"All in this Together"? A Sick Joke The myth that we’re all in this together is already wearing thin. COVID-19 has come after ten years of grinding austerity characterised by the…
Capitalism and Covid: Paycheques and Rents For the working class the cost of a roof over our heads is a major expenditure, one that can push households further into debt and ultimately…
Mauro Stefanini (9 January 1948 - 2 May 2005) Today (02/05/20) is the fifteenth anniversary of the death of our unforgettable comrade Mauro Stefanini. We are not great fans of formal rituals…
Covid-19 Exposes the Irrationality of Capitalism The realities of life under Covid-19 lockdown, whatever the specifics, are strange. Over the last two months or so, many of us will have seen…
May Day 2020: Against the Virus that is Capitalism The world proletariat has in the past celebrated May Day in some dramatic situations: from the imperialist world wars which forced workers to…
Scrubs: The Story from the Bottom Up We have received this letter from the Haringey Solidarity Group and republish it here as it presents a working class perspective on the current…
International Workers' Memorial Day: We Don't Want To Die For Your Profits! International Workers’ Memorial Day is observed every year on 28th April in countries on every…
What Does the Communist Left Do? What we will focus on in the following is how we understand the inseparable link between theory and practice and how that reflects on our…
The Pandemic and the Worsening Crisis: Some Reflections on the Consequences and Perspectives This short reflection is a synthesis of ideas common to various comrades, from…
"All in it Together" or Class against Class The following is the outline of a presentation for a CWO local education "virtual" meeting on Marxist theory of economic crisis for members and…
The Left, Still Clinging onto Gramsci If we take this opportunity to criticise Gramsci’s "thought", it is because it is back in fashion with layers of intellectuals dedicated to…
Reflections on Coronavirus and the Economic Crisis Leaving aside for a moment the issue of “fake news” conspiracy theories circulating in the ether about the origins of the virus, that whether by…