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While the far-right and capitalist governments globally have made attacking trans rights a key aspect of their agenda under the guise of protecting women and femininity, this is also combined with a moral panic about falling birth rates resulting in increases in ‘pronatalism’, and attacks on abortion rights.
Elites and their political puppets prefer to scapegoat vulnerable Africans, because by doing so, they are able to divert attention from the fact that they are causing this crisis through theft and incompetence. They are bleeding the state’s coffers dry instead of investing in infrastructure and services that will actually ensure a better life for all who live in South Africa.
The failure to act in previous cases, and the more than decade long cover-up to protect the rich individuals linked to Epstein and his collaborators has shown a green light to those involved allowing them to continue their systematic abuse and brutally prolonged the suffering of survivors. If action had been taken as soon as Epstein was first suspected, the pain and agony of hundreds of victims could have been prevented.
In Dec 2025, a CNN poll found that just 6% of Americans were satisfied with how much Epstein info had been released by then. Last Friday, 31 January, the Trump administration released nearly 3 million Epstein-related documents, while continuing to withhold millions more. Though limited, the files give us a sense of the depraved nature of the “boys’ club” culture of the ruling class.
This movement of solidarity has also refuted the idea that the only way to push back the electoral support for the far-right is to concede to their ideas. This idea has been widely pushed since Trump was elected within the Democratic Party, the media and other sections of the establishment, particularly that Democrats must move (even) further to the right on migration. This was justified by polling, which showed that public opinion had favoured Trump’s call for a harder line stance. In fact, accepting anti-migrant frameworks has only strengthened the hand of the right.
According to the Socialists and Stalinists, i.e., the Mensheviks of the first and second instances, the Spanish revolution was called upon to solve only its “democratic” tasks, for which a united front with the “democratic” bourgeoisie was indispensable. From this point of view, any and all attempts of the proletariat to go beyond the limits of bourgeois democracy are not only premature but also fatal.
The album begins with “West End Girl” and the first signs that something isn’t quite right in the relationship. After receiving good news about a role in an upcoming play, Allen relates her confusion when her husband is less than supportive of this opportunity. This is presented as the catalyst to the betrayal which is about to unfold.
For all its political references and sympathetic portrayals of the radical left, the film is more concerned with shootouts and car chases than delving deeper into political themes and ideas. Nevertheless, the fact that this movie could be made, on a massive budget and by a mainstream studio, and was received so positively, reflects something of the mood in society today.
Of course, ordinary South Africans are angry and desperate, and this is being exploited by manipulative and power-hungry politicians eager to hide from blame and responsibility. The rhetoric from Operation Dudula, March in March and other reactionary groups is a diversion from the root cause of the crises facing the working class.
Under the guise of campaigning for ‘Free Speech’ on campuses Kirk promoted a hostile environment for ideas which challenge the racial oppression, toxic masculinity, violence and corruption rife in US capitalism and academia. He spewed an endless stream of frequently implausible lies, and bogus statistics directed at people of colour, Jews, the trans community, migrants, and even climate scientists.
Medical misogyny plays a central role in the crisis of endometriosis care. Historically, women’s reproductive pain has been normalised or pathologised as “emotional,” leading to diagnostic delays that average nearly a decade. This isn’t accidental – it reflects underfunding of gynaecological research, male-dominated clinical leadership, and a biomedical model that treats male bodies as the default.
Although a vibrant, democratic mass left wing party will be a very important step forward, it does not remove the necessity of a revolutionary Marxist organisation. The reality is that left formations can grow very rapidly, and even challenge for political power, but if they confine themselves to a reformist programme, ameliorating and softening the harshness of capitalism rather than seeking to overthrow it, they will end up in power simply operating capitalism to the detriment of the mass of the people.
