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In ‘fair’, ‘free’, ‘democratic’ Britain, journalists and activists are harassed by the state for standing with the oppressed, and exposing the crimes of imperialism. Workers and youth must organise to defend our democratic rights and freedoms.
As Halloween approaches, a spectre is haunting Westminster – the spectre of economic instability, political chaos, and class struggle. But all of these horrors are hammering consciousness into shape: capitalism is producing its own gravediggers.
With Labour’s health secretary proposing weight loss injections for the unemployed, and DWP coaches stalking mental health wards to get people back to work, there’s no need for scary movies this Halloween. As Lenin remarked, capitalism is horror without end.
RCP branches across the country are preparing for Revolution Festival – the school of communism, and an anti-imperialist conference. This is shaping up to be Britain’s biggest openly communist rally in decades. So don’t miss out! Get your ticket today!
With both candidates neck-and-neck in the run-up to election day, you can sense the anxiety of the ruling class, who mostly oppose the maverick Trump. But why has his anti-establishment message struck a chord with a section of American society?
From landlords shutting down community cultural hubs, to public health scientists being ‘rewarded’ with gift vouchers for their work during the pandemic, readers of The Communist share their stories of the class divide under capitalism.
With the earth’s natural carbon sinks collapsing, and 15,000 scientists warning that we are entering “an unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”, it is clear that something drastic must change. We say: fight the climate crisis! Fight capitalism!
Yesterday, the Met police officer who killed Chris Kaba, an unarmed black man, was acquitted. Once again, the state has closed ranks to protect its hired thugs. We can have no faith in this broken system – we must tear it down.
After months of dither and delay, Labour’s flagship workers’ rights policy has finally dropped. To no one’s surprise, it is a watered-down washout. A few crumbs from the bosses’ table won’t stem the class struggle. We need a militant programme of action.
Ever since the 7 October attack, the logic of imperialism has driven the Middle East towards regional war, with revolutionary implications across the world. Today it is clearer than ever: capitalism and imperialism must die, so that mankind may live.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Terry Harrison, a stalwart of socialism in Merseyside. Terry was a founding member of Ted Grant’s Militant Tendency, and dedicated his life to Marxist ideas and the class struggle.
As the murderous Israeli regime rains down hellfire upon Palestinian hospitals and Lebanese neighbourhoods, Labour have nothing to offer but empty words, sickening hypocrisy, and toothless measures. Starmer and Lammy are complicit in these crimes.