December 2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the USSR’s collapse. Capitalism reared its ugly head, and the workers of the Soviet Union had to pay the price.
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Will Russia Invade Ukraine?
The situation in Ukraine reflects the world crisis of capitalism. Small Russian incursions cannot be ruled out, but a full-scale invasion is unlikely.
Gas Pipelines and Talk of War in Ukraine: The Zelensky Regime in 2022
While the government in Kiev hails the heroism of the protesters in Kazakhstan, the same conditions that led to those protests exist at home.
Where is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Going?
With the Putin regime in crisis, and masses openly questioning it, how will the Communist Party of the Russian Federation respond?
Winter of Russian Discontent Begins
Only a month into 2021, the social crisis in Russia has reached new levels. Mass protests against the Putin regime across the country were heavily repressed, with nearly 6,000 people arrested in 84 cities across Russia.
Russia: Masses on the Streets
Big protests broke out in Russia in response to the arrest of oppositionist Alexei Navalny. While we have no illusions in liberals like Navalny, the Marxist Tendency in Russia against Putin’s political repression and raised a Marxist banner.
Russian Oil and the Currency Crisis: the Capitalists Must Pay!
We publish a statement by the Marxist Tendency in Russia about the impending economic crisis resulting from Russia’s failed oil deal with Saudi Arabia.
“The Future Belongs to Us!”: Interview with Russian Climate Strike Activist
The IMT recently interviewed Leonid Shaidurov, a 17-year-old activist who has played a leading role in the School Strikes for Climate movement in Russia.
The Nature of the Putin Regime
A description of the Putin regime in Russia: how it came about, its main characteristics, and how it differs from traditional bourgeois regimes as we know them in the West.
Syria: The Barbarism of War and Imperialist Hypocrisy
After all the noisy propaganda and maneuvers at the United Nations, the so-called Syrian ceasefire has broken down suddenly. In reality it was an abortion that was dead even before it was born.
The Ceasefire in Syria: What Does It Mean?
As of sunset yesterday a new major ceasefire has been agreed in Syria. But what does it mean for Syria, the Middle East, and world relations?
NATO, Russia, and the Syrian Inferno: the Impotence of Imperialism
“It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5)
When the US army stormed into Iraq, there was no al-Qaeda present in that country. Now the whole region is in the grip of the jihadi madness. This is the direct result of the meddling of US imperialism. The politicians in Washington understood nothing and foresaw nothing. Ironically, by destroying the old state machine of Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi army, they upset the balance of power in the region and created a vacuum into which stepped on the one hand, ISIS, and on the other their old enemy, Iran.
The Communist: 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.