July/August 2025

  • The illegal and immoral war against Iran

    Every day it’s a-getting closerMoving faster than a roller coaster.The third world war will surely come our way (apologies to Buddy Holly)“Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu aims to overthrow Iran’s clerical-military regime and talks openly of liquidating the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. This... [Read more]

  • Salute to the heroic people of Gaza and their continuous resistance to murderous infamy

    While the focus of world attention has turned away from Gaza to the attack by Israel on Iran and Iran’s determined and powerful response, there is still no let-up in Israel’s war on Gaza or in the Palestinian resistance.Israel continues to perpetrate barbaritiesBetween January and May 2025, the... [Read more]

  • China’s progress shows socialism is the only viable political framework for saving the planet

    by Carlos MartinezIt was reported in late June 2025 that China has reached a historic milestone in its energy transition: the country’s cumulative installed solar capacity has surpassed 1 terawatt (TW). This represents approximately 45 percent of the global total, and is several times higher than... [Read more]

  • California – Riot and Reaction: a class war by any other name

    In early June 2025, a series of state-led immigration raids triggered widespread protests and clashes in Los Angeles and other US cities. Federal agents from ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raided a warehouse complex in the Fashion District and several Home Depot parking lots in... [Read more]

  • India-Pakistan-Kashmir – A 78 Year Old Wound

    The long history of armed clashes between India and Pakistan in the disputed region of Kashmir added another incident to this bloody history in the form of a series of clashes which carried on bwtween 22 April and 10 May this year. The latest flare- up occurred when the group known as the... [Read more]

  • Communist Party of Venezuela enters a new stage

    Anti-imperialist and loyal to the Bolivarian process, the PCV keeps marching forward.The recent history of the Communist Party of Venezuela furnishes further proof that the class struggle must be waged relentlessly on every front, both inside and outside the party. It highlights the necessity of... [Read more]

  • Birmingham bin workers smelling rats

    At 0600hrs on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 refuse workers employed by Birmingham City Council began an all-out strike. The strike, which is still ongoing at the time of writing this article, is the latest in a series of actions that have taken place in Birmingham since the beginning of the year.The... [Read more]

  • Lineker – the price of speaking out

    Gary Lineker is a man synonymous with English football. Having played at the very highest level, he began his career before the advent of the Premier League with Leicester City in the old First Division. His footballing journey saw him rise to become a star striker and captain of the national... [Read more]

  • Stalin’s Library by Geoffrey Roberts – a resumé and review – Part 3

    The Bolsheviks put a huge premium on education and spreading knowledge among the population.  By 1928, the number of books published in the USSR surpassed the Tsarist peak of 34,000 titles, which was second to Germany’s.  That same year, the Soviet Union printed 270 million copies of books – more... [Read more]

  • Obituary – Anne Scargill

    On April 10, 2025, The British proletariat lost another fighter for its cause, Anne Scargill passed away at the age of 83. Although her maiden name was Harper, which she had reverted to in 1998, to most who knew her she was still Scargill even after she and ex-National Union of Mineworkers,... [Read more]