(2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…
(2023-04-30). Workers Who Have Occupied An Italian Factory Are Close To Owning It. popularresistance.org The longest-ever factory in Italian history is taking place in Florence where the 300 workers are now making progress at turning it into a worker-owned non-profit that would pay the employees and produce products that would benefit the community. Should the workers succeed, it could provide an inspiration for others. | For three years workers at the former automotive parts factory, GKN Florence, were in limbo. According to Investigative Reporting Project Italy, in 2018 GKN was purchased by the British hedge fund Melrose, which went about enacting its motto of "buy, improve, sell."
(2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…
(2023-04-29). One year since Amazon Labor Union's victory at Staten Island. wsws.org The ALU claimed that it was building a new rank and file-led, militant union. But its orientation was not to building an international movement of the working class against capitalism but to building a new union apparatus.
(2023-04-29). Left Sectarian Attacks on Rage Against the War Machine Enabled the Indictments of Black Communists. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea When Marxists Speak Out wrote their recent May Day statement The Escalation of the World War Danger and the Need for a New Communist International, they were prompted to respond to a bit of drama. Not drama that they or the others in their principled anti-imperialist tendency were at all responsible for, but drama that…
(2023-04-29). Bank of England 'economist' to workers: accept poverty, stop asking for a pay rise. thecommunists.org The Bank of England's 'chief economist' Huw Pill announced recently that workers should stop seeking pay increases and pushing prices higher". (Britons 'need to accept' they're poorer, says Bank of England economist, The Guardian, 25 April 2023) For information to those who don't yet read Marx, this hoary old myth about high wages being the …
(2023-04-30). The State And The Future Of Socialism. popularresistance.org We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capitalis…
(2023-04-30). Workers Who Have Occupied An Italian Factory Are Close To Owning It. popularresistance.org The longest-ever factory in Italian history is taking place in Florence where the 300 workers are now making progress at turning it into a worker-owned non-profit that would pay the employees and produce products that would benefit the community. Should the workers succeed, it could provide an inspiration for others. | For three years workers at the former automotive parts factory, GKN Florence, were in limbo. According to Investigative Reporting Project Italy, in 2018 GKN was purchased by the British hedge fund Melrose, which went about enacting its motto of "buy, improve, sell."
(2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…
(2023-04-29). One year since Amazon Labor Union's victory at Staten Island. wsws.org The ALU claimed that it was building a new rank and file-led, militant union. But its orientation was not to building an international movement of the working class against capitalism but to building a new union apparatus.
(2023-04-29). Left Sectarian Attacks on Rage Against the War Machine Enabled the Indictments of Black Communists. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea When Marxists Speak Out wrote their recent May Day statement The Escalation of the World War Danger and the Need for a New Communist International, they were prompted to respond to a bit of drama. Not drama that they or the others in their principled anti-imperialist tendency were at all responsible for, but drama that…
(2023-04-29). Bank of England 'economist' to workers: accept poverty, stop asking for a pay rise. thecommunists.org The Bank of England's 'chief economist' Huw Pill announced recently that workers should stop seeking pay increases and pushing prices higher". (Britons 'need to accept' they're poorer, says Bank of England economist, The Guardian, 25 April 2023) For information to those who don't yet read Marx, this hoary old myth about high wages being the …
(2023-04-30). Xi presides over meeting on economic work. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday presided over a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze current economic situation and economic work.
(2023-04-30). The quiet revolution: peace breaking out all over the middle east. thecommunists.org After half a century of failed 'peace initiatives', 'road maps', 'deals of the century' and 'shuttle diplomacy', peace appears to be breaking out all over the middle east — without any help at all from Uncle Sam. It seems that the biggest contribution to peace that can be made by the United States is via …
(2023-04-30). Austria: What's behind the historic Communist surge in Salzburg? greenleft.org.au The Communist Party of Austria (KPàñ) stunned many with its historic vote in the state of Salzburg. Christian Zeller, an ecosocialist and professor in economic geography at the University of Salzburg, discusses the rise and significance of the KPàñ's vote.
(2023-04-29). Laos-Cuba relations enjoy excellent conditions. plenglish.com Vientiane, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The Member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Roberto Morales on Saturday expressed his deep satisfaction at noting excellent state of relations with Laos.
(2023-04-30). Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robert Monroe and Jackie Johnson stand near their home on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona For many American Indians and Alaska Natives, living on an Indian reservation provides a sense of pride, independence, and the ability to maintain cultural and social traditions important to their heritage. Life on the Indian reservation can also mean high rates of poverty, lack of access to food, transportation, communication and health care. Complex medical procedures like an organ…