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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The Covid-19 Pandemic: A symptom of the terminal phase of capitalist decadence – ICC
Introduction The coronavirus epidemic is leaving thousands of dead around the world. Why? Because research into this kind of virus, which has been known about for a long time, was abandoned because it wasn’t seen as profitable! Because when the epidemic took off it was more important to the Chinese […]
More evidence that capitalism has become a danger to humanity – ICC
The emergence of this new virus and the reaction of the bourgeoisie shows how the development of the productive forces has come up against the death and destruction caused by capitalism. So while China has become the world’s second economic power it has been laid low by a viral epidemic, […]
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. […]
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
For a massive and united struggle of all the exploited against the attacks of government – 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/16817/french-government-and-unions-hand-hand-implement-pensions-reform
https://en.internationalism.org/content/16813/working-class-begins-become-aware-itself