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Recent years have seen one political earthquake after another send shockwaves across the landscape of American society. The criminal charges against Donald Trump are the latest example. These tremors are a harbinger of revolutionary explosions.
A new release from Wellred Books looks at the gains made by-and-for women thanks to the Bolshevik Revolution. Natasha Sorrell provides a valuable summary of this process, discussing how communists can fight for the emancipation of women today.
NEU delegates are meeting this week for the union’s national conference, which comes at a critical moment in the struggle over pay and conditions. Teachers have shown their determination to fight. Now is the time for militant coordinated action.
This week, Labour’s ruling body voted to prevent Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour MP. Subsequently, many on the left have raised the idea of a new workers’ party. The key unresolved question, however, is that of revolutionary leadership.
With the banks on the brink, a new global economic crisis looms. Workers are on the move, while young people are crying out for communism. But the left leaders are lagging behind. We must build the forces of Marxism and fight for revolution.
The British establishment is heralding the adoption of the Windsor Framework, the latest UK-EU trading arrangement. But this deal will do nothing to resolve the tensions in the North of Ireland. Only united class struggle can offer a way forward.
The SNP has a new leader, following the sudden resignation of Nicola Sturgeon. Her departure has revealed all the cracks within the party, which is increasingly falling apart. Workers and youth must fight for a Scottish Workers’ Republic.
As the ruling class raises interest rates, in an effort to tame inflation, pressures are building in the financial system. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has set off a chain reaction. This instability is a harbinger of a new world slump.
Following a string of scandals at the Met, a new establishment inquiry has revealed the shocking depths of racism and sexism within the police. This tool of repression cannot be reformed. We must fight to overthrow the whole decrepit system.
Following backroom negotiations with Tory ministers, union leaders are recommending acceptance of a paltry pay offer for health workers. Grassroots members should mobilise to reject this deal – and demand fighting leadership and militant action.
From 17-19 March, hundreds of Socialist Appeal comrades met for this year’s national conference. The mood was one of optimism, enthusiasm, and dedication, with a laser focus on the task ahead: to build the forces of Marxism in Britain and beyond.
The US-led invasion of Iraq began twenty years ago. Two decades on, the country has been torn apart by war, sectarianism, and fundamentalism. To end the horror and barbarism of imperialism, we must fight for revolution and overthrow capitalism.