Guns for Bangladesh, coups for Venezuela: Canada’s imperialist hypocrisy

For weeks, Canada has unleashed another round of hypocritical denunciations of “human rights violations” in Venezuela—while remaining silent as its ally in Bangladesh shot hundreds of students and workers.

USA: Decay, senility, violence in the crumbling empire

Gradually and then suddenly, the U.S. has found itself beset by that same affliction which its arrogant leaders believed it was uniquely immune. Instability has made its return to the United States—and in rapid fashion.

Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina overthrown! All power to the workers’ and students’ committees!

The revolutionary masses have overthrown Hasina, ending her 16 years of brutal rule!

All-out war in the Middle East? Netanyahu bids for an escalation

The killing of Hamas’ main leader and chief negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, while he was in Tehran, Iran is part of a cynical attempt by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to provoke an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East just so that he can stay in power. In this he can count on the complicity of Western imperialism, which allows him to remain in office as their main reliable ally in the region.

#FreeTalha – urgent solidarity action with Bangladeshi students

We demand the unconditional release of Talha Mahmud Chowdhury, along with all other students who are being detained by Sheikh Hasina’s regime.

Talha’s next hearing is on 7 August. In the run up to this date, we call on all our comrades, readers and supporters to contact their Bangladesh embassies, high commissions and diplomatic missions to demand Talha’s immediate release, along with all other student detainees.

Urgent note on Venezuela: How did we reach this dead end?

The situation in Venezuela is developing very quickly after Sunday’s election.

Fight imperialism and war! Workers of the world unite! – RCI statement

The time is ripe for a broad-based, international campaign around a clear programme to fight militarism and imperialism. Towards this end, the Revolutionary Communist International proposes the following programme as the starting point for such a campaign, and we call upon every individual or organisation seriously opposed to imperialist war to contact us, to put their name to the same campaign, and to join us in this task.

Biden abandons the race: Can switching horses midstream stop Trump?

In yet another dramatic twist in the tragicomic soap opera of American politics, Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign.

‘An inch from civil war’: A near miss for US capitalism

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has accelerated the polarisation of American society, as the Republican presidential candidate dodged death by the narrowest of margins. But it wasn’t just Trump who dodged a bullet. The entire country went right up to the edge of a precipice, before taking half a step back. As the title […]

French elections: No deals with the right! All out to apply and deepen the NFP programme!

The results of the second round of the French legislative elections brought joy and, above all, relief to millions of voters who feared a victory for the far-right National Rally (RN) bloc.