Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA
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‘Is Russia an imperialist country?’ — that’s not the right question to ask
Many Western leftists are looking to the writings of Lenin to answer the question of whether Russia is an imperialist country or not – but that is to overlook what the great Russian revolutionary was actually seeking to explain, argues ZOLTAN ZIGEDY
Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER
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Police crackdowns on Israeli peace demonstrators combined with court rulings and settler organisations are designed to strip Palestinian families of their homes and land. The Israeli state has tried to silence both Israelis and Palestinians who resist, according to Zo HaDerekh (This Is The Way) the Communist Party of Israel’s Hebrew-language weekly
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Communists in Australia, Britain and the US outlined a joint state agreement against their governments’ militarist provocations.
VI LENIN’S pamphlet, Imperialism, remains the leading elaboration of the concept of imperialism for Marxists.
It is the starting point for any discussion of the global dynamics of capitalism from the late 19th century until today.
While capitalism has taken twists, turns and even detours since Lenin’s time, the destination remains the same — the exploitation of labour for profit, wherever workers and resources can be found.
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