January
When we launched Communist Revolution in January last year, we had to get ahead of the most common misconception about communism – that it inevitably leads to Stalinism. The very first issue of the paper contained a detailed analysis of the fundamental difference between what we stand for and the horrible caricature that emerged with the rise of Stalin.
February
Aaron Bushnell: an act expressing the rage and frustration of millions
“My name is Aaron Bushnell, I am an active-duty member of the United States Air Force and I will no longer be complicit in genocide. I’m about to engage in an extreme act of protest but, compared to what people have been experiencing in Palestine at the hands of their colonizers, it’s not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.”
Immigration isn’t making Canada poorer—the capitalists are
Politicians of all stripes are increasingly blaming immigrants for every problem under the sun, especially the housing crisis. We exposed this as a cynical attempt to scapegoat immigrants for capitalism’s own crisis.
April
A communist critique of mutual aid
More and more people cannot stand to witness hunger and suffering around them day-in, day-out. They want to do something now, and for that reason are drawn to “mutual aid”. But is this really the way forward?
A key flashpoint of the struggle to free Palestine was the encampment movement that erupted in April. Members of the RCP joined the frontlines of the movement, bringing with them the ideas contained in this declaration of the RCI.
May
The ‘productivity puzzle’ and the crisis of Canadian capitalism
The capitalists and the media have been more loudly complaining about the declining productivity of Canadian capitalism, but they cannot admit that it is the capitalist system itself that is to blame. The communists have a clear explanation.
Letter to disappointed QS supporters
The simmering crisis in Quebec solidaire blew up in May of this year, when the co-spokesperson resigned, criticizing the leadership of Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois. Finally, GND honestly explained that he wanted to make QS a “party of government” – i.e., a run-of-the-mill social democratic party, acceptable to the establishment. We penned a letter addressed to anyone who was disappointed and looking for answers.
July
Why Canada’s ruling class won’t solve the housing crisis
No one can ignore the housing crisis. But the politicians have no solution. This is because the crisis is the product of the capitalist system itself. Communist Revolution gave a full analysis of this question in the summer issue of the paper.
August
Stalin’s responsibility in the creation of Israel and its disastrous consequences
While many people are aware of the role of the western imperialists in aiding the creation of the State of Israel on the land of the Palestinians, fewer people know that Stalin supported this criminal act.
September
NDP-Liberal agreement over: The beginning of the end for Trudeau
At long last, the NDP broke their “confidence-and-supply” agreement with the Liberals. But they had no clear rationale for doing so, and no plan to differentiate themselves. Both parties came out of it discredited and weakened—a clear example of the collapse of the “centre.”
Our rulers in the West are playing with fire, both in Ukraine with their provocations against Russia, and in the Middle East by giving Israel a blank cheque for its genocidal campaign. While the media and politicians hide what is really going on from the public, we expose their machinations here.
October
Fight Israeli aggression, fight imperialism: Statement of the Revolutionary Communist International
Almost a year after the beginning of its genocidal campaign in Gaza, the Israeli zionist regime went even further by invading Lebanon. The RCI remains fully and unconditionally on the side of the oppressed.
November
Operation Solidarity: British Columbia’s aborted revolution
The movement known as “Operation Solidarity”, which took place in British Columbia in 1983, is one of the largest working class mobilizations in Canadian history. Yet, it’s rarely talked about! With this article, we uncover a crucial piece of working class history and all its lessons.
