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Sep 4, 2025 - Trump is Looking to Consolidate his Populist Base

ILNA: During his second presidential term, US President Donald Trump raised tariffs to an unprecedented level. In your view, are Trump's tariff policies driven more by economic considerations or political motives?

Sam Gindin (SG): Trump is looking to consolidate his populist base without challenging corporate power or addressing inequalities. The 'external' sector offers a way of doing this. Cut immigration appeals to American nativism and resentments about the alleged economic costs of immigrants. And raise tariffs to generate revenues from abroad, protect the domestic market, and pressure capital to invest in the US.

Source: The Bullet No. 3187

Sep 2, 2025 - SR 2025: Openings and Closures

Since the 2016 upsurge in enthusiasm for electoral organizing and party-building, the terrain has shifted. It was not so long ago that a new wave of democratic socialist organizing exploded onto the scene - but the defeat of candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn, following on the crumbling of the "new parties" in Europe, had a deflating effect. As Greece's Syriza, Spain's Podemos, and Portugal's Bloco let down the leftist movements that brought them to power, those inspired by Hugo Chavez in Latin America also saw the Bolivarian revolutions hit an impasse. We find socialist strategy again at a crossroads, pressed by the urgent need to find new directions forward amidst mounting crises.

- Public Banks - Thomas Marois
- Climate and Suffrage Struggles - Feyzi Ismail
- Making Services Public - David A. McDonald

Source: LeftStreamed

Sep 1, 2025 - A New Left Party Emerges in Britain: Born for Life or Marked for Death?

By Max Shanly

For a socialist party, the fundamental purpose of its existence is to be a mass association of the working class, united for the purpose of collective political action, independent of all capitalist parties and influences. Its foundations are rooted not in the blind trust of or the slavish loyalty to the self-appointed few but rather for the democracy of the many. It is thus of supreme importance, above all else, that such a party reflects in its structures, practices, and modes of behaviour not the society it developed inside of but rather the society it aspires to build.

Source: The Bullet No. 3186

Aug 30, 2025 - Challenging the EU’s Deadly Partnership with Israel

In the nearly two years since Israel's assault on Gaza began, at least initially in response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed. Entire cities lie in ruins, starvation is widespread, and a growing chorus of international legal experts warn of a looming genocide. Despite this, the European Union continues its preferential trade and research partnership with Israel under the EU-Israel Association Agreement - an agreement that is conditional on respect for human rights. Calls to suspend it are growing across Europe, yet EU institutions have so far declined to act.

Source: The Bullet No. 3185

Aug 29, 2025 - Exposing Canada’s Role in Arming Israel

By Laurel M. Owns

On July 29, World Beyond War and the Palestinian Youth Movement published a 53-page report, "Exposing Canadian Military Exports to Israel," detailing the extent of the Canadian government's direct involvement in the Palestinian genocide, which has killed at least 59,219 and injured 143,045 in Gaza since October 7, 2023 through July 23, 2025. This document directly refutes the terms outlined in the one-way arms embargo implemented in March 2024 by the Canadian government under the leadership of the Liberal party.

Source: The Bullet No. 3184