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The widening fissures in world relations and the task of communists France: Macron’s Pyrrhic victory Turkey elections: Erdogan beats bankrupt opposition in second round – which way forward? Spain: victory for the Right and general election brought forward Colombia: confessions of a paramilitary commander Indonesia: 25 years since the fall of Suharto – we need revolution, not reformation! Greek elections: unified struggle needed to defeat the right! [Podcast] Class struggle in Africa: part two Britain: Tory meltdown madness – two tribes prepare for civil war Cuba: capitalist restoration by the ‘Russian road’? The Enlightenment and Spinoza's revolutionary rationalism Ecuador: banker-president Lasso carries out power grab [Podcast] Class struggle in Africa: part one Turkey: the logic of the ‘lesser evil’ fails to defeat Erdogan South Korea: one year into Yoon Suk-yeol regime, class conflict heats up 75 years since the Nakba: free Palestine! Intifada until victory! Mexico: against ‘neoliberalism’ or capitalism? The final year of AMLO’s government [Podcast] Identity politics: capitalism’s weapon of division ‘Greedflation’: as prices rise, bosses make a killing Artificial Intelligence: doomsday for humanity, or for capitalism? Portugal: the Costa government on the brink Chile: Boric’s ‘trigger happy’ law opens the way to reaction Iran: nationwide industrial strike – revolutionary youth calls for a general strike! The decline of French imperialism in Africa Poland: millions of tonnes of Ukrainian grain put EU unity to the test Leon Trotsky: A Letter on the Italian Revolution 2.3 billion going hungry despite global overproduction of food The Frankfurt school's academic 'Marxism': "organised hypocrisy" Why the longest miners’ strike in US history ended in defeat [Podcast] The fall of woman: Engels, Morgan and the family Women's Oppression and Prostitution: A Marxist Perspective Sudan: bloody clash erupts within counter-revolution Alienation and society – Alan Woods’ editorial for IDoM 41: out now! The Pentagon leaks: utter humiliation for US imperialism Pakistan on the brink! The Good Friday Agreement: a quarter century of dashed hopes Basque country: nationalist left bare their teeth as communist youth surge forward Revolutionary and Life Affirming: One Hundred Years of James Joyce’s Ulysses Eskom Crisis: how South African capitalists plunged the country into darkness United States: Trump’s arrest deepens the crisis of the regime Britain: Corbyn blocked by Starmer – Which way forward for the left? France: left wing out in force and on the offensive at CGT Congress! In case you missed it: Montreal Marxist Winter School 2023 France: lessons of 28 March German mega-strike: a turning point for the working class Britain: NHS strikes – Reject rotten deals! For fighting union leadership! Huge success for first-ever Arabic-language Marxist University! France: the struggle surges forward – Macron must fall! Credit Suisse collapse: the whole system is broken – expropriate the banks! France: the government is weak – now finish it off! Socialist Appeal congress 2023: recruiting for revolution! 20 years since the invasion of Iraq: the brutal legacy of imperialism Britain: Strikes and industrial militancy in the 1970s Turkey: following earthquake, outrage overtakes grief Israel: Netanyahu’s judicial reform splits establishment and provokes enormous protests Landmark Congress of Marxists in Pakistan: rising to the challenge of a revolutionary epoch SVB collapse shows the fragility of the capitalist economy The world in 2023: crisis, war and revolution West points finger at Ukraine over Nord Stream sabotage: “with friends like these...” Abortion rights and the struggle for socialism Greece: deadly train collision was a capitalist crime! Bring down the killers! France: a struggle at the crossroads One year into the war: where is Russia going? Beware, the Ides of March cometh…for capitalism! Ukraine’s bloody anniversary: a balance sheet and perspectives Identity politics: The ruling class’ favoured weapon against the left [Podcast] Ted Grant speaks! The 1970s: a world in turmoil Canada: 460 attend Montreal Marxist School marked by revolutionary optimism! India: Adani’s crimes exposed – expropriate all the fat cats! US imperialism’s war on spy balloons: inflated hysteria Famed American journalist says USA blew up Nord Stream [Podcast] James Webb and the Crisis of the Big Bang Theory “Largest increase in global poverty since WW2”: capitalists profit while the rest of us suffer French edition of History of Philosophy: A Marxist Perspective, by Alan Woods – out now! The Civil War: America's second revolution Marxists from every continent hold landmark meeting [Podcast]: Liberalism: fighting back or fracturing? Turkey-Syria earthquake: a catastrophe waiting to happen Thousands of youth march for socialism in the Basque Country January 1933: How and why Hitler gained power Britain: half-a-million workers strike in huge ‘day of action’ France: escalate the struggle! Macron, out! Fusion breakthroughs: how capitalist profiteering impedes clean, unlimited energy NYC Marxist School 2022 – now available for catch up! The position of Serbian socialists during WWI Scotland: Tory culture wars won’t wash [Podcast] Peru: free Castillo! Down with Boluarte! Recollections of a Soviet citizen: discovering Trotsky in Paris Davos 2023: capitalism’s polycrisis strikes fear into the ruling class’ hearts Book review: Lenin in London France: national strike against Macron’s pension sabotage – a million on the streets! [Podcast] Blood and Gold: the Spanish Conquest of the Americas Britain: unions must defy Tory laws – defend the right to strike! Capitalism’s blood-soaked ascent – new ‘In Defence of Marxism’ out now! January 1923: Germany on the brink Peru: mass movement of workers and peasants defy capitalist coup despite brutal repression [Podcast] IMR #1: 2023 – for a revolutionary new year! Germany’s biggest weekly magazine asks: “Was Marx right after all?” Brazil: Against the coup-plotting right wing – for unity, mobilisation and class independence! Is this the end of globalisation? Brazil: PSOL leadership paves the way for joining Lula-Alckmin government Lenin’s struggle against bureaucracy Direct