USA: workers should shut down capitalism
The US government remains shutdown as the standoff between President Trump and the Democrats continues. The working class should use their power to keep society running in their own interests.
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Washington moves towards “regime change” in Venezuela
US imperialism is preparing the ground for a coup d’état against the Maduro government. Workers of the world: defend the Bolivarian Revolution against imperialist aggression!
2019: New year, new crisis
Alan Woods looks back at the turbulent events of 2018, and forward to what promises to be an even more unstable year ahead.
Trump’s advisers slander socialism: a reply to White House lies
Alan Woods responds to the myths about socialism being spread by Trump’s team. Their desperate slanders reveal that the US ruling class is worried about the increasing support for radical ideas amongst workers and youth.
Five weeks on – where next for the yellow vests?
The gilet jaunes protests in France continued over the weekend, but with diminished numbers. To move forward successfully, the trade union and left leaders need to provide direction, with mass strikes aimed at bringing down the Macron government.
Euro crisis: the beginning of the end?
Across the continent, European leaders are facing political and economic crises at home. The EU project is being torn apart at the seams.
The yellow vests, Act IV – turn the movement into a revolution!
France’s “gilets jaunes” protests have rapidly escalated into a national mass movement against the elite and their political representatives. Now they must go further and overthrow the Macron government.
Trump, MBS, and hypocritical liberal outrage
Liberal commentators have recently turned on Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, as a result of his involvement in the brutal Khashoggi murder. But Trump has stuck with his trusted ally, revealing the true ugly face of capitalism.
France in a “state of insurrection” as yellow vests advance
The radical and militant mass movement of the yellow vests in France has won a partial victory with the cancellation of the fuel tax increase. But now it must continue and fight to topple the Macron government.
French yellow vests: overthrow the government!
A mass grassroots movement has exploded onto the scene in France, aimed squarely against the Macron government. The left must help to give this radical movement a political expression.
Colombian students and workers mobilise against right-wing government
Mass student protests in Colombia have been met with repression by the state. But workers are also on the move against the government. Students and workers: unite and fight!
Rotten Apple! Tech giant caught using forced labour in China
The big tech monopoly has been found using student “interns” in its factories, forcing them to work in brutally exploitative conditions. But this is not just a case of one rotten capitalist apple.