Striking rail workers vilified by establishment
This week begins one of the largest strikes of railway workers since 1989, as 50,000 RMT members and associated workers walk out on three separate days over disputes on pay freezes, non-compulsory redundancies, and in a separate dispute over pensions and job losses from the London Underground workers
Cuba: a symbol of struggle and resistance
After his recent trip to the island, YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter writes on why we must not abandon or betray the Cuban Revolution
Elections in Colombian see a shift to the left
On Sunday 29 May, Colombia held its first round of presidential elections with former M-19 guerrilla fighter and mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro leading in front
Where are our working-class football heroes?
Nathan Hennebry takes a look at the proud working-class footballers of the past, and asks why we no longer see them in our modern game
Leading Sudanese Communists arrested as military government continues persecution
The Sudanese Communist Party has faced heightened persecution in recent days, with the country’s ruling military forces arresting three politburo members across two occasions. Such arrests included the party’s general secretary, Muhammad Mukhtar Al-Khatib. This follows the meeting of communist officials with revolutionary forces in South Sudan, as the party pushes for an end to military rule
Communist Youth of Greece celebrate national student election victory
On Wednesday the 18th of May 2021, the communist youth of Greece backed group. The All Student Cooperation Movement, also known as Panspoudastiki KS, emerged victorious in nationwide student elections
How music monopolies own your ears (and everything that goes in them)
Harry Stephenson writes on the monopolistic practices of record labels in the contemporary music industry
Speech at a Ceremony Marking the Centenary of the Communist Youth League of China
This is the transcript of the speech Xi Jinping gave to commemorate the centenary of the Communist Youth League of China, Great Hall of the People, Beijing
Interview with TKP Central Council member, Mehmet Erçetin
Berkan Çelebi interviews Mehmet Erçetin, a central council member of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP), explaining the
current situation of the working class, work of the TKP, and their youth wing the
Communist Youth of Turkey (TKG).
Why ‘no war but the class war’ is a necessary cliché
It isn’t easy rhetoric — it is simply the best answer, as our government indicates its desire to join the war in Ukraine, we must tie them up at home with a furious escalation of class struggle against the cost-of living crisis, writes James Meechan
