Category: International
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Britain: Mandelson, Epstein, and Starmer – “the beginning of the end”
Starmer’s future lies in the balance following sordid revelations about his Blairite ally, Peter Mandelson. The fallout from the Epstein scandal could drag down this crisis-ridden government, opening up a new chapter of instability in British politics. [Originally published at communist.red] Well, it couldn’t have happened to a nicer man. Keir Starmer, the British Prime…
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The 2026 Minnesota General Strike: A Historic Turning Point
Minneapolis has yet again become the epicenter of the class struggle in the United States. The city that sparked the 2020 George Floyd uprising has seized the attention of class-conscious workers and youth across the country for three weeks—and at present, there’s no sign of things slowing down. Ever since Trump deployed 3,000 ICE agents…
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United States: anti-ICE rage surges in Minnesota – prepare for a general strike!
Two weeks since ICE agents in Minneapolis murdered protester Renee Good, the movement that erupted in response to her killing continues to gain momentum. In the epicenter of 2020’s George Floyd uprising, protesters have clashed with police and ICE thugs. Ordinary workers are organizing and strategizing to safeguard their neighbors and coworkers, and the idea…
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Trump’s attack on Venezuela: condemn this act of criminal aggression! – RCI statement
At 2am Caracas time, US imperialism launched a criminal military attack on Venezuelan soil. There are reports of about six large explosions in the capital, Caracas. There have also been military strikes in El Higuerote, Miranda, La Guaira, and also in Aragua. US military helicopters have also been seen flying over Caracas. Trump has announced…
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Israel rampages towards catastrophe on the West Bank
Trump’s peace plan in Gaza is unacceptable to the Jewish supremacists in Israel’s ruling coalition. Even though it submits Gaza to an American-led occupation, even though it gives Israel a free hand to kill as it pleases, it holds out vague hope for a Palestinian state, at least in words. Their whole programme is to…
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Zohran Mamdani wins: what’s next in the fight against the billionaires?
Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City is one of the highest-profile victories for a socialist candidate in American history. In the “capital of capitalism”—the largest city in the most powerful imperialist country on earth—over one million people voted for a self-described democratic socialist, in what The New York Times correctly described as…
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Will Donald J Trump ever be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
“When the leaders speak of peace, the common people know that war is coming.” (Berthold Brecht) This morning, the man in the White House must have choked over his plate of corn flakes when he saw the headlines in the newspapers: María Corina Machado, the most prominent leader of the Venezuelan opposition, had just won…
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The meaning of the ceasefire in Gaza
Celebrations have erupted in Gaza and Israel at the announcement by Trump on Truth Social that a peace agreement has been reached between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt. That there is celebration is understandable, especially for Gazans who until this point faced a future of certain death by bombardment or starvation. However, we must…
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Two years into the Gaza genocide: will Trump bring “eternal peace”?
Last week, US President Donald Trump stepped in to impose his 20-point peace plan to end the genocide in Gaza. He is now proposing that Gaza be handed over to an American-led transitional authority, chaired by himself, with the assistance of the destroyer of Iraq, Tony Blair. All the western and collaborationist Arab leaders are…
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Italian general strike: a dramatic turn in the world situation
What happened in Italy on Friday 3 October has very few precedents. Think about it. A political strike. A political general strike. A political general strike over internationalist solidarity and against imperialism. Millions participated in industrial action, two million participated in mass demonstrations and hundreds of thousands took direct action under the slogan of “let’s…