Category: News & Analysis
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina overthrown! All power to the workers’ and students’ committees!
The revolutionary masses have overthrown Hasina, ending her 15 years of brutal rule! As we write these lines, millions have descended on Dakha, with millions more expected to arrive in the course of the day. The masses have taken possession of the Ganabhaban (the Prime Minister’s residence). As of 14:25 local time, Sheikh Hasina and…
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Britain’s far-right menace – how to fight it
The menace of the far right has once again reared its ugly head and bared its teeth this week. Migrants and Muslims have been targeted in a wave of xenophobic riots and attacks across Britain. The labour movement must mobilise workers and youth to meet this threat head on.
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Protests in Coolock: capitalism is the problem!
On Monday 15 July, Coolock was woken up by protests and even elements of rioting breaking around the old Crown Paint factory, a building earmarked by the government for IPA accommodation. Of course, far-right agitators of all stripes didn’t miss such a juicy opportunity. They travelled from all around the country to go and ‘give…
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Fight imperialism and war! Workers of the world unite! – RCI statement
Capitalism is a sick system which outlived its useful purpose a long time ago. In the epoch of its senile decline it breeds war, racism, poverty, and hunger. Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism, is characterised by the struggle between different gangs of capitalist robbers for the sharing out of the loot. Today, as the…
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Down with the murderous Hasina regime! Victory to Bangladeshi students!
The Revolutionary Communist International salutes the inspiring bravery of the students of Bangladesh. Their movement, which began in protest against a rotten quota system, has escalated to demand the downfall of the murderous Hasina regime.
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‘An inch from civil war’: a near miss for US capitalism
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has accelerated the polarisation of American society, as the Republican presidential candidate dodged death by the narrowest of margins. But it wasn’t just Trump who dodged a bullet. The entire country went right up to the edge of a precipice, before taking half a step back. As the title…
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Communists and elections: parliament, positions, and the party
In the British general election, the Revolutionary Communist Party, only 8 weeks after its founding, ran the most successful revolutionary communist election campaign in decades. Fiona, candidate of the RCP, received 1,791 votes for an openly revolutionary programme. This is an excellent result, but the reason communists participate in elections is to raise their programme…
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Cathal Crotty walks free: overthrow this sexist system!
The despicable spectacle of Cathal Crotty, a soldier in the Irish Defence Forces, walking free after having brutally beaten Natasha O’Brien unconscious has led to an outpour of anger and protests across Ireland.
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The Kenyan Revolution has begun
Today, the hated Finance Bill 2024, which sparked an unprecedented movement of Kenyan youth last week, was brought before parliament for its third and final reading. Before the session began, enormous throngs were descending on Nairobi Central Business District, heading for the parliament building. At 2.15pm, MPs passed the bill by 195 votes to 106.…
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The Revolutionary Communist International has arrived!
After a fantastic week of revolutionary ideas and inspirational reports from all over the world; following many months of preparation by thousands of comrades in dozens of countries; the founding conference of the Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) concluded with a unanimous vote to launch this new International. But this is just the beginning. We are…