Facing Bayrou’s austerity drive and a looming vote of confidence, France braces for mass action on September 10 — led by unions and La France Insoumise to ‘block everything.’ If it succeeds, the impact will go far beyond Emmanuel Macron’s fate.
Pro-Palestine musicians continue to be censored by the British establishment in an attempt to silence the crimes of western imperialism and Israel. But every attempt to do so simply discredits the establishment as defenders of a genocide.
‘History of British Trotskyism’, by Ted Grant, is a treasure trove of Marxist theory, rich with lessons from the turbulent interwar/postwar period. This new edition, published by Wellred Books, has been expanded and updated, order your copy today!
In the first online instalment of ‘Bastard Boss of the Week’, a worker in the “best airport bar in the world” exposes his bosses’ profit-hungry practices; while a coffee shop worker in London tells us about his successes organising in the workplace.
In the latest issue of The Communist, our readers recommended Stanley Kubrick’s period drama Barry Lyndon, cold war drama The Americans, and China Miéville’s ‘weird fiction’ novel The City & The City.
The lead single of Irish songwriter and musician CMAT’s upcoming album ‘EURO-COUNTRY’ tackles Ireland’s post-2008-crash trauma through personal, poetic songwriting, blending pop-country sounds with sharp political critique and emotional depth. Could we finally be getting good recession music?
In issue 33 readers expose Britain’s deep crises – from childcare burdens forcing grandparents into unpaid roles, to football clubs on the brink, unequal pay for the Lionesses, exploited Fringe workers, and job losses from Trump’s tariffs.
On this day 86 years ago, the Nazi-Soviet pact was signed, which shocked the world communist movement. We continue our series ‘Under a False Flag’, to expose the historic crimes of Stalinism, and defend the ideas and legacy of genuine Marxism and Leninism.
In this excerpt from the ‘New Course’ – which was the opening shot in the Left Opposition’s struggle against Stalinism – Trotsky takes up the question of the Leninist method of understanding the world. This advice retains its full relevance for communists today.
US imperialism’s plan to weaken Russia through the Ukraine war and sanctions backfired. Today, Russia’s economy and arms industry has massively strengthened to the point where it is significantly outproducing the combined forces of Europe.
Today is GCSE results day, with hundreds of thousands of school students set to head to college or sixth form in the coming month. Here, Communist school students in Cambridge report on how they’re organising the next generation of young revolutionaries.
Over the past weeks, the most horrific images have come out of Gaza, showing men, women and children reduced to skin and bones. Having backed Israel fully in its genocide, politicians in the West are now scrambling to mask their own roles with token gestures.