Reform or revolution
People who pronounce themselves in favor of the method of legislative reform in place of and in contradistinction to the conquest of political power… do not really choose a more tranquil, calmer and slower road to the same goal, but a different goal.
- Rosa Luxemburg
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Greens gain momentum – but can Polanski’s programme deliver for workers?
Green leader Zack Polanski recently gave a speech fleshing out his party’s economic programme, and how they plan to implement it. But taxing the rich and borrowing from capitalist creditors cannot solve the crisis of the system.
28 March ‘Together Alliance’ demo: How do we fight racism, Reform, and the right?
On 28 March, a coalition of trade unions, campaign groups, and celebrities will rally against racism and the right. The politics of this demo are hollow, however. The RCP is mobilising with a clear message: to fight racism, we must fight capitalism.
Zack Polanski and Modern Monetary Theory: What’s the real alternative to austerity?
Growing support and success for the Greens is leading to greater scrutiny of their proposals. Leader Zack Polanski has suggested that the ideas of Modern Monetary Theory could offer a way forward. But is this reformist approach really a solution?