Amid deep concern over Trump’s tariff and security offensive, non-Western coalitions led by China are emerging. In particular, the gathering of the North Korean, Chinese, and Russian leaders at China’s Victory Day military parade drew attention.

Some on the left see the network of these countries or BRICS will help build an equitable multipolar order in opposition to U.S. unilateralism.

How should we view the ‘anti-U.S.’ cooperation of states like North Korea, China, and Russia? If we want a world without imperialism and war, what is truly needed?

Amid deep concern over Trump’s tariff and security offensive, non-Western coalitions led by China are emerging. In particular, the gathering of the North Korean, Chinese, and Russian leaders at China’s Victory Day military parade drew attention.

Some on the left see the network of these countries or BRICS will help build an equitable multipolar order in opposition to U.S. unilateralism.

How should we view the ‘anti-U.S.’ cooperation of states like North Korea, China, and Russia? If we want a world without imperialism and war, what is truly needed?

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.