Category: International
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Britain: Burnham’s token sanctions on Israel change nothing
Last week, the UK government announced a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. The government has presented these measures as Britain standing “for fairness against injustice”, but the reality is that these cynical politicians stand for nothing. [Originally published on Marxist.com] On 8 September, new Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, announced that the UK would…
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Spain: Sánchez calls early elections – the streets demand a general strike
The last ten days have turned Spanish politics upside down. The eviction of 87-year-old private renter, Maricarmen, from her flat in Sainz de Baranda street in Madrid on 23 September set off a chain of events which very few expected, but which nevertheless were implicit in the situation. Housing has been a major issue in Spain for…
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‘Russia will collapse tomorrow’ – ‘and invade Europe in five years’
‘Russia is about to collapse.’ The economy is apparently cracking at the seams. Sanctions have finally worked. Oil refineries are going up in flames one after another. Ukrainian drones have paralysed half the country. There is no petrol, no money, and soon there will be no soldiers left either. The regime is living out its…
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The existential crisis of European capitalism
The following is based on a speech delivered by Jorge Martín at a recent meeting of the international leadership of the Revolutionary Communist International. In it, he analyses the existential crisis of European capitalism, and the impact this will have on the class struggle. [Originally published on Marxist.com] European capitalism is facing an existential crisis.…
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The stark fate of Kashmir
The situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is on a knife edge. The mass movement, which was forged over the last three years and which has now reached revolutionary proportions, is on the move. As it has grown in size, so have its demands. By such actions, it has thrown down the gauntlet to the Kashmiri authorities…
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Defend the Cuban revolution! Defeat US imperialism! Fight for world socialism!
This statement was passed unanimously at the summer meeting of the leadership of the Revolutionary Communist International. We say: Defend the Cuban revolution! Defeat US imperialism! Fight for world socialism! Emboldened by the immediate success of its January 3 attack on Venezuela, US imperialism has launched an unprecedented campaign of economic asphyxiation and military bullying…
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India’s Cockroaches rise: no retreat until Modi falls!
India has just seen a week where decades happened. Against brutal repression, mass demonstrations organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have forced the resignation of India’s hated education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. This is an important and rare victory, which has sent shockwaves across the country. But at the moment that tens of thousands were…
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The Spanish civil war and the crimes of Stalinism
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), the working class showed all the determination, self-sacrifice, and organisational ability to carry out not one, but ten revolutions, as Trotsky stated. And yet they were ultimately frustrated – betrayed as they were by all their leaders. Of these leaders, the Stalinists played the most counter-revolutionary role. Joseph Stalin…
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15 July Long March in ‘Azad’ Kashmir: all power to the committees!
The mass movement in Pakistan-administered Kashmir led by the Awami Action Committee (AAC) has arrived at a decisive point, as the leadership has announced that the Long March will once again recommence on 15 July. At the moment, around 100,000 people are gathered in six different sit-ins around the city of Rawlakot, where there is…
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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,…