Racism is not simply hatred but a global system of power and profit that sustains inequality and violence.

By federalising the capital’s police and stifling protests, Trump is testing how far he can go to remake the US.

Across continents and centuries, Western domination has always been achieved by feeding the few and starving the many.

CBS’s sacking of Stephen Colbert exposes a media system where corporate control crushes journalism and silences dissent.

His Big, Beautiful Bill is the latest attempt to finish off America’s already fragile welfare system.

The US cannot claim innocence – political violence shaped its past and defines its present.

Beholden to the same pro-Israel, corporate and tech donors, Democrats have little ability – or desire – to resist Trump.

Trump’s inner circle is mainstreaming ideas that threaten the disabled, the elderly and the poor.

Budget cuts, culture wars and enrolment crashes are pushing American universities off the edge.