Category: News & Analysis
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Faced with unbearable imperialist pressure, Cuba moves towards capitalist restoration
Faced with unbearable pressure from US imperialism, during an extraordinary session on 18 June, the Cuban National Assembly adopted a series of economic proposals. If implemented, these proposals will lead directly to the restoration of capitalism. On Friday 12 June, at a morning press conference, President Díaz-Canel announced far-reaching economic reforms. On Wednesday 17 June,…
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Starmer resigns – but a whirlwind is being prepared
Having desperately clung onto power for months, Keir Starmer is finally going. But his likely successor, Andy Burnham, offers no real solutions. Rather than sowing illusions in this careerist, the left should fight for a clear revolutionary alternative. [Originally published on communist.red, the British section of the Revolutionary Communist International] Andy Burnham’s victory over Reform…
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Big Oil and Gas rake in billions from the Iran War – expropriate them!
Big Oil and Gas executives have been mercilessly cashing in on the Iran War and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The resulting severe shock to the world’s energy market – largely dependent on fossil fuels – has delivered a historic level of profit to these war profiteers, as oil prices have shot up. In…
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The never-ending crisis of Stormont’s finances
Stormont is trapped in a permanent financial crisis. In the last year alone, it overspent by more than £450 million, and on current projections this could rise to £1 billion within the next financial cycle. On paper, the explanation given by the mouthpieces of British imperialism on this island is simple. Stormont doesn’t raise enough…
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Reform, Restore, and the riots – Those who sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind
In light of this week’s pogroms in Belfast, we republish the following article by the British section of the Revolutionary Communist International. Here the role of reactionary demagogues such as Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe is discussed in stoking such explosions as we have seen in recent days. Nigel Farage called for “pure, cold rage”…
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Does Israel control the United States?
According to The New York Times, the war against Iran was hatched not in Washington, but in Jerusalem. It was Benjamin Netanyahu who formulated the plan, which he then brought to Trump and his cabinet for approval at a meeting in the White House in February. Four months on and Trump is a desperate man. All…
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Pogroms in the North: socialism or barbarism
Homes torched. Cars set ablaze. Racist roadblocks. Bricks crashing through windows. Wheelie bins hurled onto the streets in flames. Gangs of masked men roaming neighbourhoods. Families fleeing their homes in police vans. On Tuesday night, Belfast was gripped by what has been described as the worst night of violence the city has seen in over…
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US Military out of Shannon!
Shannon airport – which has been used by the US military since WW2 and especially since the 90s – has seen an 80 percent jump in troops passing through it since the war in Iran began. 8,218 US troops, typically armed with personnel weapons, have passed through Shannon since January. The figures for March alone…
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Letter: Butcher’s Apron raised over Cork City
In March, Keir Starmer met Micheál Martin in Cork for the second United Kingdom-Ireland Summit. The event was marked by widespread disruption in the name of “security”. Protesters gathered outside the blockaded city centre to draw attention towards British imperialism’s criminal role in the Middle East. Meanwhile the Union Jack was raised over the city…
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The economic consequences of the war in Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is a turning point, not just in the balance of forces between the powers, but also in the world economy. It is bringing to the fore all the contradictions that have been accumulating over the past period: inflation, debt and the looming recession. Ever since the pandemic, the world economy…