Tag: Capitalism
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A Democracy For Who?
The fairy tale version of British history engaged in by the ruling class will have you believe that this island of ours has gone through a long, sometimes, bumpy, but largely peaceful evolution towards the bright and sunny world of “parliamentary democracy” that we are all supposed to enjoy today. What history, as told us…
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The Contradictions of Capitalism Explained
Friedrich Engels delivered a powerful critique of capitalism with the line: “The producers have nothing to consume because the consumers are wanting.” This single, simple sentence exposes the illogicality of capitalist production: that workers, the very creators of society’s wealth, are denied access to the fruits of their labour because the capitalist system prioritises profit…
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The Liverpool Parade: From Celebration to Panic
“Under socialism, the event wouldn’t be a liability to manage, but a celebration for the people, by the people” What should have been a day of celebration turned into disaster. The headlines should’ve been full of jubilant Liverpool fans watching the team parade the Premier League trophy through the city. Instead, people were glued to…
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A Response To Trade Union Betrayal Of Women Workers
“If facts hurt your feelings, you need new feelings, not new facts” – Ricky Gervais Ever since the Supreme Court ruling in April, we’ve seen a steady stream of incoherent liberal cope. A recent example comes from The Herald, in an article, titled “Trade Union Action on the Supreme Court Ruling Not Off the Table,”…
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The Farce of Freedom Under Capitalism
Trump’s behaviour towards Canada results in a Carney victory and the Liberals being re-elected. Much smug satisfaction from the liberal left. All hail Mark Carney, a longtime multi-millionaire with 13 years in senior positions with Goldman Sachs who has worked in investment banking, emerging debt in capital markets and sovereign risk. What a noble career trajectory. Carney left…
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Imperialism, the Crisis Deepens – Reasons for a qualified optimism
“Monopolies, oligarchy, the striving for domination and not for freedom, the exploitation of an increasing number of small or weak nations by a handful of the richest or most powerful nations — all these have given birth to those distinctive characteristics of imperialism which compel us to define it as parasitic or decaying capitalism.” Vladimir…
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Some Advice to Those Who Will Serve Time in Prison.
This poem is by Nazim Hikmet A renowned Turkish poet and lifelong communist, in which he is advocating for resilience and defiance in the face of oppression. His poetry, shaped by his own experiences of imprisonment for his political beliefs, reflects an unwavering commitment to the struggle of the working class. This poem embodies the…
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A Clear Signal
One of the more banal norms of the modern day is the WhatsApp group. A convenient tool for friendship circles, hobbies or even workspaces, it allows people to speak en masse and share information in real time. Ever since the early internet, discussion forums and message boards have been a mainstay of communication. Now, with…
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DOJ Finds Tulsa Massacre Was ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack’
Repost from Popular Resistance. The Justice Department issued a report Friday on the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, when as many as 10,000 white Tulsans murdered hundreds of Black residents and burned businesses and homes to the ground in an attack that federal investigators found “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob…
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Demands Must Be Made
In our most recent article we analysed why the TUC campaigns to promote union membership are so utterly pathetic. In short it is because they offer no programme except pathetic cringing before our class enemies. In this article we at the Class Consciousness Project present our own programme of minimum demands that a union movement…
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