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Germany: Statement from the Red Women’s Committee on the Imperialist War in Ukraine

The following is a statement from the Red Women’s Committee in Hamburg, Germany on recent developments in Ukraine, minor edits have been made to improve readability and clarity. Proletarians of all countries, unite! Down with the imperialist war!German troops out of Eastern Europe and the rest of the world! The attack of imperialist Russia on Ukraine is an unjust war, it is the sheer aggression … Continue reading Germany: Statement from the Red Women’s Committee on the Imperialist War in Ukraine

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Inflation Bleeds the People, Imperialists Blame Anything but Their Dying System

By the Editorial Board Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers for January, which show a 7.5% increase in prices across the board when compared to January 2020, the largest increase since February 1982. While the politicians and capitalist economists are generally blaming the pandemic for high prices, the ultimate responsibility lies in the economic crisis, the … Continue reading Inflation Bleeds the People, Imperialists Blame Anything but Their Dying System

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Opinion: Biden Plans to Plunder $7 Billion from Afghanistan as Millions Face Starvation

Photo credit: Gage Skidmore By Jakob Stein Since the fall of the Afghan puppet government and the expulsion of US troops by the Taliban last August, the people of Afghanistan have been subjected to widespread misery as the economic situation continues to rapidly deteriorate. Now the Biden administration has issued an executive order to seize funds from Afghanistan in yet another act of imperialist plunder … Continue reading Opinion: Biden Plans to Plunder $7 Billion from Afghanistan as Millions Face Starvation

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Opinion: Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Exemplifies US Imperialism’s Decay

By Jakob Stein The January 28 collapse of the Fern Hollow Creek Bridge in Pittsburgh is just another example of the decay of the US imperialist system, in this case with infrastructure literally falling to pieces as people drove across the bridge to work. Joe Biden, who was scheduled to visit Pittsburgh at the time of the collapse, used the opportunity to promote his $1.2 … Continue reading Opinion: Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Exemplifies US Imperialism’s Decay

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Vaccine Mandates Punish Workers to Protect Ruling-Class Profits, Not Health

By the Editorial Board Since its introduction, the COVID-19 vaccine has been one of the most contentious issues dividing the working class, with different factions of the ruling class using the issue to pit workers against each other to serve their own political agendas. While the vaccine is a simple way to reduce the chances of severe illness from the virus, the impetus for the … Continue reading Vaccine Mandates Punish Workers to Protect Ruling-Class Profits, Not Health

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A Nova Democracia: Imperialists Beat War Drums That They Cannot Yet Unleash

Editors’ Note: The following is an unofficial translation of the article “Editorial semanal – Imperialistas rufam tambores de guerra que não podem desatar agora” by the Brazilian progressive newspaper, A Nova Democracia. By the Editorial Board of A Nova Democracia The huge mobilizations and concentration of troops in Eastern Europe, never seen before in the last 30 years, involving different superpowers and imperialist powers with … Continue reading A Nova Democracia: Imperialists Beat War Drums That They Cannot Yet Unleash

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Tensions Escalate as US and Russian Imperialism Contend for Dominance in Ukraine

Photo credit: Gage Skidmore By Jakob Stein On Monday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin put 8,500 US troops on “high alert” to move into Eastern Europe in response to the months-long concentration of Russian troops along Ukraine’s eastern border. The White House is calling a Russian invasion of Ukraine “imminent” and has ordered all family members of US embassy staff to evacuate the country … Continue reading Tensions Escalate as US and Russian Imperialism Contend for Dominance in Ukraine

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Kazakhstan: Popular Uprising Targets Police, State Institutions as Russian Imperialism Intervenes

Photo credit: Telegram/KazTAG By Jakob Stein Over the past week, protests against Kazakhstan’s elimination of the cap on gasoline prices have erupted into a full-scale uprising against the oppression and miserable economic conditions imposed on the people by the Kazakh State and Russian imperialism. On January 1, the Kazakh government lifted the cap on the price of liquefied petroleum gas, used to fuel vehicles around … Continue reading Kazakhstan: Popular Uprising Targets Police, State Institutions as Russian Imperialism Intervenes

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Opinion: Use of National Guard to Fill Labor Shortages Is Attack on the Working Class

By Vincent Cross State governments across the country are increasingly bringing in National Guard members as a replacement labor force to address the crisis of a growing wave of labor disputes and worker shortages in the health care and education as many quit their jobs amid worsening working conditions and low pay. Such extraordinary uses of military labor by the capitalist ruling class demonstrate its … Continue reading Opinion: Use of National Guard to Fill Labor Shortages Is Attack on the Working Class

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Opinion: The Death of Bloodthirsty Imperialist Colin Powell

By Jakob Stein Last week, Colin Powell, best known as the Secretary of State under George W. Bush during the initiation of the imperialist wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, died in a military hospital due to complications related to COVID-19. In the wake of his death, politicians and the monopoly media have put forth a narrative of his ‘achievements’ in an effort to paint him … Continue reading Opinion: The Death of Bloodthirsty Imperialist Colin Powell

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