action vs class struggle Editor's picks 2022: our best revolutionary news, theory and analysis! “Why has there not been a revolution?” – The need for revolutionary leadership Peru: bloodbath in Ayacucho – kick them all out, the working people shall govern The eternal lessons of the Russian Revolution: history of Bolshevism now available in Urdu! USA: Marxist school series a cost-to-coast success! Peru: mobilisation is spreading, kick out the oligarchy and all the usurpers Pakistan: hundreds of revolutionary youth assemble for PYA convention! China: regime relents on lockdown in face of pressure from below Perú: an urgent call for mobilisation in the streets to stop the right wing South Africa: Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala scandal plunges ANC deeper into crisis German imperialism: ground between two millstones Marxism, money, and inflation United States: railroad strike – no to congress, support the right to strike! Italy: IMT comrades attacked after women’s protest in Rome United States: strike action on the rise – Marxists join the picket lines China: anti-lockdown protests light powder keg of fury For a socialist United Ireland: back to Connolly! Liberal democracy: fighting back or fracturing? Iran: movement organises under the whip of counter-revolution Tech sector layoffs: the bubble begins to burst Italy: neo-Nazi terror cell linked to western-backed Ukraine battalion The James Webb telescope: an eye onto a universe, infinite in time and space The ideas of V. Gordon Childe: In defence of historical materialism The deadly Russian missile that never was Pakistan: political crisis and ruling class infighting reach unprecedented levels The fall of Kherson: what does it mean for the Ukraine war? Doctor Doom predicts “dark days” for capitalism Arms to Ukraine? To those abusing Trotsky’s words, we say: “Learn to think!” In Defence of Trotsky: A reply to the Morning Star Canada: general strike threat defeats “back-to-work” legislation, but workers’ contract unresolved Canada: spread the strike, make it general, bring down Ford! In case you missed it: catch up on Marxist University 2022! Raising interest rates: a recipe for world recession Hands off Haiti! Oppose imperialist occupation, fight for revolution! Brazil: Lula narrowly wins presidency – the fight against Bolsonarismo continues! China: Xi Jinping accumulates unprecedented power as deep crisis looms History of the Bolshevik Party now available in Arabic, with new preface by Alan Woods The rise of Fascism in Italy: 100 years since the March on Rome Them and us: hunger, highflyers and HIMARS Britain: Revolution Festival 2022 – “We are living in exciting times!” USA: Republicans and Democrats in disarray as the 2022 midterms loom – fight Trumpism, fight for socialism! War and revolution: a world on the brink – LIVE from #RevFest2022 (18:30 BST) Britain: Truss forced to resign as Armageddon descends Iran: death to the oppressors – be they Shah or Supreme leader Britain: Trussonomics — the market says ‘No’ France: state intervention against striking oil workers triggers call for a general strike New Scientist vs. reality Britain: pensions, speculation, and the casino of capitalism Ukraine: is Russia losing the war? Iran: repression provokes backlash and calls for a revolutionary general strike Them and us: housing crisis for the billions – luxury mansions for the billionaires Brazil elections: the first round warning and the fight to defeat Bolsonaro on 30 October The special crisis of British capitalism The struggle for rational thought: IDoM 39 editorial – pre-order today! Iran: workers and students unite – for a general strike! The strange story of Sir Keir and the Dragon: a cautionary tale for small children (and half-intelligent adults) Chaos in Britain: from bad to worse Iran: the need for a revolutionary programme Cuba: scarcity, blackouts, migration – will the new economic measures help? Hawks, hikes, and hard-landings: new chapter in the crisis of capitalism Hawks, hikes, and hard-landings: new chapter in the crisis of capitalism Momentum continues with #CommunismOnCampus campaign! Russia: Putin declares partial mobilisation Them and us: abundance for the rich... and grinding misery for the rest Britain: anti-monarchy activists arrested – defend the right to protest! Swedish general election: racism solves nothing – prepare for class struggle! The implications of Russia’s defeat in the Kharkiv front Indonesia: fuel price increase sparks nation-wide protests Britain: death of the Queen – from one era to another Italy: electoral swamp and coming class struggle Chile: lessons of constitutional referendum defeat Pakistan: masses devastated by floods and rains while rulers continue to loot and plunder Britain: Truss leadership victory – a poisoned chalice Britain: communists, trade unions, and the Anglo-Russian Committee USA: the Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act” – a desperate attempt to save face Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022): the man who failed to save Stalinism from itself Puerto Rico: protest against privatised electrical company, LUMA, met with police brutality The Young Lenin South Africa: a ticking time bomb ‘The Godfather’ – 50 years on: a cinematic masterpiece tarnished by profit Sri Lanka: Protest Ranil’s repression! Repeal the PTA! “We’re unionizing the world’s most valuable company”: interview with an Apple worker [Video] The life and ideas of Lenin – Marxist Student Federation school 2022 Sri Lanka: lessons from the struggle [Audio] Saber Rattling Over Taiwan: The Marxist Position Soviet cinema: montage, revolution and the fight for artistic freedom USA: “Scum of the Earth” – the capitalists who created the opioid crisis Marxism vs libertarianism German energy crisis: workers told they must “freeze for freedom” Inflammable material is amassing everywhere Britain: enough is enough – revolutionary alternative needed British capitalism’s “grim new reality”: Fight inflation with expropriation! The Taiwan national question and the tasks of the Taiwanese Marxists #IMU22: Alan Woods on Marxism and art Pelosi recklessly provokes China with Taiwan visit Gazte Topagune Sozialista report: Communist ideas on the rise in the Basque country The reality of Swedish capitalism