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The election result in the poor, rural East German state of Saxony-Anhalt, home to just 2.1 million residents, has hit the German ruling class like a thunderclap. Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has won nearly 44 percent of the vote, up from just over 20%.
The following is based on a speech delivered by Jorge Martín at a recent meeting of the international leadership of the Revolutionary Communist International. In it, he analyzes the existential crisis of European capitalism, and the impact this will have on the class struggle.
Friedrich Merz, leader of the right-wing Christian Democrats (CDU), will be Germany’s next chancellor. The next government will be weak and unstable—even more so than the previous ruling coalition.
Not that long ago, Britain, France, and Germany were the most powerful imperialist countries in the world. But history has reduced them to second-rate powers, with declining influence on the world stage.
In the summer of 1923, Germany found itself in the grip of an intense revolutionary ferment. But this historic opportunity for the working class to seize power was squandered, with devastating implications.
Germany was shaken by its largest strike in 30 years. This “mega-strike,” organized by two of the country’s biggest unions, brought the German transport system to a complete standstill.
In an incredible about face, two major mouthpieces of the US and German ruling class allude to “new intelligence” that suggests the attack was orchestrated by an ill-defined “pro-Ukrainian” outfit.
Last September, Western politicians blamed explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines on “Russian sabotage.” Now, a bombshell exposé by a renowned American journalist has accused the US of orchestrating the attack.
Earlier this year Der Spiegel featured an interesting piece titled, “Was Marx right after all?” Full of astute observations about the state of capitalism, it’s a piece symptomatic of the anxiety of the ruling class.
One hundred years ago French troops invaded the Ruhr. This occupation, combined with hyperinflation, sparked revolutionary convulsions across Germany.
In his “State of the Nation” address, German President Steinmeier called for greater militarization, claiming that the “struggle for dominance” was coming to the fore.
All around the world students are enthusiastically engaging with the revolutionary ideas of Marxism! 2022 is shaping up to be the IMT’s biggest ever mobilization among students.
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.