JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 … Continue reading JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 … Continue reading JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Konstantin Stanislavski is perhaps the greatest and most influential figure in the history of acting. His comprehensive system of training … Continue reading Theatre and revolution: the life and legacy of Konstantin Stanislavski
For over six months the Western world has witnessed an unprecedented mobilisation against Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. From New … Continue reading Amidst a genocide, solidarity with Palestine grows
There’s hope that a window of opportunity remains open. The stats tell a different story. In May, temperatures hit a … Continue reading Has Time Run Out to Save Ourselves from the Climate Crisis?
The new Nakba taking place in Gaza has made it clearer than ever that the struggle for Palestine is a struggle against … Continue reading Hamas: A Marxist appraisal
Fifty years ago, the Portuguese Revolution represented the climax of the radical 1960s and 1970s. In Portugal the working class … Continue reading Socialist alternatives: The Portuguese Revolution
#alleyesonrafah I strongly condemn the latest attack on a camp in Rafah and other densely populated areas. Children are reported … Continue reading Where Is The “Safe Zone” #AllEyesOnRafah
Israel’s brutal war on the people of Gaza, and the support this war has received from governments around the world, … Continue reading Palestine and the classless politics of settler colonial theory
Capital…allows its actual movement to be determined as much or as little by the sight of the coming degradation and … Continue reading Green growth, degrowth and a humanist Marxism
The fetish for gold will vanish if the global community were to fully grasp the shocking level of environmental degradation … Continue reading The rise of gold and the fall of dollar
The ruling by the High Court in London permitting Julian Assange to appeal his extradition order leaves him languishing in … Continue reading The Slow-Motion Execution of Julian Assange Continues
Australian workers have been hit with the biggest drop in living standards in half a century. Since the end of … Continue reading The assault on workers in Australia
History, they say, is written by the victors, even the temporary ones. The dominance of counter-revolution and the overthrow of … Continue reading The Five Biggest Anti-Communist Lies
The obliteration of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II signalled the final … Continue reading Nuclear war – “I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”
In a recent writing, Michael Löwy observed that the last few years have witnessed “a growing coming together of ecosocialism … Continue reading Was Karl Marx a Degrowth Communist?
Freedom of expression is supposed to be a cornerstone of democracy. All views, even the most disagreeable, must be allowed to … Continue reading Communists say: capitalism is incompatible with free speech!
Researchers have developed new and more robust ways to measure global extreme poverty, based on people’s access to essential goods. This … Continue reading Changing our understanding of global poverty – here’s what you need to know
The US blockade against Cuba, like the genocide in Gaza, is a constant reminder of the egregious violence of the … Continue reading Climate, energy and natural resources
Introduction Imperialism, colonialism, and neo-colonialism have recently been brought to the forefront of popular consciousness through the ongoing genocide in … Continue reading Defining Imperialism, Colonialism, and Neo-Colonialism
In our time, pandemics will occur more often, spread more rapidly, and kill more people [This is the first of … Continue reading Capitalism’s New Age of Plagues, 1
Julian Assange will make his final appeal this week to the British courts to avoid extradition. If he is extradited … Continue reading Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
A lot of effort is on in India and the world to identify the values that form the lifeforce of … Continue reading The Adivasi Way Of Life At Stake
The oppression of women and the origins of the family as we know it remain key issues facing anyone who … Continue reading The fall of woman: property, oppression and the family
There is much talk in the media about diplomatic pressure being put on the Israeli government by their allies in … Continue reading Israel: Netanyahu’s dangerous game
Joe Biden relies on advisors who view the world through the prism of the West’s civilizing mission to the “lesser … Continue reading The Four Horsemen of Gaza’s Apocalypse
