Communist Workers' Organisation

Nagorno-Karabakh War: For Workers the Real Enemy Lies at Home

Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 16 2020 18:09

In the context of global capitalism the war in Nagorno-Karabakh is just one more conflict that capitalism in its imperialist stage cannot solve.

In Times of Lockdown: How to Contact and Work Towards Joining the CWO

Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 9 2020 19:04

If you like our output, if you read our articles and think we are saying sensible things, then please, consider opening up a dialogue with us. You can contact us in many different ways.

Gramscism or Marxism?

Submitted by Internationalis... on Oct 8 2020 00:43

The following is our foreword (with additional footnotes) to the book Gramsci between Marxism and Idealism by Onorato Damen, which we translated and published last year. The book is still available to order, but you can now download the PDF of it for free HERE.

Cafiero and Marx: "Capital" in a Nutshell?

Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 23 2020 11:28

Review: Compendium of Karl Marx’s Capital by Carlo Cafiero. Published by the Anarchist Communist Group (ACG).

The Revolutionary Contribution of Paul Mattick

Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 15 2020 19:19

Review of Marxism in a Lost Century: A Biography of Paul Mattick by Garry Roth (Haymarket Books/Historical Materialism Series).

The Disappointed of 1968: Seeking Refuge in Utopia

Submitted by Internationalis... on Sep 5 2020 20:51

The communisers do not have a strategy for exiting capitalist society. The real and difficult problems of class consciousness, political organisation, bourgeois power and a period of transition are simply brushed aside as non-problems. What this represents is disillusionment and a cry of despair.

The Lebanon Disaster: A Metaphor for Modern Capitalism

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 21 2020 18:42

There is now “a state of emergency” in Beirut. No, not to deal with the devastating explosion in its port which left 200 people dead or missing, over 6,000 injured and 300,000 homeless. The “state of emergency” is to protect the political and economic elite from the anger of the Lebanese population who were already on their knees before the explosion on 4 August.

Workers' Strikes in Iran: A New Wave of Struggle

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 20 2020 14:41

In December 2018 we wrote an an article entitled Workers' Strikes in Iran: This Time it is Different about the end of the magnificent strikes and demonstrations of the Haft Tapeh sugarcane factory workers. The promises which were made to the workers then were once again broken, and when they had not been paid since March 2020 they resumed their strike on 15 June. As we write they have now been on strike for over 2 months.

Strikes in Belarus Escalate as Lukashenko's Power Wavers

Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 15 2020 17:20

Recently we have written about the background and escalation of the current opposition movement in Belarus, but in the days that followed the situation has already changed by quite a bit – with various developments in the struggle against Lukashenko’s regime. Particularly interesting are the news on the industrial action front.