The national question | What did Lenin really stand for?
Shaun Morris explains how Marxists approach the national question.
Shaun Morris explains how Marxists approach the national question.
Across the world, immense anger is building amongst the masses, as the crisis of capitalism deepens, creating impoverishment and hunger. In one country after another, this fury is exploding to the surface. The situation is ripe for revolution.
In another stinking display of hypocrisy, British imperialism is meddling in the political affairs of another sovereign country, refusing the Maduro government access to Venezuelan gold stored in the Bank of England. We say: Hands off Venezuela!
A wave of wildcat strikes has swept across Britain – in the construction industry and at Amazon warehouses – as workers’ anger reaches boiling point. This is a harbinger of the huge class battles on the horizon. The unions must prepare for war.
As the class struggle erupts across the world, workers’ anger towards capitalism and the bosses is increasingly finding a reflection in mainstream films and TV. But only freed from the shackles of profit can culture and creativity truly thrive.
Rising temperatures and COVID infections this summer have once again exposed how fragile Britain’s healthcare system is. To tackle waiting lists, fill staff shortages, and save our NHS, the labour movement must fight for bold socialist policies.
A mass fightback against the ruling class’ attacks is beginning, with strikes and grassroots movements building. To win, workers and youth must be armed with a militant strategy, bold socialist policies, and a clear revolutionary perspective.
Ferry workers in Southampton and the Isle of Wight are currently taking action in a battle over pay. The employers are attempting to break the strike with scab labour. Union leaders must unite the struggles against the bosses and Tories.
The latest economic predictions from the Bank of England provide a foreboding warning of the inflation and austerity that lies ahead for the working class in Britain. Only bold socialist policies can combat this capitalist catastrophe.
Following months of bitter strike action, lorry drivers at Coventry city council have come out on top. Their dispute provides important lessons for the trade union movement. Through united, militant struggle, workers can beat back the bosses.
We republish here an article by Ted Grant on the 1926 general strike. With the class struggle sharpening in Britain, union leaders and workers alike are again raising the idea of a general strike. It is vital we learn the lessons from history.
Pursuing the narrow interests of US imperialism, Nancy Pelosi has made a provocative trip to Taiwan, leading to further sabre-rattling with China. Only socialist revolution can end the instability and heightening tensions in world relations.