The date of 21 January 2024 marks the centenary of the death of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known to the … Continue reading Lenin: 100 years on
Israel’s expanding ground offensive has forced desperate Palestinians to ferry their children from place to place in search of ever-elusive … Continue reading 100 days of war in Gaza: Besieged Palestinians feel isolated, abandoned and afraid
Israel has not achieved any of its goals of destroying Hamas, emptying Gaza or reshaping the Middle East. So what … Continue reading War on Gaza: 100 days on, a regional catastrophe looms
The International Court of Justice may be all that stands between the Palestinians in Gaza and genocide. The exhaustive 84-page … Continue reading The Case for Genocide
Israel’s three-month genocidal onslaught on the Palestinian population in Gaza is the deadliest conflict of the 21st century, according to … Continue reading Oxfam report describes Israel’s onslaught on Gaza as “deadliest conflict of the 21st century”
On Thursday and Friday of this week, arguments will be heard in the International Court of Justice in extraordinary proceedings … Continue reading International Court of Justice complaint demonstrates that Israel is carrying out genocide
“Those whom the gods seek to destroy, they first make mad.” “Never hate your enemy. It affects your judgement.” (Michael … Continue reading The Middle East on the brink: imperialists pour petrol on the flames
Neo-fascist rulers like Javier Milei propose to control inflation not by curbing capital flight, but by launching a massive attack … Continue reading Argentina: Upsurge of Neo-Fascism and ‘Dollarisation’
The International Court of Justice will hear arguments next week on Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people There is … Continue reading The fate of global justice hangs on South Africa’s ICJ case
By obscuring and falsifying the lessons of the Holocaust we perpetuate the evil that defined it Israel’s lebensraum master plan for Gaza, … Continue reading Israel’s genocide betrays the Holocaust
With the IDF continuing to blast Gaza into bloodied rubble, Houthi militants (who control the West of Yemen) have retaliated … Continue reading Red Sea attacks: imperialists protect profits, and permit Israel to pulverise Palestine
Toni Negri (1933-2023). ‘We are just readers of Marx and political revolutionary agitators in our time’. Italian philosopher and political … Continue reading Antonio “Toni” Negri (1 August 1933 – 16 December 2023)
An Unusual Text Schumacher’s “Small is Beautiful” is an unusual book. It is not a standard academic text that has … Continue reading Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful: An Eco-Socialist Perspective
Settler colonial states have a terminal shelf life. Israel is no exception Israel will appear triumphant after it finishes its … Continue reading The death of Israel
As Israel manipulates the truth and silences Palestinian voices to justify its violence, art and culture are powerful tools of … Continue reading From Gaza to Jenin, we must resist Israel’s cultural genocide
I want to make a brief intervention here to highlight an aspect of degrowth climate mitigation strategy that has so … Continue reading ACCELERATIONIST POSSIBILITIES IN AN ECOSOCIALIST DEGROWTH SCENARIO
As the year comes to a close, the complete failure of the much-hyped Ukrainian counter-offensive has opened a chorus of … Continue reading NATO staring defeat in the face in Ukraine
In a world where hunger, drought, and gender-related conflicts intertwine, the narrative of despair becomes palpable, especially for the vulnerable, … Continue reading Climate Crisis, Human Suffering, and Hope: A Global Perspective
Global warming is one of the most discussed subjects of recent times. This article explores the nuanced relationship between carbon … Continue reading Global Warming – The Dance of CO2
Today is the centenary anniversary of the death of John Maclean, a dedicated Marxist and class fighter, famous for playing … Continue reading 100 years on: the revolutionary legacy of John Maclean
On the night of November 29, 2023, the public was informed of the death of Henry A. Kissinger, former National … Continue reading The world’s oppressed will shed no tears for Henry Kissinger
Phase One of Israel’s genocidal campaign on Gaza has ended. Phase Two will result in even higher levels of death … Continue reading Israel reopens the Gaza slaughterhouse
Free speech is under attack. Israel’s imperialist allies are losing the war of public opinion as they struggle to justify the … Continue reading A new McCarthyism targets Palestine solidarity – defend free speech!
