By a young worker in Kerala, South India Dr. B.R. Ambedkar played a great role in bringing the issue of caste oppression to the centre of Indian politics. His fight for Dalit dignity, education, and legal rights inspired generations. But from a Marxist perspective, Ambedkar’s political theory and methods were not enough to destroy the caste system because they lacked a revolutionary, … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2025
No American Should Die For Israel or Qatar
Qatar condemns Iranian attack on US base and says missiles were intercepted Here’s more on that Qatari response.Qatar has condemned Iran’s attack on the Al Udeid air base and said that “Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner equivalent with the nature and scale of this brazen aggression, in line with international law”.In a post on X the Qatari foreign affairs ministry … [Read more...]
THE OVERPOPULATION MYTH
A WIN discussion June 2025. See it HERE. For the last two hundred years we have been constantly warned about the dangers of overpopulation. Yet the real tipping point lies elsewhere: the world is entering an era of demographic decline. From China to Japan, from Europe to the United States, the number of births is plummeting, societies are ageing and imbalances are accumulating. This far from … [Read more...]
CLASS STRUGGLES IN INDIA – part 5: The development of Indian capitalism
In the fifth part pf our exclusive serialisation of a new book on the history of class struggles in India, written by a long-time supporter of the Workers’ International Network, the birth of an indigenous capitalist class is and its symbiotic relationship with the ruling British imperialist power is explained. The Indian National Congress soon came to represent the national aspirations of the … [Read more...]
First setbacks for apprentice dictator Donald Trump!
By Yorgos Mitralias Only the blind cannot see what is now obvious: Trump wants to be a dictator, behaves like one, and is doing everything he can to establish a dictatorship! Seen from this angle, all his recent “initiatives” and other more or less “crazy” and supposedly incomprehensible measures make sense because they are part of his historic project: to establish a dictatorial regime in … [Read more...]
From the Rockies to Stockholm: ignoring the global crisis
by Michael Roberts As I write, the government leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the US – are meeting in the remote town of Kananaskis, Alberta, in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, for intense discussions. This will be the 51st summit meeting of the top seven capitalist economies. The G7 still represents … [Read more...]
Campaign for a Mass Workers Party Public Meeting – June 2025
CMWP's public meeting on 3rd June attracted 318 registrations of who 180 attended. We have the beginning of a new surge in our campaign. SEE https://www.youtube.com/@CampaignforaMassWorkersParty As Farage envisages himself stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street the demand for a mass workers’ party – a party of “the many not the few” – shows that the need to draw grassroots activists … [Read more...]
REPERCUSSIONS OF THE ISRAEL-IRAN WAR
WIN discussion June 2025. See the recording HERE. Against the background of its ongoing genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, and following its bombing raids on Lebanon and Syria, Israel has now launched a full-scale war on Iran. It is acting in barely concealed collusion with the USA and NATO, threatening global economic crisis and bringing still nearer the prospect of world … [Read more...]
Nehru’s Legacy: A Mask for Capital, a Weapon Against the Working Class
by a factory worker from Kerala Nehru is often celebrated as a modern architect of India, a progressive visionary who laid the foundation of a secular and democratic state. But behind this myth lies the reality of a man who served not the people, but the interests of the Indian capitalist class. His policies protected the rich, crushed the communists, and betrayed the revolutionary energy of … [Read more...]
The New Plutocracy – A Response from Raymonde Debord
Raymond Debord, of Militant, A Marxist Review for the Twenty-First Century (France) June 2025, comments on Roger Silverman's article dated April 2025. See the Roger's article HERE About the international situation A few remarks on Roger Silverman's analysis Comrade Silverman's contribution is an excellent way of entering into an essential discussion: understanding the new historical … [Read more...]