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Cuba: ETECSA's rate hike, the bureaucracy and the threat of capitalist restoration

5 days ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

On Friday 30 May, the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) announced an increase in its rates, provoking unprecedented indignation in Cuba. This has brought to the fore discussions on a series of issues central to the future of the Cuban Revolution. Let's start at the beginning. On 30 May, a brief statement from ETECSA announced a unilateral change in its rates. The maximum monthly data plan will be 360 CUP (Cuban pesos), which will give access to 6 GB of data.
Britain: second congress of the RCP - ‘dangerous dreamers’ rise to the challenge

1 month ago | marxist.com | Nick Oung |Mia Foley Doyle

The second congress of the RCP was an electric event, like none other – rich in political understanding, revolutionary enthusiasm, and infectious confidence. There has never been a better time to get organised and join the communists![Originally published at communist.red]This May Day weekend, from 2-5 May, 550 communists met in London for the second congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP).
[Book] Marxism and the USA

1 month ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Details Publications Class struggle in the USA Class struggle in the USA Page 9 of 13The end of the 19th century saw the birth of imperialism. Germany, France, Britain and Belgium struggled to gain possession of markets, territory, raw materials and spheres of influence. This policy led to the establishment of colonies and empires in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
US-China trade war: who holds the cards?

1 month ago | marxist.com | Daniel Morley

The global trade war launched by Trump has already resolved into one between the two dominant actors of the world economy, the US and China. The question is posed: who holds the cards? Who will blink first? This question determines the fate of the world economy. Trump believes that by launching extremely aggressive opening salvos in this trade war he will intimidate and shock China into making a deal.
The Second World War: setting the record straight - issue 49 of ‘In Defence of Marxism’ magazine out now!

1 month ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Issue 49 of In Defence of Marxism magazine is here! Below we publish Alan Woods’ editorial explaining the true history of WWII – which capitalist historians have obfuscated for decades. Issue 49 also explores the revolutionary legacy of the end of the war, including articles on: the fall of fascism in Italy; the liberation of France; post-war neorealist cinema; and a 1945 analysis by Ted Grant on the shifting world order.
"¡Cañones, no mantequilla!": el imperialismo europeo trata de reafirmar su papel en el mundo

2 months ago | marxist.com | Jorge Martín

Hace apenas seis semanas, el vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, J. D. Vance, habló en la Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich y dijo a Europa que la relación de décadas que Estados Unidos tenía con el viejo continente había terminado.
“Guns, not butter!” - European imperialism’s doomed attempt at asserting its role in the world

2 months 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.
El caso de Marine Le Pen: cómo los "demócratas" están destruyendo la democracia

2 months ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Para empezar, lo más evidente. El autor de estas líneas no tiene absolutamente nada en común con Marine Le Pen, ni con la ideología o el movimiento del que es la cabeza más visible. Al contrario. En el espectro político, nos situamos en extremos opuestos. Hay que decirlo desde el principio, para evitar cualquier riesgo de confusión y tergiversación. Sin embargo, también diré desde el principio algo que debería ser obvio, pero que desgraciadamente parece haber escapado a mucha gente de izquierdas.
The case of Marine Le Pen: how the ‘democrats’ are destroying democracy

2 months ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

To begin with the glaringly obvious. The author of these lines has absolutely nothing in common with Marine Le Pen, or the ideology or the movement for which she is the most visible head. On the contrary. On the political spectrum, we stand at opposite extremes. That must be stated at the outset, so as to avoid any risk of confusion and misrepresentation.
El significado de Donald Trump: un análisis marxista

2 months ago | marxist.com | Alan Woods

Un espectro recorre Europa. Este horrible fenómeno ha aparecido de repente, como por arte de magia negra, conjurado desde la más oscura fosa del infierno por un malévolo demonio, para asolar y atormentar a las buenas gentes de la Tierra, perturbar su descanso y sus peores pesadillas. Lo peor de este fenómeno es precisamente que nadie parece capaz de explicarlo. Se presenta como una fuerza de la naturaleza aparentemente imparable, que arrasa con todo.