Excess deaths: The only gold medal Britain will be winning this summer
The UK has the highest relative number of excess deaths due to COVID-19 in the world. This is down to the incompetence of the Tory government, who have put profits before lives.
News and analysis
The latest news, analysis, and Marxist theory from The Communist, alongside reports of RCP activity.
US ruling class on the defensive as Black Lives Matter movement grows
The ruling class, under pressure from the enormous Black Lives Matter movement, have given minor concessions. However, nothing will fundamentally change until we do away with this rotten system and the state apparatus that maintains it.
Defend the TDL 10! Couriers fight union-busting bosses
In the middle of the pandemic, delivery workers who transport important medical samples – including COVID-19 – are under attack from employers. But the couriers are fighting back.
Capitalism is racist: Black Lives Matter in Britain
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Fiona Lali – national organiser of the Marxist Student Federation – to discuss the massive protests against racism and police violence that have erupted across the UK.
Starmer, slave statues, and BLM: Why Labour must side with the oppressed
Keir Starmer has given a tepid, equivocal response to the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain. What is needed from the Labour leaders is not hollow rhetoric or tokenistic kneeling, but firm and clear support to those fighting racism.
Tories backtrack under pressure from teachers and parents
Thanks to the efforts of education unions, the Tories have retreated on plans to reopen schools. This victory shows what can be achieved through organisation, but is only the first step. We must put workers in charge.
The UK is not innocent: Racism and police repression are not just a US problem
The Tories have downplayed the Black Lives Matter movement in Britain, saying that racism and policing are not an issue here. But this is far from the truth.
Capitalism: On the wrong side of history
A social explosion is brewing in Britain. The pandemic, Brexit, and now the Black Lives Matter movement are throwing the Tory government from one crisis to another. The rottenness of the whole capitalist system is rapidly being revealed.
Uprising shakes the USA: reaping the whirlwind
Alan Woods comments on the uprising in the USA, which was sparked by the police murder of George Floyd, and has become the catalyst for an explosion of anger by the downtrodden in America. What is the way forward?
Explosive Black Lives Matter movement leaves Tories in disarray
The Black Lives Movement has spread rapidly across the Atlantic, finding an echo in Britain, with its own long history of racism and repression. Protests over the weekend saw huge numbers turning out to say ‘enough is enough’.
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The English Civil War and the Levellers
We continue our series on the English Revolution by republishing an article by David Brandon on the English Civil War and the Levellers. Subscribe to Marxist Voice to listen to Alan Woods’ podcast on this revolutionary episode from history.