Notwithstanding nationalisations of oil, telecommunications, electricity and public services, the main levers of the economy still remained in the hands of the capitalists. In addition, a new layer of state bureaucrats and managers – the so-called Bolibourgeoisie – enriched themselves in this period and acted as a brake on the revolutionary process.
Grok’s creation of AI-generated IBSA and CSAM is inherently linked to the fascist ideology it is built on. This is the same AI chatbot that referred to itself as “MechaHitler” and promoted white supremacist conspiracy theories, such as white genocide in South Africa, to users unprompted. Since Elon Musk’s takeover of X/Twitter, there has been a huge increase in misogynistic, transphobic and racist rhetoric across the platform.
Zimbabweans are angry because they are not only subjected to various forms of oppression under the tyrannical government, but they are also forced to witness the overt displays of wealth by ZANU PF leaders including buying luxury cars for their bootlickers.
Certainly, and despite the complicity of the corporate media—which for the most part has chosen to ignore the massive protests in Caracas in favor of Maduro’s release—it is a fact that Maduro’s fall did not mean the fall of his regime, the Chavista bureaucracy, or Chavismo itself. As some analysts have pointed out, this amounts to capturing the king without delivering checkmate.
Centuries of colonial conquest and imperialist domination have brought nothing but misery to the masses of Latin America. Trump’s new colonial adventure in Venezuela is another chapter in this horrendous history—the working class, the poor and oppressed must build a continent-wide revolutionary movement that breaks the stranglehold of imperialist and capitalist domination and exploitation.
By partaking in this hunger strike, Umer Khalid, Teuta ‘T’ Hoxha, Qesser Zuhrah Day, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, Lewie Chiaramello, Jon Cink, and Kamran Ahmed are resorting to an unimaginable act of desperation and commitment to the struggle for their own justice and a Free Palestine. They should not have to do this – and there is an onus on all of us to do everything we can to prevent their deaths.
Working-class protesters raided the crops of wealthy Palestinian landlords, forcing them to reduce rents. They went on strike and refused to pay taxes. Israeli Civil Administration bodies in the occupied territories were boycotted and Palestinians refused to work in Israeli settlements. A grassroots movement spearheaded by women and girls sought to establish Palestinian food autonomy, and began collectively cultivating crops.
Through their massive abstention, the Ivorian workers and popular masses refused to endorse this fraud. They demonstrated their absolute attachment to their own interests. They showed that they are no longer willing to die for leaders who think only of themselves. As for the political opposition, it revealed its incapacity to lead a struggle that goes beyond institutional demands. It failed to build mobilisation around more compelling demands. We must commit ourselves to occupying this terrain now.
The most inspiring and distinctive feature about COP30 was the resistance, in the form of direct action that multiple Indigenous groups and activists carried out in the first week of COP30. Indeed, after marching and protesting outside the COP, demonstrators forced themselves into the buildings, and occupied the restricted zone of the conference for a short period of time before they were physically forced out by security guards and police. This was a powerful action in which local Indigenous leaders demanded to be heard, stating that their land is not for sale nor up for negotiations.
The original plan written in Russia’s interests is based on the approach of 19th Century European, Russian and US imperialism. Ukraine will become a US protectorate, allowing the western powers access to exploit the country’s natural resources, while at the same time accepting the brutal annexation of key parts of the country by Russian imperialism in return for empty promises and the removal of sanctions on Russia.
There is no reformist road to breaking with capitalism. When it has been tried, the results have been a disaster. Capitalism has at times been prepared to tolerate reforms, such as the creation of the welfare state and NHS post-World War 2. It did so because the alternative was a revolution. Faced with a powerful, organised workers movement, the ruling class risked losing their wealth and privileged place in society.
Throughout the period since winning the 2016 Presidential election, the primary means of discipline has been Trump banging the table. Those who publicly broke with him were generally forced out of the party. Otherwise, any differences or fractures have been covered over by this personalism. However, barring a power grab, Donald Trump is term-limited from future presidential runs.
