Since the DeepSeek shock, global competition for AI supremacy has intensified. Major presidential candidates, including Lee Jae-myung, have all emphasized the competitiveness of the AI industry, and AI became a key issue in the election. What impact does AI have on the economy and what role does it play in imperialist rivalry? And how does it affect the lives of workers and ordinary people?

Cristiano Sabiu, an astrophysicist and research professor at the University of Seoul, will explore these questions from a Marxist perspective.

In Los Angeles, countless people regardless of their races have been rising up for nearly 2 weeks against Trump's brutal crackdown of immigrants. Trump deployed the military to crush the revolt, but the revolt has defied the repression and spread to a mass anti-government movement accross the US. Less than 5 months into his second term, Trump is already facing a serious challenge in the streets.
We’ve invited a Socialist Worker correspondent reporting from LA to share vivid on-the-ground stories, the background and spread of the revolt, and discuss what have to be done for this movement to defeat Trump.

Trump’s tariff bombs have thrown the global economy into chaos. The US is not only attempting to decouple from the Chinese economy but also imposing tariffs on its allies, fueling fears of a global recession. Anxiety over a financial crisis is growing as US Treasury bond prices plummet.

The South Korean government is trying to minimize the damage through negotiations with the US, while pressure is mounting on workers to cooperate with the government. As tariffs and trade wars deepen global economic instability, what can workers do to defend their livelihoods?

Trump’s tariff bombs have thrown the global economy into chaos. The US is not only attempting to decouple from the Chinese economy but also imposing tariffs on its allies, fueling fears of a global recession. Anxiety over a financial crisis is growing as US Treasury bond prices plummet.

The South Korean government is trying to minimize the damage through negotiations with the US, while pressure is mounting on workers to cooperate with the government. As tariffs and trade wars deepen global economic instability, what can workers do to defend their livelihoods?

With Trump’s return, the world is in shock and instability. The US allies, bullied by Trump who has disdain for them, are in near panic. South Korea’s rulers fear that Zelensky — now left out in the cold — may be their own future. They're anxiously wondering whether Trump might make a deal with North Korea or halt security guarantees for the South, hence their toying with the idea of nuclear armament. What will be the situation of both Koreas under Trump who has returned with even more aggressive stance toward China? We will discuss what those who hope for peace should do in the midst of intensifying geopolitical fragmentation.

With Trump’s return, the world is in shock and instability. The US allies, bullied by Trump who has disdain for them, are in near panic. South Korea’s rulers fear that Zelensky — now left out in the cold — may be their own future. They're anxiously wondering whether Trump might make a deal with North Korea or halt security guarantees for the South, hence their toying with the idea of nuclear armament. What will be the situation of both Koreas under Trump who has returned with even more aggressive stance toward China? We will discuss what those who hope for peace should do in the midst of intensifying geopolitical fragmentation.

Yoon has been removed, 122 days after his attempted coup. This was made possible by the brave and persistent resistance of the people. Now things will quickly shift toward the presidential election, but the destabilizing factors — amplified over the past 4 months — will not simply disappear. Yoon, who should be in jail, talks of ‘electoral victory’, while the far right is calling for mobilization. We’ll discuss what lies ahead and what have to be done for the true democracy and better lives that ordinary people aspired for.

China's AI, DeepSeek, is shaking up the field — developed at a fraction of the cost of its American counterparts despite U.S. attempts to hinder its progress. Will AI revitalize the economy? Will it replace jobs and intensify competition?

Donald Trump will be inaugurated on January 20. Right after his election, he declared an attack on transgender people and immigrants. Under the banner of the so-called culture war he seeks to beat the left and rally the far right. Globally the rise of the far right has been accompanied by intensifying attacks on abortion rights, LGBT+, and racism through cultural wars.
South Korea is no exception. Yoon Suk-yeol is following Trump's lead in inciting the far right, which seeks to accelerate the culture war.
We'll analyze the culture war from a Marxist perspective and discuss how the left should respond.

Donald Trump will be inaugurated on January 20. Right after his election, he declared an attack on transgender people and immigrants. Under the banner of the so-called culture war he seeks to beat the left and rally the far right. Globally the rise of the far right has been accompanied by intensifying attacks on abortion rights, LGBT+, and racism through cultural wars.
South Korea is no exception. Yoon Suk-yeol is following Trump's lead in inciting the far right, which seeks to accelerate the culture war.
We'll analyze the culture war from a Marxist perspective and discuss how the left should respond.