Category: English
-
The International Trotskyist Opposition joins the International Socialist League
The unity of the revolutionary marxists around the world moves forward The congress of the International Trotskyist Opposition (ITO), held in Rimini on May 23-25, decided by a large majority to dissolve itself in order to join the International Socialist League (LIS). This is a step forward for the unity of consistent Trotskyists around the…
-
Statement on Palestinian Land Day
International Socialist League To the free people of our nation, on Land Day, and as the Zionist killing machine continues to besiege Gaza, we affirm that if we do not stand up for the Palestinian resistance and support it in all its forms (humanitarian, political, diplomatic, and military), then we too will be destined for…
-
A response to PO: Dubious internationalist principles
In a recent article, the Argentine Workers Party (PO) sadly attempts to disqualify the recent agreement between the ISL, the L5I and the ITO for an international regroupment of revolutionaries. They say it has “dubious paperwork.” In this response, the ISL refutes the PO, describing it as a national-Trotskyist party that debates vulgarly and has…
-
After the 2024 US elections
The voting in the painfully long and expensive 2024 US elections ended on November 5. The vote-counting continues as I write on November 10, but the overall results are clear. Donald Trump has won a second term as president. The Republicans have a majority in the Senate and seem on their way to a slim…
-
Capitalism, democracy, and the 2024 US elections
In all major US elections, a chorus of liberals, social democrats, Stalinists, and post-Stalinists urges a vote for candidates of the Democratic Party. “The Democrats have their weaknesses,” they say, “but a Republican victory would be a disaster.” This year, the chorus is louder than ever. “Democracy is at stake!” the advocates for voting for…
-
Ukraine: Where the war is going
The imperialist arms race in Europe and the turn of the war. The crisis on the Ukrainian front. The positioning of revolutionary Marxists The drums of war are beating, but also improvised readings. It’s best to stick to the reality principle. The method of Marxism. The arms race of all imperialist poles, even in the…
-
On the side of the Houthis
The big national press has intoned the patriotic campaign against the Houthis. While the grand national unity in support of the military mission in the Red Sea is celebrated in Parliament – from Meloni to M5S via the PD – “opposition” columnists compete in declaring themselves more militaristic than the post-fascist-led government itself. The case…
-
For a free, secular and socialist Palestine
In a socialist Middle East There is no solution to the Palestinian question without the revolutionary destruction of the Zionist state A succession of bombings of the civilian population of Gaza is occurring at this moment. No places of worship, schools or hospitals are spared, where especially children and women desperately seek refuge. A massacre.…
-
Neither Prigozhin nor Putin
Some initial thoughts on the Russian crisis Partito Comunista dei Lavoratori The crisis that erupted last Saturday in Russia with the mutiny of the Wagner militia and its “march on Moscow” is the first internal backlash to the war of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Beyond its outcome, it is also a litmus test of…
-
The war in Ukraine one year later
The war in Ukraine one year later The nature of the conflict and the position of revolutionaries Marco Ferrando One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is important to take stock of the war. Of its nature, its evolution, and the political position of revolutionaries. In the past year, both in political debate…