Jorge Martín

2 weeks ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

It is just six weeks since US Vice President JD Vance spoke at the Munich Security Conference in February and told Europe that the decades-old relationship the US had with the old continent was over. Ever since, the European leaders have been frantically running around from one summit to another – from a virtual meeting to a gathering of the ‘coalition of the willing’ – looking in all directions and none at the same time to try and deal with this major shift in world relations.

2 months ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

The following is the second of a three-part serialisation of a speech on world perspectives, given on Tuesday 28 January at a meeting of the International Executive Committee of the Revolutionary Communist International. The first part, which can be read here, looks at the upheaval in world relations, which has been caused by Trump’s presidency. Even before he came into office, Trump had managed to get a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Biden did not manage to do that. This has many important implications.

Jan 24, 2025 | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

Wellred Books is proud to announce the third installment of Lenin’s Selected Writings – On the National Question. Recent events, from the war in Ukraine to the slaughter in Palestine, have thrust unresolved national questions around the globe to the fore. It is vital for revolutionary communists to be able to navigate these often complex questions. We publish here Jorge Martín’s new introduction to the volume.

Jan 15, 2025 | t3st.marxist.com | Jorge Martín

El lunes por la mañana mientras desayunaba se me ocurrió revisar qué decía la prensa española de la victoria del Barça en la supercopa y casi se me atraganta la tostada de mermelada de arándanos cuando me saltó de la pantalla el estridente editorial de El País. “Europa debe reaccionar” gritaba de manera casi histérica el titular. Alarmado, empecé a leer la opinión de este órgano autorizado de la clase dominante española. ¿De dónde venía el pánico y cuál era la respuesta que exigía El País?

Nov 5, 2024 | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

Seis días después de las inundaciones que han causado 214 muertos, principalmente en Valencia, se organizó una visita oficial del Jefe del Estado, el Rey de España, su esposa, la Reina Leticia, el Presidente del gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, y el Presidente de la Comunidad Valenciana, Mazón, a varias de las zonas más afectadas. A su llegada a Paiporta, a las afueras de Valencia capital, fueron recibidos por vecinos enfurecidos que les arrojaron barro y les echaron del pueblo.