Europe’s industrial decline: stuck between a rock and a hard placeWith the backdrop of stagnant growth – or outright recession – a vast array of cuts to social spending, welfare, healthcare, and many other things is on the agenda.
Italy: the dam has burst, half a million on the streets for Gaza!The demonstrations and strike on 22 September marked a decisive turning point for the Palestine movement in Italy.
Britain’s largest right-wing demo in a generation – a damning indictment of the leftThe monster ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration on Saturday 13 September marks a turning point. This was an embarrassing defeat for the left. The blame lies at the feet of the reformist left leaders, and the so-called ‘Marxist’ Socialist Workers Party.
France: 10 September – the first thunderclapThe cause of the ‘Bloquons tout’ movement is the enormous amount of social anger building up in the depths of society for years.
France: Let’s block everything! For a workers’ government!Since July’s austerity announcements, calls to ‘Bloquons tout! (‘Let’s block everything!’) have gained an enormous echo.
Protests against Zelensky: the beginning of the end?The crisis of the Zelensky regime could not come at a worse time
Jeremy Corbyn’s new party: what does it mean, and what attitude should communists take towards it?The enthusiastic response to Corbyn’s declaration is just a small indication of the real mood of society. Beneath the surface, violent storms are being prepared.
Serbia: Vučić threatens repression in face of mass defianceThe magnitude and intensity of the mass movement could escalate further should Vučić attempt to resort to repression.
Conclave: The pope is no ally of the poorIt’s irrelevant who’s at the top of the Catholic establishment. It remains a reactionary institution
Revolutionary crisis in SerbiaThe task of achieving the students’ demands, of establishing a more just system in Serbia, and of overthrowing Vučić belongs to the working class of Serbia and no one else