The Ebola epidemic has grown exponentially and now threatens to spread to Europe and America. This epidemic, however, is not simply a medical issue. Ebola is not ‘above’ or ‘removed’ from other general political issues, but is yet another symptom of the decay and stagnation of capitalism.

The forces of ISIS are closing in on the besieged town of Kobane on the Turkish-Syrian border. While the rest of the world looks on, the people of Kobane are threatened with an unspeakable bloodbath. The international labour movement must rally to the defence of the Kurds who are faced with a genocidal massacre.

The struggle of the Kurdish forces that have been defending the town of Kobane against the onslaught of ISIS forces, which outnumber and outgun them, has been nothing short of heroic. These latest events, however, expose the cynical manoeuvres of the Ergodan government in Turkey and the hypocrisy of the Western imperialists.