Iran has been at the centre of global events continuously for more than a century. Imperialist powers dominated the entire period up to the revolution in 1979, treating Iran as “a semi-colonial country, half-industrialised and half colonial”, leading Marxist Ted Grant concluded in 1979. Iran has also seen revolutions in 1906 and 1979, numerous waves […]
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US imperialism has launched the harshest offensive against Cuba since the Cold War, blocking fuel shipments to the island to forcibly starve it into regime change. Cuba needs to import 22,000 barrels of oil a day. Trump has cut that down to 150 barrels, importable only by private businesses. A Russian tanker has been permitted […]
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War and militarism are an inextricable part of imperialism. Even in periods of relative stability and less sharp inter-imperialist tensions—like during the height of neoliberal globalization in the 1990s and early 2000s when the number of wars decreased—the contradictions that produce war under capitalism did not go away. Now the war drums are beating as […]
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Nepal, Indonesia, Morocco, Madagascar, Peru, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines – Gen Z rises up Corruption, unemployment, and inequality run rampant across the world. But Gen Z has had enough of capitalism’s crises and is fighting back. In Indonesia and Nepal, tens of thousands of young people kicked off revolts against gross displays of corruption, and […]
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“Strong man” rule is spreading in this period of capitalist nationalism and militarism. Orban in Hungary, Yoon in South Korea, Erdogan in Turkey and now of course, above all Donald Trump wield state power in their own interests, undermining and directly jettisoning “democratic” norms, without consultation with parties or parliament. France from 1848 to 1852, […]
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Many of us struggle to make sense of the world. We are on the precipice of a climate cataclysm, which will have catastrophic consequences for thousands of species, including our own. Humanity faces water shortages, hunger, desertification, agricultural collapse and other capitalism-caused climate calamities. Headlines blare at us about imperialism’s never-ending military build-up and wars. […]
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Young people today are living in a world rife with crisis. The cost-of-living crisis, numerous wars, and a killer climate, just to name a few. It’s no wonder huge sections of young people have absolutely had it. Out of the experience of living through the tumult of this period, many are realizing that we need […]
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Tom Crean is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. As we enter a new year, it is evident that on many fronts the situation facing the human race is dire. Of course, there are commentators who insist the opposite (we’ll refer to them again later). But most people know the trendlines are bad. […]
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Workers Rising! Youth demand Socialism Alberta Toronto Rent Strikes Manitoba Election Fighting Caste Oppression Life of a Student What Makes Me Angry Women’s Safety Chile 1970 – 73, Revolution and Reaction US: Workers Strike Back Capitalism’s New Cold War BC Solidarity 1983: A Near Revolution Housing Emergency Capitalism’s Highway to Hell … and more from […]
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Paul Gerrard is a member of Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland). The Iranian uprising has raged and simmered for over half a year now. Reuters has referred to it as ‘the boldest challenge to theocratic rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.’ Since September 2022 and the brutal murder in police custody of Jina Amini, […]
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