The latest news, analysis, and Marxist theory from The Communist, alongside reports of RCP activity.
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A recent BBC drama explores the brutal conditions faced by warehouse workers – a product of the capitalist system, built on exploitation and profit. In real life, however, these workers are getting organised and fighting back.
There are many myths surrounding Lenin and the Bolsheviks – particularly regarding the origins of the revolutionary party in Russia. Rob Sewell examines an important chapter from the history of Bolshevism, and the lessons for Marxists today.
The menace of inflation is no temporary phenomena, with the war, the pandemic, and protectionism combining to push up prices across the world. The ruling class has no solution to this crisis. The stage is set for explosive class struggles.
A recent documentary about the lives and crimes of the Maxwell family, including media mogul Robert and his sex-trafficking daughter Ghislaine, reveals the corruption and depravity of the capitalist class – and of their rotten system.
New life expectancy statistics highlight the devastating impact of class inequalities on women’s health. Working-class women have borne the brunt of capitalism’s crises. To end women’s oppression, we need united struggle for socialism.
Police repression is being used to intimidate delivery drivers in Hackney, London, who are organising and fighting back against gig economy bosses. But the local working-class community is mobilising to support workers under attack.
News that abortion rights in the USA could soon be repealed has provoked a backlash of protest across the globe, including in Britain. Our freedoms will never be secure under capitalism. The fight for liberation must be a fight for revolution.
Instead of addressing the cost-of-living crisis facing the working class, this year’s Queen’s Speech, outlining the government’s legislative agenda, was packed with red meat for Tory backbenchers. We must fight their culture war with class war.
As the war drags on, the real aims of western imperialism are openly being admitted by its representatives. Many ‘left-wingers’, however, are providing them with a left cover. Instead, socialists must maintain a clear class position.
A recently-released Netflix documentary shines a light on the sordid crimes of Jimmy Savile – a former darling of the British establishment, who closed ranks to protect one of their own. To see justice, we must overthrow this stinking system.
Ellen Morton discusses the role of morality in class society, and what values Marxists believe in.