80 years after Hiroshima, nuclear war is back
Nuclear war is back on the agenda. The choice between socialism and barbarism is posed more urgently than ever
The danger of Starmer’s ‘military Keynesianism’
On 25 February, the government website proclaimed ‘Prime Minister sets out biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the Cold War.’
The class struggle in 2024
Great power rivalry is back. That means more wars, more coups — and an end to the farce of global cooperation on climate change. On the home front, a general election is a chance for workers to put our demands on the agenda.
BRICS+ Where next for the bloc of emerging economies?
At its August conference in South Africa, the BRICS group of ‘emerging markets’ (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) agreed to accept six new members.
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The G7 Summit reveals problems for the West
As rival imperialists manoeuvre for position, workers urgently needs a Fifth International
How imperialism hinders Pakistan flood relief
The flooding in Pakistan is not simply a ‘natural’ disaster.
Climate change: Unnatural disaster in Pakistan
Pakistani capitalism has colluded with the imperialists to condemn the poorest to bear the brunt of the devastation.
Lessons on the 40th anniversary of the Malvinas War
Forty years ago, Margaret Thatcher’s Tory government fought an undeclared war against Argentina for control of the Malvinas.
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Sanctions are ‘war by other means’
The British media have hailed the scale of sanctions being imposed upon Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
The geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West
The United States works on the principle that what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is a matter for negotiation.
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Nato: the bloody record of the imperialists’ ‘defensive’ alliance
Nato, despite its huge military superiority, presents itself as a defensive alliance, as ‘the good guys’.
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Luxemburg, Zetkin and Kollontai: socialist women against imperialist war
RECENT EVENTS in Ukraine have been a sharp reminder that under capitalism, inter-imperialist rivalries inevitably lead to brutal wars that
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Political bulletin: From imperialist war to class war
Political bulletin for 2 March 2022
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Sudanese revolution: what road to freedom?
By Dave Stockton Once more across the length and breadth of Sudan we are witnessing a massive revolutionary upsurge against
Bloody Sunday: 50 years without justice
On 30 January 1972, Bloody Sunday, the British Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 unarmed civil rights protesters in Derry and wounded 15 others.
Statement: The danger of war over Ukraine
Putin’s threat to invade, let alone any actual invasion, must be condemned by all socialists and democrats.