The World May Be on Fire... But There Is An Alternative

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Whenever we switch on the TV, listen to the radio, or look at our phones, we see more bleak news from yet another war, yet another atrocity, yet another row between heads of state that brings humanity closer to the precipice. The world appears to be spiralling out of control and the warning signs that a more generalised conflict is on the horizon are now difficult to deny.

Cuba's Economic Reform: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

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On 18 June 2026, the Cuban National Assembly unanimously approved a sweeping set of liberal economic reforms, comprising nearly 176 measures in total. These aim to revitalise the island’s economic activity – which has been severely weakened for years by the economic embargo and the reimposition of sanctions (particularly following the US government’s implementation of a total blockade earlier...

Brief Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence

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Technology is often regarded as the primary driver of development in capitalist society. The very dynamics of capitalism compel the entrepreneur — the personification of capital — to constantly reconfigure working conditions in order to boost productivity. · However, technological revolutions do not merely impact the workplace or the factory floor; they reverberate throughout the entire social...

Protests in Bolivia: An Unholy Alliance of Trade Unionism and Bourgeois Repression Against Workers' Struggles

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(The repression of the social movement in Bolivia demonstrates the growing offensive of the Latin American bourgeoisie against the working class. Recent elections in Latin America bear witness to this. In Peru, and then in Colombia, two far-right candidates, subservient to Trump and the United States, and proponents of an authoritarian and repressive policy, won the elections against left-wing...

Andy Burnham and the Crisis of Bourgeois Democracy

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In the UK local and devolved assembly elections on 7 May, the ruling Labour Party suffered a humiliating defeat. They lost 1,498 councillors, 38 councils (many of which Labour has run for decades), and 21/30 of their seats in the Welsh Senedd, which they had controlled since its creation in 1999. This has (again) brought calls out into the open for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit.

Swedish Elections: The Working Class and the Parliamentary Spectacle

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(Comment from Kompass-gruppen in Sweden on the upcoming general election there.) · It has not escaped anyone’s notice that 2026 is an election year in Sweden, yet another routine ceremony designed to allow the factions of the bourgeoisie to fight amongst themselves for control of the state apparatus. But, unlike previous elections, this one is taking place entirely without pomp or circumstance.

Rupturing in the Same Direction

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In the mid April federal by-elections the Liberals swept the three contested ridings securing a majority government. This was made possible with two conservative members of parliament crossing the floor in the previous months. For Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberals both of these events demonstrate that Canadian society is unifying around the Liberal agenda in the midst of trade tensions...

Capitalism's Drive Towards Generalised War: Only the Working Class has the Solution

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(Perspectives document from Kompass-gruppen's Annual General Meeting (AGM) back in March 2026.) · The year 2025 saw continued war between Russia and Ukraine, a fragile ceasefire in Gaza (with continued killings), a terribly bloody civil war in Sudan, Israel’s bombing of Lebanon, and a series of major uprisings – albeit under more or less liberal-democratic auspices – in South Korea, Turkey and...

Updates on Imperialism: UAE Quits OPEC, the Beijing Summit

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UAE Quits OPEC · The historic decision by the UAE to leave OPEC has added more tension to an already critical international situation. Prompted by the war between the US and Iran, this decision became unavoidable in the wake of Iran's bombing of territories hosting American military bases. It presents an historic opportunity to redefine the balance of power with all the exporting countries in...

Lessons of the University of Leicester Strike

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(Leaflet distributed by the CWO at the University of Leicester.(1)) · We have (probably) lost this battle. Are we content to lose the war? · Of course, the strike is not over just yet. But barring a last-minute reversal of fortune, we seem to have lost. The year is almost over, and the university bosses show no signs of stopping. Staff and student energy to resist seems to be sputtering out.

More Than a Fight Against the Far-Right, We Need a Fight Against Capitalism

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The UK’s problems are not unique. Since the post-war boom ended in the 1970s every state in the world is faced with the consequences of ‘declining growth’ (aka profit rates). Workers’ share of the national income in all the rich countries has been declining for over four decades. Services such as the NHS, school budgets, social benefits, pensions — all funded by deductions from workers’ pay —...

Here in the UK: There's No Escaping the Capitalist Crisis

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As we go to press, the impact of Trump’s “war of choice” against Iran is making itself felt. His continual boasts that striking Iran "extremely hard" would finish the job "very fast" are increasingly hollow. They may help calm “the markets” but are scary news for the world’s population (including those Iranian workers who have been resisting the Islamic regime for years).

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