After three torturous months in captivity, Ehsan Ali—Chairman of the Awami Action Committee Gilgit-Baltistan (AAC-GB), and a leading comrade of the Inqalabi Communist Party (RCP)—is a free man!
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The Economic Consequences of the War in Iran
The US-Israeli war on Iran is a turning point, not just in the balance of forces between the powers, but also in the world economy. It is bringing to the fore all the contradictions that have been accumulating over the past period: inflation, debt, and the looming recession.
Troop Morale Plummeting
The Iran war’s first month saw a 1,000% increase in American troops applying for conscientious objector (CO) status.
Tucker Carlson Seizes on Anti-Trump Class Anger
“... Nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS ...They have Third Rate Podcasts, but nobody’s talking about them.” With this Truth Social tirade, Trump tried, and failed, to mask his anxiety over the rising popularity of ex-MAGA...
Pakistan: Brutal State Repression Unleashed on Awami Action Committee in Kashmir—Masses Reply with Protests and Strikes
On the night of Friday June 5, one of the central leaders of the Awami Action Committee (AAC) in Azad Kashmir, Sardar Umar Nazir, was attacked in an assassination attempt near Rawlakot. He narrowly escaped as the bullet hit his ear, while an AAC...
The Era of U.S. Military Dominance Is Over
Since the beginning of its failed war against Iran, the Trump administration has boasted about the massive destruction inflicted by US-Israeli strikes, proclaiming the decimation of Iran’s military over and over again.
The Pitt: The Nightmare of Working in Healthcare under Capitalism
Previous generations had TV shows like General Hospital, ER, and Grey’s Anatomy. These were mindless medical dramas revolving around romantic relationships. Our generation has The Pitt, where the central theme is the failure of the US healthcare system.
The New Face of Hunger in America
Nearly 48 million people in the US—including 14 million children—don’t get enough to eat, according to 2024 statistics from the USDA. Just under 40 million are enrolled in SNAP, also known as food stamps.
Higher Prices for Workers—Higher Profits for Billionaires
As workers trim their grocery lists and avoid driving to save money, corporate profits reached almost 16% of GDP—a historic high.
Fertilizer Shortage Drives Catastrophic Food Inflation
According to the UN’s World Food Programme, “The total number of people around the world facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers in 2026 if the escalation in the Middle East continues to destabilize the world’s economy.”
How British Imperialism Paved the Way for the Nakba
May 15 marked 78 years since the Nakba, the brutal terror campaign waged by Zionist forces against Palestinians to found the state of Israel. British imperialism—having subjected the region to decades of domination, plunder, and division—was central to this catastrophe.
CIA Director Visits Havana as US Imperialism Ramps Up Blackmail against Cuban Revolution
If anyone thought that US imperialism’s embarrassment in Iran would deter it from its escalating campaign of aggression against the Cuban Revolution, they were very mistaken.
The Communist: The Voice of America’s Communist Generation
The Communist is the official newspaper of the party of the Revolutionary Communists of America. It is different from any other publication you’ll find in the US today. Behind this newspaper, there’s a vast network of communist activity from coast to coast. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.
The RCA is on a mission to carry Bolshevism into the political arena of a country that’s ripe for it. Yes, we’re Bolsheviks living in the digital age, and we also use social media and our podcast to spread the communist program. But we’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. That’s why we need something we can carry with us into the streets and put into people’s hands. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters.