Germany: workers will pay the cost of the economic crisis
Europe’s most powerful economy is hit hard by the combined effects of war, economic crisis, and the ecological disaster.
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Europe’s most powerful economy is hit hard by the combined effects of war, economic crisis, and the ecological disaster.
The defeat of the miners' strike in Britain in 1985 has had a long-lasting, negative impact, but it is no longer a blockage on the capacity of the working class to defend its interests
An account of a public discussion about the historical method of the Italian Communist Left and its contribution to the communist programme
This article argues that the Houthis in Yemen are a clear expression of capitalist decomposition, and that they typify the growing tendency towards “every man for himself” in inter-imperialist relations
The international revival of workers' struggles continues, despite the huge difficulties it faces
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In mid-January 2024, the ruling class in Germany launched a cunning campaign to defend democracy. This campaign shows all the deviousness of the German bourgeoisie in the way it is able to exploit the vile evidence of the decomposition of its system, and especially in its ability to use this against the working class.
We publish here an exchange of views with Tobias, a contact in Germany, focussing on the mobilisations in support of “Freedom for Palestine”
Letter from Tobias
Comrades,
Here is a contribution to the discussion from me:
Since the beginning of the year, farmers have been mobilising against the fall in their incomes. The movement, which started in Germany following the abolition of subsidies for farm diesel, has now spread to France, Belgium and the Netherlands, and is beginning to spread throughout Europe. Farmers are up in arms against taxes and environmental standards.
This dossier contains contributions to an internal debate relating to the understanding of the CC’s concept of decomposition, to inter-imperialist tensions and the threat of war, and to the balance of forces between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie.
Continuation of a debate within the ICC about the growing drive to war, its nature in the phase of decomposition, and the state of the class struggle
Our response to a message from the Ant-Militarist Initiative, a network mainly based in Eastern Europe, which is part of a wider questioning of capitalism's war drive in the wake of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Articles from International Review 171 on the two poles of the world situation: on the one hand capitalism's accelerating drive towards barbarism and destruction, and on the other, the revival of proletarian struggle, opening the possibility of a new society.
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A health warning against the lies of the left wing of capital, contributed by a close sympathiser.
Another example of a populist party emerging within the accelerated decomposition of capitalism and characterised by the bourgeoisie's loss of control of its political game.
Despite the manoeuvres of the ruling class, workers in Northern Ireland are fighting for their own class interests