To understand the current conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, it is necessary to understand why war is inherent to capitalism. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Daniel Morley outlines what imperialism is, how it emerged, and how revolutionaries must approach inter-imperialist conflicts.
Bitter anger at the crisis of capitalism is exploding to the surface in many ways, including the fascist riots of last summer, and the rise in far-right parties across Europe. In this episode, Joe Russell looks to the history of the fight against fascism, and the relevant lessons for today.
Last year, a revolution shook Bangladeshi society to the core. But as Will Collins explains in this episode, the tasks of today are the unfinished tasks of an unfinished revolution, which began more than fifty years ago with the 1971 War of Independence against Pakistani domination.
In this episode, taken from the Books Not Bombs rally at Revolution Festival 2024, Fiona Lali, leading RCP member, and Antonio Balmer, leading member of the Revolutionary Communists of America, discuss the revolutionary struggle to end imperialism today.