Imperialism and War

The unipolar era of imperialism and its potential undoing

Ben Becker and Mazda Majidi

July 27, 2018

Analyzing developments in imperialism since the fall of the Soviet Union, this article develops the thesis of the age of U.S.-led unipolar imperialism and the contradictions in that order. Backing this thesis with an examination ...

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Imperialism and War

Picture of Lenin, with the text "Undersanding Imperialism's distinct stages"

From inter-imperialist war to global class war: Understanding distinct stages ...

Brian Becker

July 20, 2018

This article provides an overview and analysis of the significant changes in imperialism that occurred since Lenin published his famous text in 1916, and how these relate to the struggle for socialism. We focus in ...

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Imperialism and War

The plight of the Rohingya: sorting through the propaganda

Satya Vatti

October 5, 2017

In recent weeks, the international corporate media has acutely focused on the Rohingya crisis and has propagated condemnations of Myanmar’s leader, Aung Saan Suu Ky. Yet, it remains silent on the decades long plight of ...

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Imperialism and War

Mung Lao: A Portrait of The Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Morgan Artyukhina

September 22, 2017

The Pathet Lao, antecedent of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and the architect of a successful decades-long struggle for socialism, celebrated its 67th anniversary last month. In August 1950, the Laotian section of the Indochinese ...

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Imperialism and War

The struggle for self-determination in Hawai’i

Danny Shaw

July 7, 2017

Today, July 7th marks the 119th anniversary of President William McKinley and the U.S. government’s annexation of Hawai’i. When we hear any mention of Hawai’i, we undoubtedly first think of breath-taking beaches, volcanoes and tourism. ...

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Africa Under Fire

Train wreck exposes role of imperialism in Cameroon

Jeff Bigelow

January 12, 2017

On October 21, 2016, a train derailed in Cameroon killing at least 79 and injuring over 500 people. Heavy rain had washed out the road between Douala and Yaounde. Extra cars had been added to ...

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Imperialism and War

In-depth with Jared Ball and Brian Becker: imperialism in Lenin’s ...

Danny Shaw

February 11, 2016

Dr. Jared Ball of The Real News network interviews author and organizer Brian Becker about the PSL’s recent book Imperialism in the 21st Century: Updating Lenin’s Theory a Century Later, which can be ordered here. Dr. Ball and Becker talked ...

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Imperialism and War

The Vietnamese liberation struggle was rooted in the masses.

How Vietnam defeated U.S. imperialism

Richard Becker

March 8, 2015

On April 30, 2015, Vietnam will celebrate the 40th anniversary of liberation and reunification after a war that itself lasted more than 30 years. In Ho Chi Minh City—formerly known as Saigon—and all over the country, ...

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New PSL Publication: ‘Imperialism in the 21st Century’

editor

March 3, 2015

Updating Lenin’s Theory A Century Later Over 1,000 military bases in foreign lands. Armed personnel in 130 countries. A military budget larger than the next 10 governments combined. The U.S. rulers maintain an empire, ...

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Africa Under Fire

What’s behind Boko Haram massacre in Nigeria?

Eugene Puryear

January 16, 2015

While this most recent tragedy did not gain the wattage of the killings at Charlie Hebdo, it does fit into the same narrative of "Islamic" insurgency presenting an existential threat to all people in Western ...

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