HIGHLIGHTS
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Introduction to the Brazilian edition of ‘The History of Philosophy’
“Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.” (Lenin, What is to be Done?) A voyage of discovery The news of the publication of my book, The History of Philosophy, in Brazil was a moment of great satisfaction for…
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Israel rampages towards catastrophe on the West Bank
Trump’s peace plan in Gaza is unacceptable to the Jewish supremacists in Israel’s ruling coalition. Even though it submits Gaza to an American-led occupation, even though it gives Israel a free hand to kill as it pleases, it holds out…
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Leon Trotsky on organisational problems
The following are translations of excerpts from Trois points c’est tout by Fred Zeller (1912-2003). Zeller, who, at the time, was the secretary of the Seine (Paris) Young Socialists and a sympathiser of the Trotskyist movement in the mid-1930s, visited…
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The meaning of the ceasefire in Gaza
Celebrations have erupted in Gaza and Israel at the announcement by Trump on Truth Social that a peace agreement has been reached between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt. That there is celebration is understandable, especially for Gazans who until…
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The world turned upside down – a system in crisis
Momentous events are transforming the world as we know it. With Trump causing political and economic upheaval globally, the pent-up contradictions of nearly two decades of capitalist crisis and stagnation are reaching a fever pitch. From the genocide in Gaza…
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2025 Perspectives for the Irish Revolution
The following document was passed unanimously at a recent meeting of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. Here, we offer our perspective and analysis of the main trends that are shaping Irish politics and the class struggle. The…
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A 2008-themed Christmas this year
With no elections around the corner, the government has gifted Ireland a miserly budget this year. For many working families this will be the toughest Christmases since the peak of the 2008 crisis. Energy bills are up €500–700 more on…
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COP30: capitalism’s steady march towards climate catastrophe
The latest round of COP talks, which concluded last week, have ended just as we might have predicted. The final agreement contains no direct mention of fossil fuels whatsoever, and is a vague and purely voluntary commitment to ‘begin discussion’…
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Theses on the climate crisis
This document was first drafted and published on the 22nd of June 2020. Ever since, the climate crisis has only grown in intensity and, as the recent COP30 summit has shown, the ruling class remains utterly incapable of taking action…
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New issue of the Revolutionary Communist out: revolutions, crises and the need to build!
The seventh issue of the Revolutionary Communist is now out! Read the editorial of this issue below, and set up a physical or digital subscription now. Or meet us at one of our regular stalls to buy a copy directly…
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Givan’s ‘fact-finding’ trip and the DUP’s woes
DUP Education Minister Paul Givan has sparked significant and justified anger for partaking in what appears to be an Israeli-sponsored trip to a school in the occupied territory of Jerusalem District – publicised shamelessly through official government social media! This…
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The revolutionary lessons of Lenin’s ‘What is to be Done?’
We publish Rob Sewell’s introduction to Lenin’s 1902 pamphlet, What is to be Done? Rob explains the importance of this text, in which Lenin rebuked reformist and opportunist trends in Russian Social Democracy, and argued for building a committed party…
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