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Trump’s Cross-Class Coalition Fractures as Midterms Loom
Trump rode to power on the economy and immigration. Since then, we’ve seen “Liberation Day” chaos, a shaky job market, and ICE terror. Trump’s net approval rating for his top issues hit new lows.
Trump Gets $3 Billion Richer, While Workers Stress About Prices
While most workers are concerned about food, housing, and healthcare costs, the Epstein class is wealthier than ever. Last year, almost a third of US wealth accumulated to the top 1%.
TrumpRx: Another Flashy Sham
With declining approval ratings over the cost-of-living crisis, Trump is desperate to win back working-class Americans. How best to do so? By appearing to “take on” Big Pharma.
Capitalism Is Making Us Lonelier than Ever
A “relationship recession” is plaguing the world. The Economist reports that 41% of women and 50% of men between the ages of 23 and 34 were single in 2023—double the rate from 50 years ago.
How the Global Crisis Is Strengthening Russia
At the center of the crisis lies the Strait of Hormuz, a key artery of the global energy system. While millions suffer, others profit. Paradoxically, one of the economic beneficiaries of the conflict may be Russia.
New START Expires: Welcome to the New Nuclear Era
The New START nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia, originally signed in April 2010, expired last month, leaving the two countries with no agreement in place on their nuclear arsenals.
Are the Black Panthers Back?
In January, scenes of Black Lion Party for International Solidarity (BLP) members carrying rifles at a Philadelphia anti-ICE demonstration were broadcast around the world, going viral on social media.
“Democratic Rights” under Capitalism: A Warning to the Working Class
In practice, every democratic freedom enshrined in the Bill of Rights, taken for granted by popular opinion as constitutionally guaranteed, has been systematically attacked by the capitalist government—without apology and without remorse.
Nepal’s “Gen Z” Election: What Next?
Six months ago, Nepal was in the midst of a revolutionary uprising, led primarily by the youth. The potential was there for Nepali workers and youth to take power into their own hands.
Marxism and Armed Struggle
It’s easy to understand why so many radicalized workers and young people are attracted to armed struggle. They want to fight back in a direct and immediate way. Above all, they want to settle accounts with ICE.
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.