Once More on the Brexit Diversion
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 19 2019 14:40
The real division we face is not Leave versus Remain, or No-Deal versus soft Brexit, but between those who have an interest in creating a fundamentally different kind of society and those who do not.
Zimbabwe: Still a Capitalist Hell
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 12 2019 12:51
Rosa Luxemburg argued before World War One that in the epoch of imperialism national liberation stands opposed to working class liberation. The recent death of Zimbabwe’s national liberation hero, Robert Mugabe, the conditions of the Zimbabwe working class, and the hellish state of the country as a whole, is yet another wretched demonstration of how true this is.
Workers' Democracy is the Only Real Democracy
Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 1 2019 12:45
The Trumps, the Bolsonaros, the Putins and the Xi Jinpings offer us capitalist barbarism and only the self-activity of the whole working class – the basis of working class democracy – can save humanity.
Capitalism's Other Threat to the Planet
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 29 2019 12:07
Climate change is not the only threat to humanity. A stagnant capitalist economy that survives on an increasing mountain of debt is intensifying imperialist rivalries. The slow death agony of the system is now manifest in so many ways. The post World War Two order that was imposed by the US in 1945 has been breaking down since the dollar ceased to be the world’s gold standard in 1971. Today the increasing rivalry between China and the US stretches from South America via the Middle East to the South China Sea.
Only the Working Class Can Save the Planet
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 23 2019 10:03
Only in a communist world without states and borders will human beings be able to really tackle the damage that has been done to their natural surroundings.
Capitalism's New Economy: The Working Class
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 10 2019 20:26
On re-reading this piece, what is striking about the picture of the working class in capitalism's self-styled service economy in 2006 is how much it resembles the situation today. After decades of capitalist restructuring in the face of problems stemming from the declining rate of profit (problems by no means confined to the economy of the UK) there are now recognisable constants in the socio-economic profile of the 'restructured' working class.
Class Struggle in China
Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 6 2019 13:26
The role of China in the imperialist pecking order has been covered many times on our website (leftcom.org). Here we deal with China’s evolution from a largely agrarian society to an industrial powerhouse which has also created the world’s largest working class – and what comes with that is, of course, simmering class conflict.
Imperialism and the Amazon
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 31 2019 14:13
The article which follows was written at the beginning of the month when the continuing deforestation of the Amazon led to the yet more murders of the indigenous population. Since then the crisis has deepened as the dry season burning of the Amazon to clear the way for farming has reached new heights.
Review of Money and Totality by Fred Moseley
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 28 2019 11:46
Today, as the global economy flounders from crisis to crisis, Marx’s analysis of capitalism is the essential basis for a correct understanding of what is going on. Moseley’s book reaffirms key elements of this analysis. The previous obsession with the transformation problem has resulted in the undermining of these key aspects of Marx’s critique, actually making an understanding of twenty first century capitalism harder. Moseley’s book, though long winded and somewhat repetitive, serves a very useful purpose in exposing this undermining and its implications. For this reason alone it is worth reading.
British Bosses' Political Crisis
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 22 2019 14:11
The next few months will see the party political machines in full swing trying to draw us into the quagmire of democratic debate and that great privilege – a vote at the polling station. Neither of those arenas offer anything for the working class.
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