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With the conflict in Iran threatening to send prices skyrocketing for ordinary people, it is clear the capitalist class expects us to bear the brunt of capitalist chaos. Workers must get organised and strike to put an end to this hardship.
In issue 44 of The Communist, readers discuss Royal Mail’s abysmal performance since privatisation; traders making bank gambling on the world’s conflicts, wars, and economic chaos; Starmer dragging his feet on renters’ rights; and more.
As we enter week five of the US-Israeli war on Iran, things are not going as planned for Donald Trump. The US are now stuck and face a position where there are no good options. This enormous blunder will have widespread ramifications long after the war ends.
Last Saturday’s half-a-million-strong demonstration was undeniably a victory for the struggle against racism and reaction. Why was it so massive? And how can we channel this energy into a powerful movement against the entire capitalist establishment?
Desperate to maintain Britain’s relevance, successive governments have pledged to ramp up military spending – a promise that British capitalism cannot afford. The Iran war is now exposing that Britain has no independent military role to play on the world stage.
Today, we are witnessing the relative decline of US imperialism. This crucial subject is outlined in John Peterson’s fantastic book ‘Colossus: The Rise and Decline of US Imperialism’. Here, we reproduce extracts from the book alongside a review from a reader.
Ehsan Ali, leader of the Awami Action Committee – Gilgit Baltistan, has once again been arrested – a preemptive move by the Pakistani state to thwart mass movements against energy prices and the war on Iran. We appeal to our readers: help us free our comrade!
Two weeks ago, Unite voted to cut affiliation to Labour by 40 percent. As we wrote in issue 44 of The Communist, this is a step in the right direction – however, the trade union leaders have yet to break decisively with the government, and take the path of militant opposition.
The English National Opera recently produced a faithful production of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s ‘The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny’. The play is a cautionary tale about how readily a society ruled by money and excess can descend into barbarism.
Louis Theroux’s latest documentary, ‘Inside the Manosphere’ attempts to penetrate the misogynistic world of Tate-style influencers. In this iteration, however, the filmmaker lets his ordinary stoic mask slip – revealing, at points, the liberal haughtiness of the BBC establishment.
Yorgos Lanthimos’ ‘Bugonia’ was recently nominated for four Academy Awards. With its dark, surreal exploration of conspiracy theories, alienation, and ruling-class parasitism, this film resonates with the widespread outrage against the Epstein class.
Here, we respond to a reader from Edinburgh who asks: Why hasn’t the response to the bombing of Iran been as big as the response to the genocide in Gaza? Plus: reports from Iran solidarity protests, Greek seafarer protests, and more.