• China Can Beat Trump’s Trade War

    Andrew Martin argues that the Chinese government can easily withstand a global trade war with the U.S.

  • What led to the fall of the Syrian government?

    A portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad is pictured with its frame broken, in a Syrian regime Political Security Branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama, following the capture of the area by anti-government forces (Dec. 7, 2024). Photo: OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES By Andrew Martin The rule of…

  • Why Join Red Ant?

    Capitalism is global. But global capitalism is not evenly distributed. Instead, its characteristic feature is polarisation: the division of the world into two regions, one that is oppressed and another that oppresses. Red-ant was established as a Marxist-Leninist current in Australia to recognise and organise on the basis of this fact.

  • The significant frame of U.S. imperialism in the Ukraine war

    The war in Ukraine, which is entering its final phase, with Russian troops advancing steadily from the east and Ukrainian troops embattled in Kursk, has seen a dangerous escalation of missile attacks. The unfolding events emphasise the nature of the Ukraine conflict as part of the US-led NATO war drive… By Barry Healy A still…

  • Workers resist Australian Government’s attempts to smash unions

    The legislation amounts to a total abolition of the right to organise, seizing control of a trade union in defiance of its membership. It is the kind of law usually found under military or fascist dictatorships. By Max Lane On September 18, an estimated 60,000 trade unionists massed in Melbourne to protest the national government’s usurp of…

  • PSL Statement: Trump wins as the Democratic Party moves further to the right

    The failure of the Democratic Party to respond to the needs of the working class led to the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 election. For the last year, the Biden-Harris administration has embraced the political program of the right and prioritized support for Israel’s genocidal assault against the people of Gaza while stagnating……

  • The reality of the Zionist outrage in Amsterdam

    Most reports leave out or downplay the violence and racism that the Israeli hooligans committed and focus solely on the counterattacks by Amsterdam youth and Amsterdam cab-drivers. They don’t shy away from spreading outright lies. The BBC even used footage of Israeli hooligans assaulting a Dutch person and claimed that it was an Israeli being……

  • PSL Editorial: The Democrats failed to stop Trump. But the working class can defeat him – and win a new society

    Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election ushers in a new phase in U.S. politics that threatens profound attacks on the basic rights of workers and oppressed communities – but also presents an opportunity to build a united working class movement that can finally overcome the disastrous misdirection of the liberal wing of the ruling……

  • Trump’s Biden’s and Harris’ Policy Leaves Cuba in Wreckage

    Cuba has been sanctioned for longer than any other country, since the 1959 Revolution. Cuba’s crimes in the eyes of Washington? First, the Revolution overthrew a U.S. installed dictator who had guaranteed U.S. capitalists’ interests. Second, it expropriated U.S. land owners, such as the United Fruit company in order to carry out an extensive land……

  • On Australia and AUKUS

    The Australian capitalist class shares the understanding of the Global North versus Global South relationship and realises that the ruling class’s best interest is in the Global North’s continued domination. The increased capacity of China to resist the U.S. hegemony, even if it is unable to defeat it, is seen as a threat. By Max…