The "German October" and the Origins of Trotsky's Opposition

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CWO Introduction · In 1923 the Weimar Republic experienced a series of crises, including hyperinflation and the occupation of the Ruhr by French and Belgian troops. The KPD (Communist Party of Germany) was under – largely Russian – pressure in the Comintern to use the situation to start a revolution in Germany.

The Challenges of 2024

(Editorial for Revolutionary Perspectives 23 ( (Series 4).) · As 2024 begins, the world seems a terrible place. Centre stage of course is the carnage in Gaza, where the brutal assault by Hamas on Israel on 7 October 2023, and Israel’s massive and pitiless retaliation, have left tens of thousands dead at time of writing, possibly at a ratio of 20:1 in terms of Palestinian to Israeli dead.

Let’s Refuse the Masquerade of Elections, an Obstacle to the Renewal of Workers’ Combativity

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Even the plutocrats and political bosses are disturbed by the bleak forecast for the coming decade. Why? Because it is obvious: the happy dream of peaceful co-existence between states has been shattered. In the wake of the latest conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East—dress-rehearsals for the wider war of the future—the workers are expected to pay for the collapse of the post-1991 illusion; the...

COP28: A Climate Cop-Out

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The resolution for the UN's COP28 in Dubai is just another compromise that places the needs of capitalist accumulation before the urgency of the deteriorating environmental situation. This isn't simply because of the conference's location in UAE, or Sultan Al Jaber, the conference’s president, being the chief executive of the state's oil giant ADNOC.

Afterlives of the Anti-Fascist War in the Senescence of a Decadent Social Order

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The Gaza Strip has been designated as a garbage pail for the children and grandchildren of the fellahs dislocated by the wars of 1948 and 1967. It epitomizes anemic social and economic development… Except the omnipresent hum of congested transport arteries and electronic appliances—music corresponding to the life of a dilapidated social system and the bestial monotony of life under it—has been...

Georgia's Imperialist Balancing Act

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Georgia has been normalizing relations with Russia since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. The Caucasian state has limited its support for Ukraine to diplomatic and humanitarian aid, and has not joined its traditional, Western allies in sanctioning Russia. In return, Russia has resumed direct flights to Georgia and lifted visa requirements for Georgian nationals.

Niger: Whose Imperialism?

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On July 26th, Abdourahamane Tchiani led a military takeover of Niger, ousting former President Mohamed Bazoum and placing him under house arrest. The new regime moved quickly under an anti-French sentiment, announcing withdrawals from military agreements with France, following behind marches of thousands of Nigeriens and the M62 Movement, an anti-French activist group.

Misplaced Enthusiasm: On the Auto Strike in the USA

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(We share here the translation ( of a document on the conclusion of the recent UAW autoworkers' strikes, written by a comrade from our sister organization in Italy. You can read the leaflet that we prepared for the struggle here ( Like the UPS struggle, on which we wrote here ( this is another struggle taking place in a key industry for capital in the US as it prepares to go to war.

US Capital on the World Imperialist Chessboard

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Even the spokesmen of the bourgeoisie recognize that within the short-to-medium term, humanity faces the real possibility of a hot war between major imperialist powers. Capitalism, unable to overcome its profound crisis of profitability, compels states towards stronger competition with their rivals. · Imperialists are becoming desperate in overcoming that crisis; they are already broadcasting...

Lessons from the Strike Wave

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The wave of strikes which erupted in Britain in June last year have mostly ended in defeat overseen by the unions. Trade union membership continues to decline and it’s easy to see why. Although consecutive governments have attacked the rights of workers to organise, to strike and to picket, the unions have proven themselves both unwilling and unable to fight against this legislation, enforcing it...

Cost of Living Crisis = Capitalist Crisis

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Wage cuts, precarious jobs, collapsing health service, school buildings falling down, inflation, widespread poverty and deprivation experienced by large swathes of the country – that’s the state we are in. Of course, the government is not interested in solving these issues. Both parties have become too lazy or incompetent to even pretend to help, preferring instead to compete over idiotic...

Green Capitalism is a Myth

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After the hottest September on record, the government of Rishi Sunak has recently announced broad reductions of the already tepid climate policies they inherited from the previous government. These include: pushing back the phasing out of petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2035, relaxing the phasing out of oil-powered boilers by the same timescale, and removing plans to introduce taxes for...

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