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Misogynistic attitudes are prevalent in capitalist society – drip fed by the ruling class, and regurgitated in their crudest form by reactionary demagogues like Andrew Tate. To tackle sexism in schools, students and staff must unite and fight
From the outset of the latest Israel-Palestine conflict, the capitalist media in Britain has acted as an obedient mouthpiece for the establishment, echoing their imperialist propaganda. We need to build a voice for the exploited and oppressed.
Recent years have seen demand for weight-loss medication soar, with Big Pharma firms making fat profits in the process. But expensive drugs are no alternative to genuine access to healthy diets and lifestyles. Capitalism is to blame.
As the death count in Gaza soars, many leading left-wingers are calling for a ceasefire and for peace negotiations. But there can be no genuine end to Palestinian oppression under capitalism. That is why we say: Intifada until victory!
As horror plays out in Gaza, workers and youth across Britain are mobilising en masse. An explosive mood of anger is building – aimed not only at Netanyahu’s murderous regime, but at ‘our own’ criminal ruling class. We say: Intifada until victory!
Facing attacks from the establishment press, and meddling from university and student union bureaucracies, the communists are continuing their efforts to mobilise solidarity with Palestine. We say: Intifada until victory!
The imperialists fear that Israel’s war on Gaza will ignite the entire Middle East, with grave implications for the world situation. They are right to worry. The plans of the Americans lie in tatters and, with sparks flying in a region riven by economic instability and inter-imperialist tension, war and revolution impend.
Communists in Britain have been attacked by the reactionary press for the use of our slogan, ‘Intifada until victory!’ Cutting across the lies and distortions, we must look at the real heritage of the Intifadas, as a source of lessons and inspiration for revolutionaries across the world.
With budgets already under attack, schools and colleges are being forced to step in to deal with the severe effects of austerity, child poverty, and the mental health crisis. Students and staff must organise to fight this rotten system.
A hospital in Gaza was bombed yesterday by Israeli forces, killing hundreds. Now is the time to escalate the campaign against Israel’s murderous war, against western imperialism, and for the national liberation of the Palestinian people.
Our comrades have come under attack from the establishment and their media mouthpieces for daring to defy them by showing solidarity with the Palestinian people, and calling for mass struggle against imperialism. We will not be silenced.
Palestinian trade unionists have called for international solidarity of the working class to halt the Israeli war machine. Workers in the arms industry have the potential to strike a powerful blow against the Israeli state and imperialism.