The DUP in the North of Ireland is in a deep crisis – a reflection of the impasse facing Unionism as a whole. Sectarianism and capitalism have nothing to offer Protestant workers. Only united class struggle can provide a way forward.
The 2018 referendum over the 8th amendment in Ireland was a turning point in the struggle for women’s liberation, delivering a huge blow against the Church and the establishment. Caoimhe Lyons reviews a new documentary following this struggle.
From the 2019 ‘Red October’ in Chile and Ecuador; to the recent mass movement in Colombia and Castillo’s victory in Peru: Latin America is seeing a wave of struggle. Jorge Martin discusses the perspectives for revolution across the continent.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been kicked out of office by an unholy alliance of opposition parties. But this new government is no less reactionary than the outgoing one. Only revolution across the Middle East can offer a real alternative.
The recent meeting of the G7 nations was heralded as being a comeback for America and its allies, with the aim of stifling the rise of China. But instead, the summit only confirmed the decline and disunity of Western imperialism.
Across the world, young people are at the forefront of the struggles against exploitation, oppression, and repression. Capitalism offers no future for the new generation. Only socialist revolution can provide a way forward.
The victory of Pedro Castillo in the Peruvian presidential election is a major political earthquake, which reflects the enormous social and political polarisation in the Andean country. The ruling class has been dealt a massive defeat by the masses, who have rallied behind a militant teacher trade unionist at the head of a party, Perú Libre, which calls itself Marxist, Leninist and Mariateguist (after Mariátegui, the founder of the Peruvian labour and socialist movement).
World capitalism is lurching from one crisis to another. Growing numbers of workers and youth are desperately seeking a way out. An era of revolutionary eruptions on a world scale is in preparation.
Although Israel has finally agreed to a ceasefire for now, the brutal oppression of Palestinians will continue. The Palestinian general strike indicates the way forward for the movement – to fight the reactionary Israeli regime along class lines.
Big business politicians like Joe Biden and Boris Johnson are promising to ‘build back better’, with investment and jobs. But in reality, the working class will be presented with the bill for capitalism’s crises. Storms and struggle lie ahead.
As Israeli air strikes continue, a mass movement has erupted across the world – in solidarity with the Palestinians, and denouncing the crimes of Israeli imperialism. Only revolutionary struggle can put an end to this barbarism.
The partition of Ireland took place a century ago, but the sectarian divisions conjured up by British imperialism remain to this day. With sectarianism rearing its head once again, it is vital that we learn the lessons of this period.