He led a movement that rejected historiography’s traditional emphasis on great events and leaders in favor of mining the “mental … Continue reading Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Who Looked at History From the Bottom Up, Dies at 94
We are publishing two articles documenting the principled position taken by the British Trotskyists, the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), against … Continue reading A clean banner: British Trotskyists opposed 1948 partition of Palestine
Far-right “libertarian” candidate Javier Milei has won the presidential run-off election in Argentina with almost 56 percent of the vote, … Continue reading Argentina: far-right Milei victory reveals crisis of bourgeois regime
The ethnic cleansing of Palestine is inseparable from the racialised structures of Zionism, which receives unbridled support from Europe and … Continue reading Israel-Palestine war: This is not about Hamas. It’s a 75-year colonial war
Israel has become a classic example of settler colonialism in contemporary times, as also a model picture of apartheid. The … Continue reading Time to Stop Settler Colonialism Under Cloak of ‘Victimhood’
In recent weeks, hundreds of thousands of workers and youth across the US have joined the Palestine solidarity movement. We … Continue reading The demand for a ceasefire in Gaza and the communist response
Israel uses Palestinians imprisoned in Gaza as human guinea pigs for its weapons and technology industries CAIRO, Egypt — The … Continue reading Israel is shutting down its human laboratory in Gaza
As with the war in Ukraine, different communist parties around the world have taken different and even opposite positions regarding … Continue reading The Communist Party of Greece and the struggle for the liberation of Palestine: a necessary debate
In early November, one thousand attendees gathered in London for this year’s Revolution Festival – the school of communism. To … Continue reading Communism in Britain: the unbroken thread
Sitting in this killer-haze that’s been enveloping the New Delhi-NCR and the adjoining areas. The very survival getting tougher and … Continue reading Killer Haze of Delhi and Rubble of Bombed-out Gaza
The Reverend Thomas Malthus gained notoriety in the 19th century as an ardent defender of poverty and inequality. He asserted … Continue reading Karl Marx versus Thomas Malthus: overpopulation or senile system?
8 November, marks 400 years since the publication of the first volume of Shakespeare’s collected plays, known as his “First … Continue reading William Shakespeare: a revolutionary in literature
Today, when war in some part of the world or the other has become a constant and we are researching … Continue reading Who is the greater, Alexander the Great or Fleming?
A few signs depicting Benjamin Netanyahu as Adolf Hitler were postered in Sydney over the weekend. The police reportedly are … Continue reading Everyone is Hitler, when it suits—just not Western leaders
According to UNHCR global estimates, some 108.4 million people were forcibly displaced by the end of 2022. These days world’s … Continue reading Letter to the Readers
Preamble: “Our knowledge and control of the natural world, now science is seen as coping with many uncertainties in policy issues … Continue reading Reconciling Paradoxes in Climate Policy Making
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is reaching a pivotal stage. The horrifying images of butchered civilians have provoked a wave … Continue reading Palestine: the failure of the two-state solution and the communist alternative
Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s … Continue reading Let Them Eat Cement
In Gaza, Israel is gearing up to commit genocide. It is not doing so quietly. It is repeating its intent … Continue reading Impending Genocide
The failure to intervene to halt the carnage threatens to ignite violence across the region I have been in urban … Continue reading This way for the genocide, ladies and gentlemen
Hamas’s attack on Israel Today (Saturday 7 October 2023) came as a shock, taking the Israeli Intelligence and military establishment … Continue reading Israel-Palestine: no to the invasion of Gaza! End the occupation!
War poses everything in stark terms and thus puts all tendencies to the test. The war in Ukraine has led … Continue reading Ukraine war leads to splits in the Communist movement – back to Lenin!
Regimes implanted and maintained by violence engender violence The indiscriminate shootings of Israelis by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations, … Continue reading Palestinians speak the language of violence Israel taught them
In an era of intensifying imperialist tensions between the US and China, an accelerating arms build-up by all the major … Continue reading From Marx to Lenin: Debates that forged the socialist approach to war
On 3 March 1920, New Zealand’s Otago Daily Times published a report titled “Fiji Labour Troubles” by its correspondent in Suva. It began with an … Continue reading Class struggle in the Pacific
In other words, classical Marxism should be submitted to the same rigorous scrutiny and critical appraisal as the post-classical tradition … Continue reading Engels after Marx: A (critical) defence
When I get up in the morning, put on my shoes and tie up the laces, I often ask myself: … Continue reading Has the working class disappeared? Fact and fiction
Monday 11 September marks the 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup that overthrew president Salvador Allende in Chile and installed … Continue reading Lessons of Chile 1973
Technology can realize greatly intensified forms of continuous democratic participation, but such applications must be openly developed and publicly owned. … Continue reading Tomorrow’s Democracy Is Open Source
The struggle for communism, and is intended to provide a number of important lessons from the history of the Soviet … Continue reading Are you a communist?
