Author: Socialist Party

Presidential election 2020 & the explosive crises of US capitalism

2020 has been a year characterised by an extreme crisis of capitalism, seen most clearly through the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and the global recession. In a year marked by upheaval, this US presidential election seems out of step; featuring a standoff between one of the least popular modern US presidents Donald Trump and yet another lacklustre Democratic Party candidate, Joe Biden. The eventual results of this election will inevitably have repercussions on consciousness and political activity globally, as we saw this summer with the black lives matter protests. As such, it is essential that we have a clear understanding of the different dynamics at play so we can prepare for the struggles that emerge in the future. 

#RepealTheSeal: The Mother & Baby Homes archive scandal

The government decision to seal the Mother and Baby Homes archives for 30 years has been met with huge backlash from working-class communities. The move to seal the documents for three decades, despite survivors concerns, can be regarded as another form of abuse on working-class women – with survivors noting that for those impacted “consent was taken from them when they were in institutions, and was being taken away again”.

Starmer shifts Labour to the right – what next?

Britain is now officially in recession, as the economy shrinks under the hammer-blows of a world economic crisis and the Covid pandemic. Working class people in Britain are facing the deepest economic crisis since the 1930s. It is clear to millions that the Tory government has made the effects for ordinary people far worse than they needed to have been.

US Election: Unions Need to Organize to Defend the Vote

Trump and the Republicans are looking for ways old and new to steal the US Presidential election to prop up their reactionary regime. Unions have an important role to play in not just defending the vote, but setting up an ongoing resistance to corporate politics-as-usual.

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