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Europe’s Red Autumn
At its height, the movement this weekend saw the French masses fight the police to within 300 meters of the steps of the Elysée Palace. We can only imagine the tension in the president’s office. Across the country a million, perhaps two million people were mobilized. The ruling class has been shaken to its core.
Italy: The Youth Takes Center Stage—Let’s Channel Our Anger and Fight the System!
Last week we saw the youth movement that is sweeping Europe arrive in Italy. On Friday, October 16, there were student marches across the country, from the major cities—where squares were filled with several thousand young people—to smaller towns.
France: October 17 Mobilizations Put Revolution on the Agenda
The massive wave of protests in France on Saturday was a militant escalation of a movement that has swept the country and is striking fear in the heart of the Macron government. Despite brutal repression, workers and youth have continued to mobilize in increasing numbers. With a bold, revolutionary program, these protests have the potential to bring down not only the hated government, but the entire rotten system.
The Growing “Tsunami” of Student Loan Defaults
Throughout childhood, we were told a college education is the path to financial success. Forget about the exorbitant price tag, they said. A degree will open up lucrative opportunities, which are well worth the debt you’ll accrue. But in today’s job market, graduates are having doors slammed in their faces. All they’re left with is crippling student debt.
Britain: 700 Communists Defy State Repression to Say—For Palestine to Live, Imperialism Must Die!
On Saturday, October 10, tens of thousands took to the streets of central London once again—in solidarity with Palestine, and to protest against three years of Israel’s genocidal campaign against the people of Gaza, which has seen over 100,000 Palestinians killed, and millions displaced.
What Would Engels Say About the AI Apocalypse Threat?
“The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” The public resignation letter of 27-year-old Jacob Coxon, a former AI researcher at Anthropic, quickly racked up over 170 million views on X. “No other human activity poses this level of danger.”
ICE Shooting in NYC Puts Zohran Under Pressure to Change Course
On Thursday, October 8, Belgal picked up his child from school and stopped at a McDonalds for an after-school snack. As they pulled up into their home in the northern Manhattan neighborhood of Marble Hill, a mob of masked agents in plain clothes swarmed the car, aiming their guns directly at the 28-year-old father.
India’s Cockroaches Are Back! Modi’s “Emergency” Moment
After a summer interlude, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) are back for what remains unfinished—an all-out struggle with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the repressive state apparatus standing behind them.
Freedom of Navigation: Another Pillar of the Postwar World Order Is Crumbling
Since Trump’s return to power, we have commented on the accelerating decline of US imperialism. The pillars of the postwar world order are rapidly crumbling—or even collapsing outright.
Trump Proscribes “Palestine Action”: Who Are the Real Terrorists?
Palestine Action rose to prominence after activists broke into a military base and spray-painted some jets in protest of Britain’s support for Israel. For this, the group was proscribed by Keir Starmer’s Labour government in 2025.
Germany: Elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Another Blow to the CDU
Two weeks after the political earthquake in Saxony-Anhalt, the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have dealt another blow to the ruling CDU-SPD coalition. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in a difficult position.
2026 Marxist School Series Kicks Off in Los Angeles
Against the backdrop of ICE terror, brewing economic crisis, and the most unpopular imperialist war in US history, 176 communists assembled for the Los Angeles Marxist School on October 10–11.
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.