[Originally published by In Defence of Marxism, 09 August 2025] We are living through an unprecedented crisis of capitalism. Inequality is at record levels. There are currently more wars than at any point since WW2. And the world economy is mired in stagnation, inflation, and crushing debt. Now, with the re-election of Trump, the entire […]
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[Originally published on marxist.com, 29 November 2024] Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Ethiopian Revolution, which began as an uprising against the semi-feudal despotism of Emperor Haile Selassie but would go much further, culminating in the abolition of capitalism in the country. In this article, Ben Curry, gives an account of these dramatic […]
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[Originally posted by International Marxist Tendency04 March 2022 – marxist.com] We publish here a document written in 2016 by the leadership of the IMT (now the Revolutionary Communist International) as part of a discussion about the role of imperialism today and the character of China and Russia. We think it can serve to clarify questions […]
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[Originally published on marxist.com] We publish here an eyewitness account of the conditions faced by workers at one of the most important copper and cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This account was sent to us by Maurice Odingo, the general secretary of the Comité de Kinshasa. It gives a crystal-clear view of […]
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[Originally published on marxist.com] Ylva Vinberg – 16 July 2025 Trump is eyeing Greenland, Putin is strengthening Russia’s base on the archipelago of Svalbard, all the while embarking on new joint ventures with China in the Arctic region at large. The world’s top imperialist powers are vying to strengthen their positions in the Arctic, elbowing […]
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[Originally published at marxist.com] Ben Curry, 09 July 2025 The mass movement to bring down Ruto rose up once more on 25 June. Its sequel was planned for 7 July, with another peaceful day of protest under the hashtag #SabaSabaRevolutionDay. But the day didn’t end with a revolutionary victory. Millions have been stunned by the scale […]
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[Originally published at marxist.com] Ben Curry, 03 July 2025 On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth overrunning the parliament building, Gen Z is on the move again. The movement has picked […]
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