Millions of women across Latin America – who have been at the forefront of recent revolutionary uprisings – took to the streets on International Women’s Day. The struggle for women’s liberation must be a struggle for socialism.
After much delay, the Prime Minister today announced the government’s lacklustre response to the covid-19 pandemic. The labour movement must fight to ensure that workers, the poor, and the vulnerable do not suffer as a result of the outbreak.
Bankrupt British Steel is to be bought up by new Chinese owners. But this latest takeover will solve none of the problems facing the UK steel industry – nor its workers. The labour movement must fight for nationalisation.
Today’s Budget announcement by Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak attempted to calm the capitalists’ fears with promises of extra spending and stimulus. But British capitalism faces a perfect storm, and the Tories’ promises will soon turn to dust.
A series of powerful speeches by left-wing MPs in support of RLB’s Labour leadership bid emphasised the policies that activists must fight for: open selection, a new Clause IV, and socialist policies to fight austerity and the climate crisis.
As working conditions become more uncertain and exploitative, new militant unions are flourishing to represent workers in precarious sectors. The larger traditional unions can learn an important lesson from these radical, fighting examples.
Role-playing computer game Disco Elysium has won plaudits for its political plot and subversive structure. It’s nihilistic outlook, however, reflects the pessimism of the past – not the revolutionary desires of today’s younger generation.
The coronavirus has become the catalyst for a crash on the stock markets, with drastic slumps everywhere on ‘Black Monday’. The epidemic is a historical accident that has exposed the deep sickness in the capitalist system.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Natasha Sorrell introduces Engels’ ideas about the origins of the family, explaining how these show that the oppression of women is not natural or permanent, but something that can and must be ended as part of the struggle for socialism.
The Democratic primary campaign is now a two-horse race between Sanders and Biden. Just as in 2016, the Democratic party establishment will do everything to hold Sanders back. The creation of an independent workers’ party in the USA is urgently needed.
After months of uncertainty, regional airline Flybe has been abandoned by the Tory government and gone bust. This is a symptom of the severe crisis facing the global aviation industry – and the entire capitalist system.
Alongside the ‘hostile environment’ and the racist measures against migrants, the Tories are clamping down on Traveller communities, putting the way of life for one of Britain’s oldest minorities at threat.