Chile: From Constituent Assembly to Emergency State

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(We publish an article by a Chilean comrade on Kast's rise to the presidency of the republic, a bridge between the Pinochet-led right of the past and contemporary fascist-style populism.) · On 11 March, José Antonio Kast was inaugurated president of Chile. Within hours he had signed six emergency decrees, and whatever illusions remained about the post-dictatorship settlement were disposed of...

Labour Reform in Argentina: Capitalism Imposes Slavery on Us, Let's Impose Class War on It!

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On 27 February 2026 the labour reform was definitively adopted by the Senate. It had already been approved by the Argentine Congress a week earlier, by a vote of 135 to 115. This reform, supported by a broad parliamentary coalition ranging from the centre-left to the far-right, was notably backed by the libertarian president Javier Milei, elected in November 2023.

Air Canada Strike Analysis

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The brief but notable Air Canada flight attendant strike, with 99.7 voting in favor, began on August 16th and lasted only 3 days. The flight industry, being a high value, time sensitive and logistically demanding operation, was uniquely vulnerable to pressure from just a portion of its workforce striking.

Beyond Bourgeois Legality: India's Transgender Amendment Bill

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South Asia has long had a complex relationship with gender non-conforming people. Identities such as Hijras, Kothis, Aravanis, Jogappas, and others have historically existed within specific socio-cultural and ritual contexts. While texts like the Kamasutra and Manusmriti contain references to gender non-conformity, these mentions did not translate into social equality.

Unions Mediate the Terms of Our Exploitation, Only Communism Can End It

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Workers across the world and in almost all industries are once again feeling the need to struggle against the attacks on our living standards. Unions, which form an important part of our working class history, are the first to offer us a way to channel this struggle collectively. But looking beyond these initial stages of working class struggle, the history of union struggles becomes less...

Canada Post Strikes and State Repression

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2018 · In 2018, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) was in a months-long negotiation with Canada Post over issues such as job security, guaranteed hours, and wage increases. On October 22nd of that year, and after 10 months of negotiations, the union issued a legal notice to Canada Post for a strike.

The American Ideology: Intersectionality Against the Working Class

The US has been the world's foremost superpower roughly since the Second World War, and although its status is being increasingly contested by an ascendent China, its supremacy remains intact for now. As such, ideological debates which divide the American ruling class continue to have wider implications on the rest of the world.

Wages, Employment, and the Out-of-Tune Trumpets of the Bourgeoisie

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(We publish here a translation from our comrades in Battaglia Comunista on the condition of the working class in Italy. Much of it will make for familiar reading to workers beyond Italy as well.) · Introduction · The following article is an update of a previous piece published in Prometeo no. 28 in 2022.

Women’s Day 2026 - Women Workers Lead the Way

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The working class continues to face an unending barrage of attacks from the bosses. Wars are starting all over, and the cost of living continues going up. Capitalism seems set to continue lording over this morass for the foreseeable future. As we do every Women’s Day, we turn to reflect on the historical example of the women workers of St Petersburg on February 1917, who led the charge on a real...

No Side to Choose Along the Durand Line

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The drums of war are beating again, this time along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the impact is far beyond the mountains of the Durand Line.(1) This is not a border issue; it is another tremor within the global crisis of capitalism and a step towards imperialist slaughter. · According to the bourgeois press, this particular conflict started when Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban...

Middle East in Flames: Next Step Toward Global Capitalist War

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(Statement of the Internationalist Communist Tendency) · "Our aversion to war is not just for humanitarian and sentimental reasons, but the fact that it is ultimately conducted against the proletariat." (Onorato Damen at the first conference of the PCInt, 29 December 1945) · Over four years ago we raised the spectre of an insoluble capitalist crisis leading the world towards a generalised...

Iran: Communism or Barbarism

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Like a broken record, the USA is bombing a country due to humanitarian concerns or supposed “Weapons Of Mass Destruction.” Where have we all heard this before? US and Israeli bombings are confirmed to have killed around 50 children at an elementary school, some protestors and over 500 so far. The US is calling for regime change in Iran due to the latter's bloody repression but regime change...

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