Trump arrives in Beijing -- image via the White House on X By Tings Chak From Beijing this week, the first US state visit to China in nine years is being staged for the world to see. The Great Hall of the People is open to Donald Trump, who has traveled with eighteen US executives—Apple, Tesla, BlackRock, Boeing, and Nvidia among them. A state banquet on Thursday, followed by tea and lunch on Friday. On the streets of Beijing, ‘the Beast‘ has been securing the motorcade route

Screenshot from video Cuba has responded to Trump’s aggressive, bombastic and overtly violent and imperialist rhetoric towards the socialist nation with a symbolic Lego-style video inspired by Iran’s viral AI animations, emphasizing resilience and national dignity. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other officials strongly criticized Trump’s comments suggesting Cuba’s government was in its “last moments.” Cuban leaders have said these remarks are attempts to pressure and

Tracing the origins of the Strait of Hormuz to ancient Persian cosmology reveals how U.S. foreign policy toward Iran turns historically layered places into strategic abstractions, fueling instability across the Middle East. Marco Polo with elephants and camels arriving at Hormuz -- Boucicaut Master, (fl.1390-1430) (and workshop), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons By Martina Moneke To speak of the Strait of Hormuz today is already to enter a language of reduction. In policy

Image via the PCB Build the anti-imperialist movement and advance the working class struggle! The Central Committee of the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) assesses that the imperialist system, the more it intensifies its decline, the more it abuses violence and aggressiveness. What we are witnessing are not isolated incidents, but part of a global offensive by a decaying system that, through increased aggression and attacks, attempts to maintain its hegemony over the peoples.

The data centers popping up across the South and Midwest don’t just pollute and raise utility bills — they keep Americans hooked on wars for oil. Construction at the Southaven, Mississippi data center -- image via news video screenshot from April, 2026 By Melissa Garriga Across the country, resistance to data centers is rising even as plans are steadily being made to build new ones. According to the Pew Research Center, a majority of new data centers — 67 percent — are being

Trump’s unprovoked war has killed thousands, strengthened Iran’s position, and made life more difficult for struggling Americans. Trump at a Turning Point USA event, April 17 -- public domain image By Mitchell Zimmerman Did you know that Germany won World War II? Because so many died in the Soviet Union, the combined Russian and U.S. military deaths in World War II were over twice that of Germany. So Germany won — except for the small matter of the Soviets and the U.S. occupy

The meeting of the Working Group of the 24th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP) is taking place at a time when the world bears painful witness to US imperialism and Israeli savage military aggression against Iran and Lebanon, and the continuing genocidal policies of Israeli government in Palestine. The latest phase of military aggression, that started on 28 February, has once more pushed the Middle East region into a dangerous spiral of widening m

Trump continues to issue maximalist demands for conditions he helped create. The American president’s lack of strategic and emotional maturity only promises more war. Trump at a Turning Point USA event on April 17, 2026 -- public domain image By Jamal Kanj, Common Dreams The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the temporary ceasefire is the culmination of an American policy defined by strategic incoherence. At the center stands Donald Trump, whose shifting positions, co

After failing to secure victory through overwhelming violence, Israel is increasingly relying on coercive diplomacy to impose political outcomes. IDF 162nd Division on the Israeli–Lebanese border, March 21, 2026 -- IDF Spokesperson's Unit / CC BY-SA 3.0 By Ramzy Baroud, Common Dreams A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Thursday by US President Donald Trump , but its reality tells a very different story. The ceasefire was not the product of American diplomacy, nor Israel

A scene in Tehran, March 4, 2026 -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Ali Abutalebi On April 7, the Prime Minister of Pakistan posted on X a call for an ‘extension of the deadline,’ following Donald Trump’s threat to destroy Iran’s ‘civilization.’ Shortly afterward, diplomatic sources announced that U.S. and Iranian authorities had agreed to a ‘ceasefire’ and to resume talks in Islamabad. These developments came after 40 days of unprovoked aggression aga

Gathering in Tehran on April 7 in memory of the Minab students killed on the first day of the war -- Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Carlos Ron and Vijay Prashad The United States has agreed with Iran to cease hostilities for two weeks. The illegal US and Israeli imposed war has not ended but has a break, although not in Lebanon which was supposed to be part of the deal. Just before the ceasefire was announced, the Iranian authorities released a ten-p

Trump on March 5 -- public domain image The Communist Party USA condemns in the strongest possible terms the genocidal and explicitly racist statements made by President Donald Trump about the Iranian peoples. Trump’s open threats to obliterate Iranian civilization, paired with his dehumanizing characterization of the Iranian people as “animals”, clearly exposes the fascistic character of United States imperialism in West Asia. These are not simply the reckless words of an e

Trump and Vance at a ceremony for US soldiers killed in the war on Iran, March 7 -- public domain image By Pallab Sengupta, Communist Party of India The recent ceasefire between the United States and Iran is not a diplomatic breakthrough born of mutual respect. It is a strategic retreat forced upon Washington by the very real limits of its military power. After weeks of escalating threats, the movement of carrier strike groups, and explicit warnings of “devastating bombardmen

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer examines the latest, shocking, genocidal outburst from Donald Trump saying a "whole civilization will die tonight" in the horrifying context of the endless holocausts the United States has visited upon the world. "In “Endless Holocausts: Mass Death in the History of the United States Empire”, David Michael Smith estimates the US has been directly or indirectly responsible for the deaths of at least 54 million people in its wars abroad f

Trump with Pete Hegseth on March 23 -- public domain image By Vijay Prashad US President Donald Trump has increasingly become unhinged as the war on Iran has not gone as he imagined. Both the United States and Israel felt that a series of domination strikes against Iran would decapitate the leadership of the country and force the remaining mid-level leaders into surrender. The miscalculation of the Trump-Netanyahu agenda has been total: a depth of wartime leadership has emerg

Trump addresses the nation, April 1, 2026 -- public domain image By Dae-Han Song Trump is infamous for his cavalier disregard for the truth. So, we, in South Korea, should inspect his words and claims critically. In fact, many of the claims in his recent 1 April (US time) address are false and constitute disinformation. So, let’s cut through the fog of war: Lie One: The US is Winning the War Against Iran. The US might have air and naval superiority, but Iran’s control of the

The South African Communist Party on imperialism, the war on Iran, BRICS, Lebanon, Cuba and Venezuela. South African Communist Party 14th Plenary Session of the 15th Congress Central Committee Statement - Excerpt related to the international situation. (For the full statement: South African CP, 14th Plenary Session of the 15th Congress Central Committee Statement ) 27–29 March 2026, COSATU House, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Rebuild working-class power, defend sovereignty, ad

Choosing renewables over fossil fuels would mean fewer wars and less economic disruption in the U.S. and around the world. Matthew T Rader, https://matthewtrader.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Sonali Kolhatkar The war on Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, as oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falters. Taken together with this year’s invasion of Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves , and the Trump admin

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer talks about why Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's "Epstein Class" rhetoric is a problem and its not because it is antisemitic. It is not. But what it is is a fake liberal "radicalism" that diverts attention away from the real enemy which is the entire capitalist class and the capitalist system. There is no conspiracy. The "conspiracy" is right out in the open and it is capitalism itself. If we want to end war we must oppose capitalism and th

The Left Chapter's editor Michael Laxer looks at how Trump's tantrums tell an April Fool's Day tale that says things are obviously going very badly in the war on Iran for both the United States and Israel.