Sugarcane Stalinism / The Rumba of Fidel Castro

As a prelude to our comrade’s article “Sugarcane Stalinism: State-Capitalism and Development in Cuba”, we also publish a prescient analysis of Cuba’s post-“revolutionary” government by the Mexican-Spanish communist revolutionary Grandizo Munis entitled “The Rumba of Fidel Castro”. This short article from Munis is newly translated from Spanish into English and is included alongside the main […]

Nothing is Chosen in Elections – Barbaria

(We have translated a recent article on elections from our internationalist comrades in Barbaria into English, you can read the original in Spanish here) The Great Festival of Democracy It has recently occurred to some cretin to call elections “the great festival of democracy”, being true in the sense that elections are the main argument […]

Left-Nationalism: A History of the Disease – Kontra Klasa

(We post below an article from the now defunct internationalist communist group Kontra Klasa) The question of nationalism on the left is rarely asked in socialist circles and even when it is asked, it’s mostly, unfortunately, answered by old dogmatic phrases or populist rhetoric lacking any serious analysis. Although it should be clear from the […]

Cuba: The Real Fight Against State Repression Begins with Workers’ Self-Organization

Political events in Cuba since the July 11 protests Currently the political and social climate within Cuba is bleak. On July 11 of this year there were turbulent protests against the government which saw the latter employ all its repressive muscle and issue a call, out of sheer desperation, to its own supporters through national […]

A Quick Glimpse at the Current State of the Pandemic in Oceania

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, infecting tens of millions, killing over a million so far and leaving many survivors with recurring or permanent health conditions. The region of Oceania has had tens of thousands of virus cases and around a thousand deaths. However, it has been hit even harder in the form of […]

Malignant Ulcers of Capitalism: The Proletarian Struggle for Reproductive Freedom (Part 1)

(This is the first installment in a series of articles that we have written with the Internationalist Workers’ Group in the United States) In this first piece on reproductive struggles in class society we bring to focus some of the facts and dangers surrounding abortion and contraception, as well as the family unit and prostitution, […]

Get Rid of Militarised Police Units? Get Rid of Capitalism and All Police Forces!

For years now, the Australian public has been facing increasing militarisation of the police; with many frontline officers and specialist units across the country being trained in military-style thinking and tactics.[1] There has also been the introduction of military-grade weapons and protective gear. The Lindt Café siege in 2014, the Paris terror attacks of 2015, and the […]

Solidarity With Australian Teachers, Solidarity With All Workers

Teaching has the potential to be a highly rewarding calling, educating the next generation of children is something many are passionate about. However, long hours, heavy workloads, bullying and harassment sees this passion crushed – as is the reality for wage-labourers of all fields. New teachers find themselves burnt out under the pressure of the job and, as a result, half quit within the first five years of their career. Those who remain are subject to underpaid and overworked conditions, fuelling poor mental and physical health.

Crisis, War and Environmental Catastrophe: There is No Alternative to the Social Revolution!

2019 finds humanity in an increasingly dangerous place. The consequences of global economic stagnation, itself the product of a much deeper crisis of profitability, can be seen in the rise of nationalism, racism and xenophobia. These in turn threaten not only to add to the increasing proliferation of unending wars around the world but to […]

The Origins and Capture of International Working Women’s Day

International Working Women’s Day (IWWD) was initially spawned from within the workers’ movement, with the aim of drawing in more working women to the fight for the protection of female labour. These workers’ demands included insurance for mother and child, and political rights for working women.