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Leftcom | Jump to Navigation The internationalists Internationalist Communist Tendency Articles News Catalogue Forum Middle East in Flames: Next Step Toward Global Capitalist War Regions: Middle East History: 2023: Israel-Gaza War 2026: US-Iran War Basics: Imperialism Facts: Conflicts Publications: Documents (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... Welcome to Class War Regions: Southern Asia Facts: Activities Publications: Documents We welcome the formation of Class War, the nucleus of a new group in South Asia. These comrades have initially come together through the work of NWBCW South Asia, but increasingly felt the need for a permanent political organisation as their natural next step. Planting the seeds for a future revival of the class is by no means an easy task, but we hope to travel along this road together. Beyond Venezuela: The Road Toward Generalised War Basics: Imperialism War economics Publications: Documents (Statement of the Internationalist Communist Tendency) · Internationalists based in the world working class, wherever they are, have known it for some time. The long-running global economic crisis of capitalism, and the expedient policies adopted to combat it, have now reduced all the major powers to desperate measures. Dispatches from the Uprising in Iran Regions: Middle East History: 2018: Haft Tappeh Struggle 2021: Iran Oil Workers' Strike Facts: Social unrest Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Documents The spark of the recent protests in Iran emerged from Tehran’s bazaar. The removal of the preferential exchange rate by the government of President Mahmoud Pezeshkian—which triggered a sudden surge in currency prices—appears to have cut off or seriously threatened the rent-based incomes of sections of the currency mafia and oligarchic layers. A Critical Juncture for Humanity History: 2022: Russo-Ukrainian War 2023: Israel-Gaza War Basics: Imperialism War economics Publications: Revolutionary Perspectives (These perspectives were discussed by the CWO at our last General Meeting in December 2025. The new year opened with the US attack on Venezuela, yet another indication of the drive to generalised war across the world. On our website we have commented on these latest imperialist developments and highlighted some of the internationalist statements released by other groups. Italiano Svenska Русский Polski Čeština हिन्दी 简体中文 Esperanto Türkçe Română Ελληνικά 한국어 فارسی العربية Srpskohrvatski Português Nederlands Magyar Български עברית Bahasa Melayu Bahasa Indonesia On the Noida Strike Regions: Southern Asia Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Documents On April 13, a massive strike erupted in Noida, India, drawing the participation of an estimated 40,000 to 60,000 workers. This overwhelming show of force by the working class brought the entire industrial zone to a complete standstill. Countless factory workers walked out in unison, deeply frustrated by the crushing reality of brutal 12-hour shifts and starvation wages. about On the Noida Strike or to post comments Damen's Critique of Pannekoek's "Five Theses" Politics: German-Dutch Communist Left Italian Communist Left People: Anton Pannekoek Onorato Damen Publications: Revolutionary Perspectives The Second World War officially ended in 1945. Despite episodes of mass struggle in a few select countries, there was no widespread working class movement to end it like that in Russia in 1917, and Germany in 1918. The war only ended with the total victory of one imperialist camp over another ("unconditional surrender") which brought about a new world order. about Damen's Critique of Pannekoek's "Five Theses" or to post comments 1926 General Strike: Ten Days that Failed to Shake the World Politics: Unionism Regions: British Isles History: 1926: General strike in Britain Publications: Revolutionary Perspectives A hundred years on, the general strike of 1926 remains a mythical event – in the face of relatively low levels of class struggles in recent decades, many today look upon it with the rose-tinted glasses of misplaced nostalgia. Arguably the largest industrial dispute in Britain's history, it lasted only ten days (nine if counting from 4 May) before being called off by the union leadership. about 1926 General Strike: Ten Days that Failed to Shake the World or to post comments On the Daily Struggle of the Working Class and the Role of Communists (For the Forgetful and the Mistaken) Politics: Unionism Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Documents From time to time, within the Communist Left, but more often in radical reformist circles, there appear criticisms against our – supposed – position on intervention in “economic” struggles; that is to say the struggles for the defence of daily working conditions (wages, hours, work rhythms and workloads, against sackings, etc.). about On the Daily Struggle of the Working Class and the Role of Communists (For the Forgetful and the Mistaken) or to post comments Chile: From Constituent Assembly to Emergency State Regions: South America Facts: Elections and polls Publications: Documents (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... about Chile: From Constituent Assembly to Emergency State or to post comments Labour Reform in Argentina: Capitalism Imposes Slavery on Us, Let's Impose Class War on It! Regions: South America Facts: Economic policies Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Documents 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. about Labour Reform in Argentina: Capitalism Imposes Slavery on Us, Let's Impose Class War on It! or to post comments Air Canada Strike Analysis Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Mutiny / Mutinerie 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. about Air Canada Strike Analysis or to post comments Beyond Bourgeois Legality: India's Transgender Amendment Bill Regions: Southern Asia Facts: Discriminations Publications: Documents 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. about Beyond Bourgeois Legality: India's Transgender Amendment Bill or to post comments Unions Mediate the Terms of Our Exploitation, Only Communism Can End It Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Documents 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... about Unions Mediate the Terms of Our Exploitation, Only Communism Can End It or to post comments Canada Post Strikes and State Repression Regions: Canada Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Mutiny / Mutinerie 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. about Canada Post Strikes and State Repression or to post comments The American Ideology: Intersectionality Against the Working Class Politics: Antiracism Feminism Stalinism Facts: Discriminations Publications: Revolutionary Perspectives 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. about The American Ideology: Intersectionality Against the Working Class or to post comments Wages, Employment, and the Out-of-Tune Trumpets of the Bourgeoisie Regions: Italy Facts: Workers' conditions and struggles Publications: Revolutionary Perspectives (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. about Wages, Employment, and the Out-of-Tune Trumpets of the Bourgeoisie or to post comments Pages next › last » Recent posts Type Title User Replies Date Article Sullo sciopero a Noida Smirnov (editor) Thu, 2026-04-23 14:13 Article On the Noida Strike Dyjbas (editor) Tue, 2026-04-21 22:57 Article Volantino: Il vero antifascismo è l'anticapitalismo Contro il capitalismo e i suoi orrori, contro la borghesia e i suoi servi, per un mondo diverso e migliore! Smirnov (editor) Tue, 2026-04-21 10:56 Article Damen's Critique of Pannekoek's "Five Theses" Dyjbas (editor) Mon, 2026-04-20 13:25 Article Attacco di USA-Israele all’Iran, ma non solo. Smirnov (editor) Fri, 2026-04-17 14:30 Article Rettifica Smirnov (editor) Fri, 2026-04-17 14:22 Article Nostalgie sovraniste Smirnov (editor) Fri, 2026-04-17 14:17 Article 1926 General Strike: Ten Days that Failed to Shake the World Dyjbas (editor) Thu, 2026-04-16 22:02 Article Kapitalismens drift mot krig: bara arbetarklassen har lösningen Dyjbas (editor) Thu, 2026-04-16 21:41 Article Iran: Kommunism eller barbari Dyjbas (editor) Thu, 2026-04-16 21:09 more uk@leftcom.org (UK) it@leftcom.org (Italia) de@leftcom.org (Deutschland) us@leftcom.org (US) ca@leftcom.org (Canada) fr@leftcom.org (France) info@leftcom.org Start here... Navigating the Basics Platform For Communism Introduction to Our History CWO Social Media IWG Social Media Klasbatalo Social Media Italian Communist Left Russian Communist Left The Internationalist Communist Tendency consists of (unsurprisingly!) not-for-profit organisations. We have no so-called “professional revolutionaries”, nor paid officials. 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