HIGHLIGHTS
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The degeneration and collapse of the Fourth International: in defence of our heritage
The Fourth International was founded by Trotsky in 1938. By that point, the Second ‘Socialist’ International and the Third ‘Communist’ International had completely betrayed their historic missions and acted as traitorous obstacles in the way of the victory of the…
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Where to Begin?
We republish below Where to begin?, Lenin’s famous call to arms. Here Lenin makes the case for a disciplined revolutionary party, organised around an “All-Russian” political newspaper. Through the aid of a newspaper, Lenin explains, “a permanent organisation will naturally…
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Government attacks tenants with RPZ ‘reform’
Renters across Ireland recently woke up to the news that the entirety of the 26 counties now falls under a Rent Pressure Zone (RPZ). Was Micheál Martin visited by three ghostly figures who awoke him to the suffering of tenants…
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The world turned upside down – a system in crisis
Momentous events are transforming the world as we know it. With Trump causing political and economic upheaval globally, the pent-up contradictions of nearly two decades of capitalist crisis and stagnation are reaching a fever pitch. From the genocide in Gaza…
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2025 Perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. The…
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Down with hypocrisy! Defend Gaza! – RCI statement
The following statement by the Revolutionary Communist International declares our solidarity with the Palestinian people. It answers the disgusting hypocrisy of western imperialism and its lackeys, who are rallying behind the reactionary Israeli state as it unleashes bloody vengeance on…
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Letter: Ballymun – austerity, deprivation and revolution
We are publishing the following letter, recently received from an activist with the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland and a reader of The Revolutionary Communist. The letter highlights the impact of austerity and the failures of the left on the working-class…
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Women and the Struggle for Socialism
The fight against the oppression of women is one of the most fundamental tasks for communists. Oppression finds its roots in class society and can only be eradicated through the abolition of capitalism by means of a socialist revolution. But…
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Down with the war on Iran! Down with US imperialism!
“NOW IS TIME FOR PEACE,” wrote US President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Saturday. On the same day, the US carried out its biggest military attack on Iran in modern history. Trump was backed by European leaders, including his…
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What will socialism look like?
For many today, it is clear what we are fighting against: corruption, crisis and austerity. But it can be harder to articulate or even picture exactly what we are fighting for. Today we republish an article originally written in 2015…
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Iran war: “those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad”
As I write these lines, the attention of the entire world is focused on one man. His every word is studied, dissected and analysed in the most extraordinary detail, in the hope that one might derive some sense as to…
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Ballymena: Unionist establishment reap what they sow
Far-right mobs have taken to the streets in race riots which have swept across Ballymena, targeting the homes of foreign families with arson attacks. The outrageous scenes of violence from loyalist thugs – almost certainly coordinated with the help of…
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