Humpty Dumpty estaba sentado en el muro, Humpty Dumpty sufrió una gran caída, Todos los caballos del rey y todos los hombres del rey, No pudieron recomponer a Humpty. Nunca antes el mundo había sido testigo del espectáculo tan público y poco edificante de Europa y Estados Unidos enfrentándose por los derechos territoriales y mineros en una colonia en disputa. Normalmente, este tipo de asuntos se tratan en acuerdos secretos a puerta cerrada,  donde todas las presiones e   es,

Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall,   Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,   All the King's horses and all the King’s men,   Couldn’t put Humpty together again.      Never before has the world witnessed the very public and unedifying spectacle of Europe and America squaring up to each other over territorial and mineral rights in a disputed colony. This is normally the stuff of secret deals conducted behind closed doors,  where all the  arm twisting, haggling and back stabbing  only com

El bombardeo de Washington a Venezuela y el secuestro de su presidente, Nicolás Maduro, es el último de una larga serie de intentos estadounidenses de "cambio de régimen" en América Latina. Se trata de una violación flagrante de los principios básicos de autodeterminación y soberanía nacional, principios expresados clara y explícitamente en los dos artículos siguientes de la Carta fundacional de las Naciones Unidas: Artículo 2(1) «La Organización se basa en el principio de la

Washington’s bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of its President, Nicolas Maduro, is the latest in a long series of US attempts at regime change in Latin America.  It is a flagrant violation of the basic principles of self determination and national sovereignty, principles expressed clearly and explicity in the following two articles of the United Nations founding charter:  Article 2(1)  “The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Mem

by Ernest Mandel Published in New Left Review I/52 , November–December 1968 [Editor’s note:  This article has been reproduced from the Marxist Internet Archive: https://www.marxists.org/archive/mandel/1968/07/lessons-may68.html . The graphics have been added by me] MMass meeting of workers during occupation of Citroen car plant in France, June 1968 The revolutionary wave of May 1968 constitutes an immense reservoir of social experience. The inventory of this experience is as

British imperialism in the 21st century

“The UK today boasts the ninth highest level of income inequality  amongst the world’s biggest economies.This was registered in 2022 by a record total of 177 UK billionaires living in the lap of luxury whilst nearly four million workers faced destitution.”   British imperialism – the system of class rule that has exploited hundreds of millions of workers at home and abroad – is in crisis. As it navigates a course through the turbulent waters of a new world order dominated by

by Katie Coles and Jane Hard   Editor's note: This article is reproduced from issue number 185 of the International Socialism journal. https://isj.org.uk/palestinian-womens-resistance-today-imperialism-islamism-and-violence/ The history of women’s activism in nationalist movements in Palestine has been eviscerated or marginalised at best. 1  Yet, women have played a central role in the Palestinian struggle against occupation by the British and then the Israelis dating back t

Lorsque la force de frappe maritime britannique, dite Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), est entrée dans la mer de Chine méridionale en juillet de cette année (2021), cela a clairement signalé l'intention de Westminster de renouveler et de renforcer son rôle de puissance impérialiste dans les océans Indien et Pacifique. Salué par certains comme « une armada pour la démocratie », le CSG21 est la plus grande concentration de puissance maritime et aérienne à avoir quitté le Royaum

UK air and naval forces violate international maritime laws to justify increased military budget.

Rivalidades y tensiones en el mar de la China Meridional Cuando la fuerza de ataque marítima británica conocida como Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) entró en el mar de la China Meridional en julio de este año (2021), señaló la clara intención de Westminster de renovar y mejorar su papel como potencia imperialista en los océanos Índico y Pacífico. Aclamado por algunos como «una armada para la democracia», el CSG21 es la mayor concentración de poder marítimo y aéreo que ha sali

Welcome to Black Dwarf, an online magazine that looks forward to a better world.   Black Dwarf was the name of a journal that was first circulated in the UK around the time of the Peterloo Massacre of 1816 and the Scottish revolution of 1820. It was read by working people and intellectuals alike, who sought to oppose and overthrow the reactionary government headed by Lord Liverpool.   The Dwarf was part of a great radical tradition within British politics, starting with the  

The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels [ Publisher’s note:  There were many editions of the manifesto written in different languages and carrying separate prefaces. For the purposes of brevity,  I have chosen only to include the last one. This should allow the reader to see the latest thinking of the author – in this case, Engels – and proceed then to the main body of this momentous work . The footnotes are from the original but I have taken the liberty of add

by Ernesto Che Guevara [ This article was written as a letter to Carlos Quijano, editor of Marcha , a weekly journal published in Montevideo, Uruguay. It was first published in Marcha and then in Verde Olivo , the official journal of the Revotuionary Armed Forces of Cuba, in April 1965.] Dear comrade,  *  : I conclude these notes on a trip through Africa, motivated by the desire to fulfill, albeit belatedly, my promise. I would like to do so by addressing the topic in the

Raynor scandal reveals true character of Westminster as instrument of class rule

Mo Chara, Móglaí  Bap, Richard Peppiatt, DJ Próvaí The movie  Kneecap  ( Rich Peppiatt , 2024) starring Michael Fassbinder and the Kneecap band’s  trio of Mo Chara,  Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí, is quite unlike any biopic I have seen. Recently, this has included Bob Marley ‘s One Love,  which was unfortunately tainted with just enough Hollywood schmaltz as to render it annoyingly benign. Then came the Dylan biopic,  A Complete Unknown. This promised so much more. and its musi

The recent political assassination of two members of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Washington DC has facilitated a frenzied campaign in which all supporters of Palestinian freedom are once again being tarred with the brush of anti-semitism. It has even been used by the war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu, as a stick to beat some of his traditional European allies who have had the temerity to suggest that the Israeli war machine is violating basic humanitarian principles.  Ne

As the British state celebrates the 80th anniversary of the so-called Victory in Europe, the real truth about WW2 is being buried under an avalanche of one-sided reporting. Lost under this rock pile of patriotic bilge is any sense of the true carnage of war in general and the horrendous war crimes committed by Britain in particular. This is not a question of fact checking but of fact selection which deliberately discards or conceals weighty historical facts that would at lea

[This is a shorter, more conjunctural,piece and is best read alongside the article, The War Over Ukraine: A Class Perspective, written at the outset of the war. https://www.blakdwarf.org/post/the-war-over-ukraine-a-class-perspective  ]    As Washington and Moscow sit down to discuss the carve-up of Ukraine, the 3-year long war appears to be coming to an inglorious finale.  Whether or not Trump and Putin can stitch together a solution which will hold together remains to be se

[ Author's note: this piece is an extract from the book, Imperialism, War & Revolution , Brian Lyons,2024, which is available on all Amazon platforms ] Cuban youth today: " Young people are the continutity of the Revolution." The speeches, interview and photographs contained in this book tell a story that is at once full of drama, hope, despair and heroism. This is a story whose ending has yet to be told because it is one whose pages have been written by millions of ordinary