplane flight, 1957 -- Daily LIFT #1598
Michael Laxer
Mar 31, 20251 min read
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