The idea that the United States would annex Canada might initially seem to be beyond absurd. But there is most definitely a method behind Trump’s madness. 

World capitalism is in serious trouble, and American capitalism is at the heart of the rot. Trump’s unenviable task is to manage the systemic crisis of capitalism, and in particular, US imperialism’s relative decline.

The ferocious blaze threatening to swallow America’s second largest city is a product of the capitalist system in terminal decline.

Three shell casings found at the scene reportedly had the words “deny,” “defend,” “depose,” written on them, presumably a reference to the labyrinthine nightmare that companies like United present to their “customers” during some of their darkest moments.

By all indications, Trump and his candidates are all determined to take a machete to the heart of the state, to cut down their opponents and put their own hand-picked nominees in place.

The election of Trump puts Canada’s ruling class between a rock and a hard place.

For the sake of their individual interests, Biden and Zelensky are dangerously escalating the war.

Everywhere you look, in all countries, there’s a burning hatred of the rich and powerful: the bankers, Wall Street, and the establishment in general. This hatred was cleverly exploited by Donald Trump. And this has appalled the serious representatives of capital. 

Trump is certainly not a “normal” politician, and is inclined toward authoritarian bluster. But his base of support is decidedly not a fascist movement, and his rise does not signify a fundamental shift to the right among the US population. Rather, it is a symptom of instability and the lack of a coherent working-class option.

She’s not.