The return of Donald Trump to power represents “the violent realignment of the American political superstructure to correspond with the real social relations that exist in the United States.”
This analysis, published by the World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) following Trump’s second election, underscores the central theme of this collection: Trump’s rise and return to power is not an aberration but the product of deep-rooted crises in American and world capitalism. His administration is carrying out a historic restructuring of the state, tearing apart the remaining democratic constraints on oligarchic rule, and preparing for global war.
The statements collected in this volume trace the emergence of Trump, the political forces that enabled him, and the essential strategy for opposing his government.