Since 2000, the ruling class has waged wars costing $8 trillion that have destroyed entire societies. The war-weary working-class elements of Trump’s base increasingly see him as just another “war hawk sitting in Washington.”
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Workers of the world, rise up to defend Cuba!
Cuba is now facing an almost complete blackout after Trump imposed an oil blockade on the island. The aim is clear. US imperialism sees an opportunity to finally crush the Cuban Revolution after 67 years of relentless assault. It is the duty of the world’s working-class movement to rally to the defense of the Cuban Revolution.
What Was the “Rules-Based International Order”?
The term “rules-based international order” is on everyone’s lips these days. Liberal commentators have accused Trump of not respecting it, with his threats to annex Greenland.
US Imperialism’s Latest Setback: Global Academic Rankings
China certainly still sends students to study at top US universities, but Chinese researchers are increasingly “homegrown.” China’s universities have made enormous strides forward, while US scientific academia has entered into relative decline.
Don’t Let the Democrats Fool You, They’re War Hawks Too!
Democrats are not opposed to the imperialist aggression against Venezuela—which they themselves helped to prepare—merely the manner in which Trump conducted it.
Ask The Communist: What Kind of Movement Will It Take to End Imperialism?
Though Trump campaigned on ending “forever wars,” he’s doing the opposite. Our position condemning US imperialism is no longer considered a “radical fringe” outlook, but is a view shared by millions.
Venezuela Approves Counterreform of Hydrocarbons Law
The sequence of events triggered by the imperialist aggression against Venezuela led to the Venezuelan National Assembly’s approval, on January 29, of a partial reform of the country’s Chávez-era hydrocarbons law.
U.S. Imperialism Steals Venezuela’s Oil while Workers Foot the Bill for Militarism
In the past, the American ruling class invented spurious claims to dupe workers into supporting its imperialist adventures. By contrast, Trump laid out one of the capitalists’ interests in Venezuela plainly: oil.
The Great Game in Latin America
Are the Yanks at the beginning of a successful drive to kick out “non-hemispheric actors” in the Western Hemisphere? If so, will the result be a world carved up into neatly defined spheres of influence?
Urgent Alert: Trump Declares Cuba a Threat to the US and Threatens Secondary Oil Sanctions
In a rambling Executive Order signed on 29 January, US President Trump has declared that: “The policies, practices, and actions of the Government of Cuba constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
Year One of the “Donroe Doctrine”: Welcome to the No-Rules World Order
Decay, decline, and dysfunction have been worming through the American republic for decades. But the speed at which Donald Trump has accelerated the process has been truly dizzying.
Carney’s Extraordinary Speech at Davos: Canada and the New World Order
Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos explained that the new world situation is one where “great powers abandon even the pretense of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests.”
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.