The coronavirus crisis in Italy has brought out the real nature of the capitalist system, where profit is being placed before lives. The working class is reacting with militant strike action. What lessons can be drawn from this experience?
Capitalism has utterly failed to deal with the coronavirus crisis, and is putting the lives of millions of people at risk. In such a situation, only drastic measures – socialist measures – can avert the impending disaster.
Workers across the board are being shafted by unscrupulous employers, with the bosses keeping unnecessary production running, failing to provide staff with protection, and refusing to pay out wages. We must make the capitalists pay for this crisis.
Europe faces its greatest crisis since WWII as borders close across the region. The coming slump will exacerbate national tensions. We are witnessing a new phase in the unravelling of the union. Fight for a Socialist United States of Europe!
Construction bosses are attempting to get away with murder by keeping sites open, putting the lives of workers and their families at risk. Workers should take matters into their own hands and shut down construction.
Filling the vacuum created by the Tory government’s ineptitude, local community groups have sprung into life across the country, providing essential support to the most vulnerable. These could become a powerful tool in the fight against austerity.
Despite government decrees ordering social distancing measures and shutdowns, many businesses and companies are attempting to sidestep the rules, putting profits before people’s lives. Workers must organise against this recklessness.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – looks back at the last week’s chaotic events, and discusses the bold socialist steps that are needed to address the covid-19 pandemic.
The Chancellor’s recent pledge for the state to cover workers’ wages shows the desperate situation facing the ruling class. Instead, the labour movement leaders must demand nationalisation and democratic economic control.
The entertainment industry is amongst those that has been hit hard by the pandemic-induced paralysis of the economy. Uncertainty prevails for film and television workers, as the future of the sector hangs in the balance.
The prospects for the world economy are growing grimmer by the day. Governments are throwing everything they have at the situation. But they have run out of ammo fighting the last crisis. There is no way out under capitalism.
In this recent live-streamed talk, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the explosive developments surrounding the global coronavirus outbreak, which has wrought havoc on society.