We are publishing an article written by our sections in Spain and Italy, which shows that in all countries the bourgeoisie is displaying the same criminal negligence towards the pandemic and the same contempt for the lives of the exploited. The capitalist state is presenting itself as our saviour. This […]
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Humanity’s Health or Capitalism’s Profit? – ICT
Socialism, or communism, or whatever you want to call a society of the future, will not save us from occasional epidemics. It would however deal with them in an entirely different way. In the first place it would not try to shut up (in both senses of the word) the […]
Capitalism Grappling with Coronavirus – ICT
Coronavirus has now become a pandemic that none of us wished for. And the response of the society in which we live only demonstrates the absurdity of its economic laws which cannot cope with sudden calamities and natural upheavals, including the climate and environmental disasters also looming on the horizon. […]
Class Struggle in the Time of Coronavirus: An Incomplete Chronicle of Events (16-21 March) – ICT
The following review is a small depiction of what’s happening in the world, outside Italy (for the situation in Italy, see: leftcom.org). In some ways the coronavirus has unified workers around the world under one slogan: we don’t want to die for your profits. The examples which follow aim to show: Italian […]
Italy: “We’re not Lambs to the Slaughter!” Class Struggle in the Time of Coronavirus – ICT
The Story of the Last Few Days 8 March. The Prime Minister’s Decree brought in new restrictive measures in the Lombardy-Venetia “red zone” and many activities throughout Italy were suspended, including prison visits. 8/9 March. The situation in prisons became serious. The disturbances began over a lack of communication about the risks […]
Initial Thoughts on Coronavirus and its Fallout – ICT
The article which follows is a translation from Battaglia Comunista 3 (March 2020), paper of our Italian affiliate, the Internationalist Communist Party. Italy has currently one of the worst death rates from coronavirus (4%), higher even than China’s. This despite locking down over a dozen towns in Lombardy, closing all schools and […]
The French government and unions hand-in-hand to implement pensions ‘reform’ – The ICC
This article is one of a series of articles on the struggle in France. They are all incredibly important and insightful pieces (this being the best of them). Read some of the other articles in this series here:
https://en.internationalism.org/content/16813/working-class-begins-become-aware-itself
https://en.internationalism.org/content/16800/massive-and-united-struggle-all-exploited-against-attacks-government
The working class begins to become aware of itself – The ICC
This article is one of a series of articles on the struggle in France. They are all incredibly important and insightful pieces. Read some of the other articles in this series here:
https://en.internationalism.org/content/16800/massive-and-united-struggle-all-exploited-against-attacks-government
https://en.internationalism.org/content/16817/french-government-and-unions-hand-hand-implement-pensions-reform