After rising to dizzying heights as part of an orgy of speculation, the price of cryptocurrencies has come crashing down in recent weeks, with investors seeking a safe haven. This is a harbinger of a deeper, wider crisis to come for capitalism.
Last week, almost 20 UCU branches began a marking and assessment boycott. University bosses have retaliated with job cuts and lockouts of workers at several universities. Members need fighting leadership more than ever.
The Public and Commercial Services union recently met for its annual delegate conference in Brighton. With civil service workers facing job cuts, members showed clear determination to fight back. A national showdown is on the cards.
The world economy is wracked with turbulence, buffeted by a perfect storm of war, pandemic, and protectionism. A toxic combination of inflation and recession looms for capitalism. This is a finished recipe for revolutionary explosions everywhere.
A public inquiry into undercover police operations has revealed scandalous examples of spying on anti-fascist school student activists. This shows the real purpose of the capitalist state: a tool of oppression for defending the status quo.
Outsourced staff at London universities are waging a struggle to be brought in-house, on decent pay. But profiteering bosses are resisting, with underhand attempts by management to intimidate workers. The unions must organise a united fightback.
Rail workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike over jobs and safety. The Tories, meanwhile, are gearing up for a showdown, with moves to escalate anti-union laws. The whole trade union movement must respond with militant, united struggle.
Despite all the damning evidence of his crimes and misdemeanours, Boris Johnson is refusing to go. Neither the Gray report nor Tory backbenchers will force him to step down. Instead, workers and youth must mobilise to kick out the whole lot.
Ben Gliniecki answers the vital question of how we can build revolutionary leadership today
Revelations about a government cover-up of domestic abuse by an MI5 agent have once again shone a light on the violence and sexism that thrives inside the institutions of the capitalist state. The whole system is rotten to the core.
A new exhibition at the British Library highlights the political interests served by the mainstream media, acting as propaganda for the ruling class. These capitalist mouthpieces will never tell the truth. We must build the revolutionary press.
As inflation soars, wages stagnate, and bills rise, millions are struggling to make ends meet. Callous Tory MPs blame workers themselves for going hungry. But the real culprit is capitalism. To end food poverty, we need socialist planning.