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In this podcast, Antonio Balmer, leading member of the Revolutionary Communists of America, explains the reasons behind the election of Donald Trump, and the implications for the next stage in the crisis of US capitalism.
With the NHS on the brink, pensioners’ winter fuel payments being cut, and the Labour leaders vowing to slash Britain’s benefits bill, it’s going to be a cold, harsh winter for the working class. Kick out capitalism’s Scrooges this Christmas!
Engineering workers at the construction site for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station recently downed tools and walked out. Further action has been delayed, but it’s only a matter of time until relations with the bosses reach a meltdown.
From the launch of ‘The Communist’ to the founding of the Revolutionary Communist International, 2024 has been a transformative year for the forces of communism in Britain and worldwide. Start 2025 the right way: join the RCP!
The leadership of the RCP gathered recently to analyse the turbulent events taking place globally, and to review the organisation’s activity over the last few months. The revolutionary communists in Britain can be proud of what we have accomplished.
Employees at Vauxhall’s Luton factory are the latest victims of the global crisis hitting the automotive industry. With sales slowing down, jobs are being axed across the sector. Workers must demand nationalisation without compensation.
Continuing our series on party building, this week we zoom in on the Sheffield district of the RCP, where the branches have grown spectacularly on the back of training new party leaders, and having a professional approach to their political work.
President-elect Trump is assembling a cabinet of outsiders, mavericks, and loyalists to wage war on the US political establishment. This will set the stage for unprecedented upheaval, instability, and class struggle in the United States.
Yesterday, sixth form teachers organised in the NEU began strike action against Labour’s plans to push academisation, and to make workers pay for the crisis in schools. RCP members joined the picket lines to hear what they had to say.
Yesterday, ‘counter-terrorism’ police raided a Kurdish community centre and arrested several people. This follows Starmer and Lammy’s recent cosying-up to Erdoğan’s bloodstained regime. Down with Labour’s hypocrisy! Solidarity with the Kurds!
As previously reported, security workers at the Natural History Museum are striking for better pay and conditions. Management is now trying to break the strike. We say: outflank the bosses’ offensive! For united, coordinated action of all museum staff!
With the cost of living soaring, a decent social life or a carefree existence have become a pipedream for many young people. As a result, the hospitality sector is being hit hard, and the ‘loneliness epidemic’ is intensifying.