The return of Donald Trump as US president marks a turning point for a global capitalist system in crisis and disarray. Trump’s economic and political agenda promises a new level of disruption and conflict in ways that cannot be fully predicted at this stage. The US-China imperialist rivalry, which is the main driving force behind […]
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(This article was originally published at the end of November 2024, in issue 10 of Socialist World, ISA’s international political journal. Contact Socialist Alternative to order a copy of the journal) Over a century ago, V.I. Lenin summarized the experience of capitalist and imperialist rule for the workers and oppressed of the world quite succinctly: […]
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A wave of youth-led protests has been sweeping Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, ushering in a new era of political struggle. We’re seeing a new generation organize protests, many for the first time in their lives, and draw in people of all ages alongside them. Young people also led demonstrations earlier this year and last in […]
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Socialist Alternative #30 This is a bumper 20-page issue! Contents include: Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and […]
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… and more from Canada and abroad! Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and build the forces we […]
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Capitalist East and West are both in decline Socialist magazine (ISA in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and our international organisation, ISA, differ with the analysis of most other left organizations who see world imperialist rivalries as largely “multipolar,” with the US in decline (yes, it is) and China rising (no, that is no longer […]
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International Workers’ Day greetings from ISA Opposition to the genocidal war in Gaza will dominate this year’s demonstrations on May Day, following over six months of mass protests. With an attack on Rafah approaching, protests can become social explosions in several countries, as millions around the world respond to the call by Palestinian unions to […]
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Crashing economy, vanishing jobs and unpaid wages are forcing workers onto the streets. Jinchuan & Dikang, chinaworker.info China’s economy is now in its deepest crisis since the restoration of capitalism. This is also part of an unprecedented crisis of the global capitalist system. Everywhere the crisis inevitably makes class antagonisms more acute as the capitalist […]
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The economy is tipping into a deflationary crisis with a worsening debt crunch, falling wages and prices, and increasing reliance of fraudulent economic data. The word ‘involution’ or neijuan describes ever increasing inputs that produce no improvements. Think of trying to run up a down escalator. This term has gained mass usage in China since […]
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Solidarity with Gaza … and more from Canada and abroad! Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and build […]
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