In Defence of Marxism https://marxist.com/analysis.htm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:02:54 +0100 MYOB en-gb The dictatorship of capital: bond markets twist the screws on Britain’s political leaders https://marxist.com/the-dictatorship-of-capital-bond-markets-twist-the-screws-on-britain-s-political-leaders.htm https://marxist.com/the-dictatorship-of-capital-bond-markets-twist-the-screws-on-britain-s-political-leaders.htm

Keir Starmer’s premiership hangs in the balance. A leadership contest is almost certainly on the cards, with Labour Party members set to decide who will be Britain’s next prime minister.

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Almost 90 days since their unjust arrest, Ehsan Ali and other leading members of the Awami Action Committee are still being held on false charges and in dire conditions in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Free Ehsan Ali Campaign is calling for an international day of action, to be held on 4 June. JOIN US outside of Pakistan’s diplomatic missions all over the world!

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The indictment of former Socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for influence peddling and money laundering has stirred up a huge political storm. This comes on top of a cascade of legal initiatives by the state apparatus aimed at cornering the government of the present Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez.

]]> Featured Spain Europe ROOT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:06:33 +0100 The drones come home to roost for the government of Latvia https://marxist.com/the-drones-come-home-to-roost-for-the-government-of-latvia.htm https://marxist.com/the-drones-come-home-to-roost-for-the-government-of-latvia.htm

In the early hours of 7 May, three Ukrainian drones entered Latvian airspace. Two of those fell onto Latvian territory near the Russian border, setting off a chain of events culminating in the collapse of the government. This is the price the Latvian ruling class is having to pay for turning the country into the most bellicose ally to Ukraine, thereby letting NATO put a huge target on their back.

]]> Featured Latvia Europe ROOT Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:19:04 +0100 France: Second Congress of the PCR – onwards to new successes! https://marxist.com/france-second-congress-of-the-pcr-onwards-to-new-successes.htm https://marxist.com/france-second-congress-of-the-pcr-onwards-to-new-successes.htm

From 23-25 May, 200 communists gathered in Ivry-sur-Seine to take part in the Second Congress of the Parti Communiste Révolutionnaire (PCR). Activists from Paris, Toulouse, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Caen, Brest, Bourges, Montpellier, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Nîmes, Strasbourg, Morlaix, Grenoble and Saintes were present. They were joined by international delegations from the Swiss, Belgian, Canadian, and German sections of the Revolutionary Communist International (RCI), of which the PCR is the French section.

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