The Wagner Group Revolt and Future Course of the War

In January 2022 (and before the Russian invasion of Ukraine) it was clear that Russian imperialism was operating from a situation of fear. We wrote in Revolutionary Perspectives 19 that Putin was: · "aware of Russia’s relative weakness against the combined forces of NATO. The Ukrainian conscript army itself is the third largest in Europe (over 170,000 frontline troops with many more in reserve),...

On the Recent Riots in France and the Proletarianisation of the Banlieues

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Three days after the death of Nahel Merzouk, 17, who was shot dead on Tuesday 27 June in Nanterre by a police officer who stopped his vehicle, riots have reached a rare level of violence in banlieues across France, in overseas territories and even in smaller cities usually less affected by these kinds of uprisings.

The No War but the Class War Initiative

The following document was agreed by the International Bureau of the ICT on 21 May. There is nothing like an imperialist war for revealing the real class basis of a political framework, and the invasion of Ukraine has certainly done that. The response of the Capitalist Left (Stalinists, Maoists, Trotskyists, etc.

Another Massacre in the Mediterranean

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Introduction · The following article is a translation from our Italian comrades of the Internationalist Communist Party (Battaglia Comunista). The news of the sinking of the migrant boat off the coast of Greece, with the loss of hundreds of lives, came at the same time as the grotesque state funeral awarded to the sexually predatory and crooked former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi (for more...

"Nunc est bibendum?" On the Death and State Funeral of Silvio Berlusconi

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Nunc est bibendum?(1) It is possible and even highly probable that someone, somewhere, uncorked a bottle at the news of Berlusconi's death. This is in stark contrast to the attitude of sorrow and condolence assumed by all the political expressions of the bourgeoisie, including unions like the CGIL.

Appeal for the Creation of a NWBCW Committee in San Francisco, USA

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(The appeal we publish here was sent to us by some internationalist communists in San Francisco.) · The Main Issue Today? Revolution or War · "‘We are now in a wartime economy’, says France’s top military procurement official" (Le Monde, March 15) · "Defense budget speeds towards $1 trillion, with China in Mind" (El País, March 13) · "Vladimir Putin has already lost in Ukraine.

Imperialist War or Class War

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The Ukraine war is not just about Ukraine or Russia. It is the first step on the road to a wider war. Tomorrow we will be suffering what the population of Ukraine is suffering today. Both Russian and Ukrainian workers are suffering death at the fronts to defend ... what? The property and interests of their oligarchic cliques.

A New World is Still Possible but We Have a Fight on Our Hands

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Capitalism is dragging humanity into an abyss. Rampant price increases, rising interest rates, collapsing banks and ecological disasters accompany the capitalists plunder of the planet in their drive for profits. Growing numbers of refugees are fleeing from immediate hell to anywhere they can. Meanwhile the war in Ukraine is dreadful confirmation of the ‘final solution’ capital has in store for...

The Present Wave of Strikes and the Way Forward for the Working Class

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(A public meeting was held on this topic in London on 6 May 2023. The presentation, which we reproduce below, was generally well received. Interventions from the floor did not dispute the main points made, most significantly the role the trade unions and the left were playing in defeating the strikes, nor did they dispute the need for mass meetings and strike committees as the only way to extend...

Montreal: Why are the BAnQ Workers on Strike?

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(Leaflet distributed by NWBCW Montreal during the BAnQ and Owens Illinois strikes.) · The BAnQ workers are on strike because, even prior to the current inflationary period, their wages were suppressed, without any pay increase since 2018. With generalized inflation, workers across the board have seen their real pay slashed as food prices rise and real estate speculation causes skyrocketing rent...

Turkish Elections: The Crisis of Capitalism will not be Resolved at the Ballot Box

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Elections are often touted as the cornerstone of democracy, the means by which people exercise their political power and shape the future of their society. However, under capitalism, the realities are far from this idealistic image. The working class will not see its own emancipation on the ballot paper, but only the parties and representatives of various bourgeois factions that are candidates...

Revolution and the State: Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War

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(Review of Revolution and the State: Anarchism in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Danny Evans.) · This book by Danny Evans, a lecturer in Modern European History and co-host of a radical history podcast(1), originally started as a PhD thesis which was expanded and in 2020 published by AK Press as a paperback.

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