By John Clarke For the second time in the last few months, someone noticed what I was reading as I drank a cup of coffee and proceeded to engage me in conversation. (It was FF Raskolnikov's account of his role in the Red Navy in the years following the Russian Revolution). Last time, I had a wonderful chat with two older Jamaican socialists but this time I was dealing with a class … [Read more...]
PERSPECTIVES FOR A STORMY WORLD
A WIN DISCUSSION FEBRUARY 2025. See the recording HERE. The world today is at a rare historic turning point on every front, whether in terms of the volatile economic outlook, the threat of a trade war, rapid strides in technology and artificial intelligence, the continuing bloodbath in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, the emergence of the BRIC bloc, worldwide uprisings and … [Read more...]
THE RETURN OF DONALD TRUMP
A WIN discussion January 2025. Listen to the YouTube recording HERE. "The golden age of America begins right now… We will be the envy of every nation". The Trump era part 2 started this Monday, and the world is waiting with baited breath in dread of the consequences. It began with the immediate release from jail of his mob of 1,600 rioters from 2021, and an inaugural address packed with … [Read more...]
The truce between Israel and Hamas has begun
By ISL Coordination, Asian Marxist Review, Courtesy International Socialist League Israel finally reached an agreement with Hamas on the first ceasefire since it launched its genocidal offensive in Gaza, and an exchange of prisoners has begun. The Palestinian people celebrated in the streets the end of the bombings and an agreement that they consider a victory of their heroic resistance. … [Read more...]
SYRIA: THE DOWNFALL OF A DICTATOR
A WIN discussion, January 2025. Follow it HERE. Less than a month ago, Syria's bloodthirsty dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country for Moscow. He and his father Hafez al-Assad had ruled it for over half a century, but Bashar was in such a hurry he didn't leave a word of explanation, written or spoken. Assad's brutal regime had survived thirteen years of civil war, but within days its army had … [Read more...]
Don’t repeat the mistakes of the ’30s
Take Trump and Musk's threats very seriously! By Yorgos Mitralias While Trump multiplies his warmongering declarations against Panama, Greenland, Canada or the Palestinians, chancelleries and the international media limit themselves to talking about the...tactical maneuvers of the new American president. And worse, part of the international left continues to celebrate Trump the peacemaker … [Read more...]
THE MIDDLE EAST IN TURMOIL
A WIN discussion January 2025. See the recording HERE. In a world already facing its most unstable prospects for eighty years, its most volatile region of all is now rocked by new convulsions: Israel’s war of outright genocide in Gaza, intensified repression on the West Bank, military devastation in Lebanon and the weakening of Hezbollah, a tottering regime in Iran, the collapse of the bloody … [Read more...]
POLITICAL CRISIS IN ROMANIA
A WIN discussion December 2024. Listen to the discussion HERE. Ever since the fall of the Ceaușescu regime in 1989, Romania has been plunged into turmoil by the scramble between the winners and the losers of the new capitalist order. This tension peaked during the recent elections of 2024, when the Constitutional Court invalidated the presidential run-off – a highly controversial decision which … [Read more...]
A House of Cards: Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Bond Fiasco and the Precarious Balancing Act of Central Bank
By Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana The Central Bank (CBSL) Governor's sanguine assurances about Sri Lanka's debt sustainability ring hollow in the face of Sri Lanka’s impending foreign exchange obligations. While the recently signed International Sovereign Bond (ISB) restructuring agreement is touted as a panacea, the reality paints a far grimmer picture. CBSL Governor's nonchalant dismissal of a … [Read more...]
IRELAND: LESSONS OF THE ELECTION
A WIN discussion December 2024. Follow it on Youtube HERE. The recent general election in Ireland has marked a setback for the left. The two traditional parties of the ruling class have between them come close to an overall majority and are likely to continue to rule as a reactionary coalition. The Greens have been all but wiped out; Sinn Fein has lost momentum in terms of its voting percentage; … [Read more...]