How to fight for women’s liberation | Women’s liberation: The Marxist position
Fiona Lali explains how the struggle for women’s liberation is intrinsically linked with the fight for socialism, and how only Marxism can provide a way forward.
Fiona Lali explains how the struggle for women’s liberation is intrinsically linked with the fight for socialism, and how only Marxism can provide a way forward.
Across the world, an epidemic of violence against women, femicide, and domestic abuse plagues society. This is yet another symptom of a sick system. Capitalism is the disease. To end sexism and oppression, we must fight for revolution.
Over the last decade, women workers have borne the brunt of austerity, the pandemic, and the crisis. Struggles from history and today show the way forward in the fight for liberation: through class unity against capitalism and for revolution.
Council workers organised in Unite have voted against a pathetic below-inflation pay offer, setting the scene for strike action. Trade unions leaders must organise members to take coordinated action, and launch a militant fightback.
Whilst crying crocodile tears about refugees fleeing war in Ukraine, Tory ministers have erected a fortress against those escaping the horrors of imperialism in Africa and the Middle East. We say: Bring down these walls! Bring down capitalism!
The British ruling class and its representatives are cynically using the conflict in Ukraine as an excuse to attack the labour movement and the left. We must build the forces of Marxism, and fight back against the flag-waving servants of capital.
Ben Gliniecki outlines the possibility of a Third World War in our current day.
While workers struggle to maintain living standards in the face of rampant inflation, the bankers are awarding themselves record bonuses. As Marx stated, capitalism is misery for billions, and riches for billionaires. The real war is a class war.
A recent investigation at Imperial College has revealed an endemic culture of bullying against staff and students, fomented by university bosses. To end this toxic environment, we must fight against marketisation and for democratic control.
Prince Andrew, recently embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal, has reached an out-of-court settlement with his accuser. Far from clearing his name, this development will only deepen the crisis rocking the monarchy. Abolish this rotten relic!
University students and staff are taking part in a day of action today in response to attacks on higher education. We need to mobilise against marketisation, kick profit out of our campuses, and make the billionaires pay for this crisis.
The conflict in Ukraine has provoked panic and confusion across society. This is a clash between reactionary powers. Marxists oppose both sides. Socialists must fight against the imperialists and warmongers, and for world revolution.