The internationalists

The article which follows is the editorial for Revolutionary Perspectives 03 which appeared at the end of January 2014 (to receive the printed magazine or subscribe see side panel on this page). · Five years ago capitalism experienced its biggest-ever financial crash. Thanks to central banks (particularly the US Federal Reserve) conjuring up unimaginable amounts of capital to cover financial...

The murder of Kelly Thomas and the acquittal of the officers involved, indeed any open act of police violence, is a direct attack on all of us. They want us to fear their power thus the forces of order allow this violence because it is they themselves that are afraid. This is why the state allows this ferocious and violent demonstration of its order.

The Government say things are getting better. They say jobs are being created. They say wages and prices are stabilising, whatever that means. They say the housing market is breathing again so that’s alright. So why does the Chancellor tell us that we need to have £24 billion in cuts to the welfare budget? And why does the Labour opposition agree that more welfare cuts are needed? · For us there...

Cambodian textile workers have been on strike since before Christmas demanding a new minimum wage of $160 a month. Currently they get about $80. However as the New Year opened some workers began to drift back to work as they needed the cash. This intensified the struggle of the more militant workers who took to the streets to prevent the factories being reopened.

Today in Johannesburg the biggest ever gathering of leaders of global capitalism is taking place to honour Nelson Mandela. They have already flooded the media with a chorus of adulation for the man and his achievements. Current and former political leaders have all rushed to heap praise on him and hold him up as a role model for future generations.