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Capitalists on the Offensive Against DSA: Class-Struggle Methods Are Needed to Fight Back
Nine months ago, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor of New York City. He is now a national political figure. Some even described Zohran as a “kingmaker” after a wave of DSA candidates won Democratic primaries with his endorsement this summer. These electoral results would have been unthinkable 15 years ago.
It’s the Dying Days of an Empire
Unable to resupply at bases in the Persian Gulf, conditions aboard ships like the USS Gerald Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln deteriorated during their marathon deployments. Sailors survived on small servings of revolting rations. They took minute-long showers with no soap, brushed their teeth without toothpaste, and went weeks without laundry service.
Dutch Strike Wave: Welfare not Warfare!
The Dutch government is trying to impose a budget which cuts billions from the welfare state to spend billions on imperialist rearmament. This week, thousands of workers from across the Netherlands are striking to stop them.
Macklemore vs. McCarthyism
The rapper Macklemore was booted off a US tour with popstar Ed Sheeran after speaking up for Palestine on stage. Rather than go quietly, he went public about the coordinated campaign behind his cancellation, leading all the other support acts to...
The Cuban Revolution of 1959: When US Imperialism Was Defeated
In January 1959, the people of a small island just 90 miles off the coast of Florida decided to become masters of their own destiny against the arrogant brutality of US imperialism. The heroic survival of the Cuban Revolution is a daily reminder to US imperialism of its humiliating defeat.
Can Zohran Help Bring Down Netanyahu?
“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal—the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,” said Zohran Mamdani in his most watched video statement to date. These words rang true in the ears of millions who oppose Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Germany: Why Did the AfD Win in Saxony-Anhalt?
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 Movement Against the Vietnam War: When the Colossus Trembled
The movement in the US against the Vietnam War mobilized millions against the government, and became a lightning rod for the demands of a huge layer of the oppressed. In this context, a powerful revolutionary party could have been built to...
Spain: Right Wing Whips Up Ceuta Migration Crisis to Bring Down Sánchez
The Ceuta migration crisis has turned into a major social and political crisis, which the right in Spain is using to further undermine the Socialist Party government of Pedro Sánchez and force its downfall.
US Imperialism’s Insoluble Contradictions
On January 10, 2025, before the start of Trump’s second term, we published an article titled “Trump’s Empire of Chaos and the Delusion of ‘Fortress America.’” Given the many unknowns at the time, it holds up quite well overall. However, we made at least one glaring mistake. And that was to try to anticipate Trump’s actions rationally.
“Russia Will Collapse Tomorrow”—“and Invade Europe in Five Years”
In the picture presented to people in the West, Russia has to be weak enough to convince everyone that sanctions are working, aid to Ukraine is delivering results, and another few hundred billion euros will finally finish the job. At the same time, it has to be strong enough to explain why those same governments must year after year convince workers to accept that there is less and less money for hospitals, education, housing, and pensions.
Blockade Brings Cuba to the Edge of Barbarism—Lift the Siege Now!
In Santiago de Cuba, Adrián Silva Guerra squats over a crib. A headlamp hugs his temples, illuminating the cradle he is about to break apart. His three-year-old daughter slept here last night. But the family needs the wood to heat up their evening...
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.