The last week has seen mass protests erupting across China, as anger against harsh lockdown measures explodes onto the streets. Workers and youth should have no trust in the liberals, but must wage a revolutionary struggle against the regime.
As 2022 draws to a close, the western establishment is celebrating the triumph of their liberal champions over reactionary demagogues such as Le Pen and Bolsonaro. In reality, their system is in terminal decline. We must fight for revolution.
This year’s football World Cup has opened to commotion and uproar, with FIFA bosses and tournament host Qatar facing criticisms of corruption and repression. Capitalism has sullied the beautiful game. We must kick out the fat-cats and profiteers.
The western propaganda machine has again gone into overdrive, creating a furore over a supposed Russian attack on Poland. Despite Ukraine’s desires, Washington has no interest in all-out war with Russia, but is instead prolonging the conflict.
Alan Woods outlines a Marxist perspective of the current world situation.
The western press has celebrated Russia’s retreat from Kherson in Ukraine. But this withdrawal does not represent a decisive defeat for Putin. The outcome of the war still hangs in the balance, as economic, social, and political tensions mount.
The latest midterm elections in the USA have yielded further political polarisation and paralysis. The Republicans are split, while the Democrats have nothing to offer the working class. Instability, crises, and social explosions lie ahead.
Esaias Yavari discusses the movement of the Iranian masses and what route they must take in order to succeed.
Some ‘lefts’ have thrown their weight behind western imperialism, joining the chauvinistic chorus which demands that more weapons be sent to support Ukraine. Scandalously, these muddleheads justify their position by quoting Trotsky.
Manon Powrie discusses the socialist struggle for open borders.
Left-wingers are celebrating Lula’s election victory in Brazil. But the far-right threat of Bolsonarismo remains. And in the context of capitalist crisis, Lula will have few crumbs to offer. Workers and youth must fight for revolutionary change.
At the recent Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping concentrated power in his hands, hoping to provide stability in the face of a growing economic crisis. But state control cannot hold back the brewing explosions.