
Joe Biden was sworn in as US president yesterday, surrounded by armed troops. The establishment are pinning their hopes on the new administration to pull US capitalism out of this period of chaos and decline. But the writing is on the wall.

Trump has been banned from Twitter after he encouraged supporters to storm the Capitol building. While there is a gratifying irony in this, Marxists must soberly consider the implications of this move by the Big Tech capitalists.

Governments across the world are in a race against the clock to roll out COVID vaccines. But the profiteering of Big Pharma, the recklessness of bourgeois politicians, and the anarchy of the market are hindering efforts.