They have mapped, step by step, India’s descent (although some see it as an ascent) into first majoritarianism and then … Continue reading The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
Socialism now needs to add a critical analysis of capitalism’s micro-level organization inside workplaces and households to its macro-level analyses … Continue reading Twenty-First Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why
Indian social media is a brutal place, a window on the everyday hatred and violence that has come to colonize … Continue reading India Is on the Brink
It was still dark outside when Umar Khalid sat down to make the farewell video. He had stayed up all night … Continue reading Umar Khalid Challenged Modi’s Anti-Muslim Agenda. India Accused Him of Terrorism and Locked Him Up.
Like Tagore, the scientist sought to blend an inclusive, non-jingoistic nationalism with an openness to the world. I watched Christopher … Continue reading What India and the world could learn from Einstein’s anti-chauvinist philosophy
Fidel Castro’s daring mission at the Moncada Barracks 70 years ago continues to have a hold on the Cuban imagination. … Continue reading Cuba Reaffirms Socialism While it Reckons With Its Private Sector
In a break from his usual Hollywood blockbusters, Christopher Nolan’s latest release offers a dramatic and tense look at the … Continue reading Oppenheimer: Communism, McCarthyism, and the bomb
Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping world politics and the class struggle … Continue reading The world in 2023: crisis, war and revolution
The right-wing coalition government of Varadkar and Martin has decided that now is the time to test the water on … Continue reading The waning sham ‘neutrality’ of the Irish ruling class
NATO’s latest summit in Vilnius is being heralded by its members as a great success and a new step in … Continue reading NATO summit: Zelensky comes knocking, the door stays shut
The English Revolution of the 17th Century stands as one of the first great bourgeois revolutions in history. In only … Continue reading Cromwell’s commonwealth: building the kingdom of the bourgeoisie
The recent Greek elections on 25 June saw SYRIZA take a hammering, with leader Alexis Tsipras announcing his resignation today. … Continue reading Greece elections: heavy defeat for SYRIZA as abstention gains and fascists enter parliament
Adrenalin comes from drama and status, the media shows because we watch, and it is a loop The tragedy of … Continue reading Tragedies at sea and two sides to a media coverage
1848 was a year of revolution in Europe, with French workers rising up and exploding onto the streets in a … Continue reading The ‘June Days’ of 1848: The volcano of revolution erupts
Countries, businesses, and households across the world are drowning in debt. As interest rates rise, the danger of default looms. … Continue reading Capitalism’s debt crisis: Expropriate the billionaires!
Dominating news headlines around the world presently is the huge search and rescue operation underway to retrieve a handful of … Continue reading Horror in the Mediterranean: a racist crime of European capitalism
The UAE is leading with a clear action plan to pave the way for sustainable solutions The European Union’s climate … Continue reading Responsible climate lobbying crucial for COP28’s success
Did Marx in his last years reject historical materialism and his previous analysis of capitalist development? Kohei Saito, Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism: … Continue reading Saito, Marx and the Anthropocene: A Critique
The latest news shows that the economy is once again taking a turn for the worse. The Eurozone is in … Continue reading 2023: another global recession is coming
“We’re not just at war to support the Ukrainians. We’re fundamentally at war, although somewhat through a proxy, with Russia, … Continue reading US imperialism’s proxy war: fighting Russia to the last drop of Ukrainian blood
A new study by the London-based charity War On Want finds that, even though the global food system produces more … Continue reading 2.3 billion going hungry despite global overproduction of food