The latest news, analysis, and Marxist theory from The Communist, alongside reports of RCP activity.
Contrary to the assertions of western propaganda, the war in Ukraine is not the result of Putin’s mental state, but is the product of belligerent aggression by US imperialism and NATO. They are responsible for the current catastrophe.
The recent ‘despot derby’ between Chelsea and Newcastle has brought to attention the capitalist takeover of the Premier League – now dominated by warmongers and crooks. We need to kick profit out of football, and fight for fan ownership.
Following a decade of austerity, the justice system is at breaking point. As a result, legal aid barristers – once a privileged profession – are moving into action. This struggle must be broadened into a united fightback against all the cuts.
Thousands of workers at Glasgow city council are set to take strike action at the end of this month, in a long-running fight against pay inequality. To end discrimination, we need united class struggle to end all exploitation and austerity.
Activists in the North East are campaigning for the closure of Hassockfield, a detention centre for migrants and vulnerable women. This ‘hostile environment’ is a breeding ground for abuse. The left must fight for a socialist alternative.
Refuse workers at Coventry city council remain determined in their fight for fair pay. Strike-breaking antics and victimisation by the employers has only hardened the resolve. The labour movement must launch a mass fightback against austerity.
This weekend, hundreds of Socialist Appeal supporters will meet in London for the annual conference of the Marxist tendency in Britain. The task of building the forces of Marxism has never been so urgent. Donate today to support this vital cause.
A recent BBC documentary looks back at the desperate measures taken by politicians and policy makers to save the capitalist system from collapse following the 2008 crash. Over a decade later, the class divide has become a chasm.
The hypocrisy and cynicism of the Western imperialists knows no bounds. It is they who are guilty of war crimes and pernicious propaganda. They do not care about the plight of ordinary Ukrainians, but only in their own profits and power.
With university bosses digging their heels in, the UCU has called a further round of strikes to continue the struggle over pensions, pay, and conditions. The time for piecemeal action is over. To win, we need all-out, united strike action.
Laurie O’Connel uses the historical materialist method to trace the roots of women’s opression, and explain what we must do to fight it.
As ever, the outbreak of war has led to all manner of hypocrisy and propaganda from the agents of imperialism. Marxists must cut through this fog, and point out the real class interests at play. To end the horrors of war, we must end capitalism.