Ceuta: The Divisions of Class and Nation are at the Root of the Descent into Barbarism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jun 17 2021 13:51
The latest episode of a long running drama is now playing out on the world’s TV screens. In the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, on the northern tip of Morocco, desperate people facing incredible peril, and willing to sacrifice all they have, are trying to find a new life. What added an extra dimension to the pathos was the reception given to the influx of refugees by the Spanish army, with photos of beatings emerging in the media.
Neither Israel, Nor Palestine: No War but the Class War
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 22 2021 15:18
The one hope — and a hope not just for the workers of Palestine or Israel but for the whole of humanity — is a working class revival which resists all the attempts of capitalism and imperialism to thrust their bloody agendas upon us.
Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn: Israel & Vietnam
Israel, by helping develop industry within the “Socialist” Republic, ensures it has another market to trade its goods in. Not only that, but factories like the one mentioned prior help create a flow of capital from Vietnam to Israel, directly benefiting the bourgeoisie. — Left-Communist Group of Vietnam
Brexit: The Ruling Class Shoots Itself in the Foot
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 26 2021 13:54
Brexit finally came into force on 1 January 2021, over 4 years after the referendum of 2016. During these four years the leading bodies of the British capitalist class had fought a delaying and rear-guard type of campaign to stop it happening but failed.
Queerphobia in Vietnam
Submitted by Mèo Mun on Apr 25 2021 12:00
Is queerphobia in Vietnam a mere product of colonialism, and does it matter?
Left Nationalism and Support for Imperialist War in the United States
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 10 2021 11:32
Article from 1919 (mcmxix.org), the new journal of the North American affiliates of the ICT.
UK Asylum Policy: No Sanctuary from Capitalism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 9 2021 15:38
Asylum has long been a thorny issue for the British ruling class. As a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention the UK is obliged to grant asylum when, in the opinion of the Home Office, an asylum seeker has demonstrated that they have a well founded fear of persecution on the grounds of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. Yet asylum seekers are continuously vilified in the popular press as criminals and scroungers overwhelming the benefits system, the vitriol often being fuelled by the cynical statements of government ministers.
Vaccine Nationalism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 9 2021 15:34
Article from 1919 (mcmxix.org), the new journal of the North American affiliates of the ICT.
The Trump Era is Over, Now it's Time for Biden
Submitted by Internationalis... on Feb 1 2021 15:05
The recent change-over in the White House will not lead to major changes in American politics. On the domestic front the moderate Biden will be forced to concede something to keep his electorate quiet, but in foreign policy very little new will be produced by the new Democratic president.
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