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This week marked 120 years since the Bloody Sunday massacre, in which Tsar Nicholas II massacred workers peacefully delivering a petition to his palace. This brutal repression radicalised the masses of Russia, sparking the mighty 1905 Russian Revolution.
After decades of decline, British capitalism is particularly vulnerable to the instability that Trump and his ‘America First’ programme bring. The new president will inflame the political turmoil, radicalisation, and polarisation taking place in Britain.
A Trump-brokered ceasefire has brought Israel’s brutal campaign in Gaza to a halt. This represents a humiliating blow for Netanyahu and the Zionist state. However, the oppression of the Palestinian people continues. Free Palestine! Fight imperialism!
Just like Lilliput in ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, Britain increasingly resembles a small and trivial Kingdom, led by quarrelsome, puffed-up rulers. And with Trump now in the White House, Starmer’s diplomatic blunders and contortions are set to become even more sorry-looking.
Issue 48 of In Defence of Marxism magazine – the quarterly theoretical journal of the Revolutionary Communist International – is out now! Alan Woods’ editorial, which we republish, takes up the central question of whether we can truly know and understand the world around us, which is a theme throughout this issue.
With the world’s most powerful imperialist power, the United States, entering into relative decline, rival powers are struggling for influence. Turmoil and disorder prevail on the world stage, preparing the ground for revolutionary explosions.
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has tapped into a raw class anger in the USA, Britain, and beyond. But we need more than one modern-day Robin Hood. We need an army of workers and youth, mobilised in the fight for communist revolution.
Donald Trump is once again set to lead the most powerful imperialist power in history. However, Trump’s expansionist ambitions offer no solution to the crisis of American capitalism, nor the danger of class struggle and revolution.
Several wildfires are raging uncontrollably in and around the US city of Los Angeles. From the climate crisis, to the underfunding of fire departments, to water privatisation – the blame for this catastrophe lies squarely with the capitalist class.
Trump’s impending inauguration has him already wreaking havoc. Starmer is hated and oversees a government of crisis, leaving opportunities for ‘anti-establishment’ Reform to gain ground. We are entering a new disturbed era of world politics – buckle up!
This Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned after almost a decade in power. His resignation symbolises the continuing crisis of liberalism. The fall of Trudeau ushers in a new era of crisis and instability for Canada.
Elon Musk, Nigel Farage, and other reactionaries have been stirring up a storm over child-sexual abuse cases in Britain. But these hypocrites are responsible for breeding misogyny, rape-culture, and grooming. Abuse and oppression are a product of class society – and will only end with its abolition.