Student encampments in support of Palestine have rapidly spread to universities across Britain. The RCP is organising an online national meeting on Thursday 23 May at 18:30 to discuss how to broaden, link together, and escalate this struggle.
In this episode, Fiona Lali will explain how Cedric Robinson’s ‘Black Marxism’ attempts to divide the Black struggle from Marxism, and how revolutionaries can actually fight for liberation from racial oppression.
Across the country, comrades of the newly-founded Revolutionary Communist Party are helping to build the student movement in solidarity with Palestine. Whether it’s on campus or on TV, the RCP is fighting to overthrow the Tories and end imperialism.
In this week’s issue of The Communist, we have reviews by readers of two powerful cultural works: ‘Mapantsula’, a film showing the oppression in Apartheid-era South Africa; and ‘Prophet Song’, a recent Booker-Prize-winning dystopian novel.
Following a chaotic few weeks in Holyrood, Scotland has a new First Minister. But incoming SNP leader John Swinney represents more of the same. None of the contradictions have been resolved. A new chapter is opening up – one of sharp class struggles.
With Sunak and his party on the ropes, the government is manufacturing a distraction by targeting migrants and refugees. But working-class communities are fighting back, uniting and resisting the Tories’ racist policies with solidarity and struggle.
In the new issue of The Communist, our comrades report on the latest developments taking place on the industrial front: from NEC election results in PCS, to union-busting efforts at Amazon, to solidarity between train drivers and student protestors.
Keir Starmer has welcomed Tory headbanger Natalie Elphicke into the Labour Party. P&O bosses are in the spotlight for their modern-day piracy. And social murderer Rishi Sunak is trying to wash the blood off his hands. Throw the lot of them overboard!
The imminent closure of the Port Talbot steelworks is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the disaster facing British industry. The trade union leaders are completely ill-prepared for the impending catastrophe. Workers need militant leadership.
Last week saw the official foundation of the Revolutionary Communist Party in Britain, amidst one of the most turbulent periods in history. Explosive events show the need for bold Marxist leadership. Join the RCP and help us build such a force.
3-6 May saw the founding congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party. The central discussion on perspectives for the British revolution was introduced by Rob Sewell, editor of The Communist. We publish here an abridged version of his speech.
Fanon has been used by academics as the basis for a whole series of reactionary ideas. In this podcast, Jorge Martin will discuss what Fanon really fought for, what role he played in the Algerian revolution, and why the strategy he advocated was wrong.