The death of a Pope

Italian version As communists, we do not join in the universal, unanimous mourning for the death of Pope Bergoglio. In particular, we disagree with the ecstatic commemoration of his figure by the so-called radical left. Of course we deeply respect religious freedom and the feelings of the personal religious faith. But not at cost of the truth. Religion – any religion – is the opium of the people, as Marx wrote. The Catholic Church is the main world-wide dispenser of this opium,...

22 Aprile 2025 - Marco Ferrando

The inter-imperialist trade war

The test of protectionism for Trump. The independent interest of the international working class

Italian version The great revival of protectionism distinguishes Donald Trump's new direction. The use of protectionist policies is of course not new, even in recent times. Since the Great crisis of 2008, and particularly in the last decade, the raising of tariffs on import has become a widespread tool in the competition between imperialist powers. This happened even in the USA, where tariffs were first introduced by the first Trump administration and then largely retained, not...

7 Aprile 2025 - Workers Communist Party

Ukraine. The proxy war hoax falls apart

Contradictions and ending of a grotesque representation

Italian version The sweeping sequence of the international events tests the schemes of analysis. This is certainly the case with the war in Ukraine. REMOVING THE FACTS As is well known, a dominant school of thought on the left has read the Russian war of invasion in Ukraine as a proxy war of the West against Russia through Ukraine. For three years, the proxy war scheme has risen to the rank of dogma, a sort of a priori in every discussion about the war. If facts contradict theory, so...

17 Marzo 2025 - Workers Communist Party

The end of the West?

The cyclone of Trumpism and the vertiginous crisis of the transatlantic axis

Italian version Two great imperialist powers, the US and Russia, have opened negotiations for the partition of Ukraine. European imperialisms, dumped by Trump and ignored by Putin, are looking for a way to get back on the scene and participate in the banquet, but are suffering a heavy marginalization of their role. Zelensky is willing to give his country’s mineral resources to the US in exchange for military protection, only to be humiliated on mondovision by the US imperialism that...

11 Marzo 2025 - Marco Ferrando

Arms industry and Italian imperialism

Italian version Trump’s victory in the U.S. is a further factor driving the arms race in Europe. The race has been going on for at least a decade in all the imperialist states of the old continent. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has accelerated its pace. Now the pace becomes frantic. Even before the U.S. elections and their predictable outcome, the Draghi report had emphasized the need for a “common European defense” through two combined paths: raising the huge funds...

5 Dicembre 2024 - Workers Communist Party

Per un raggruppamento dei rivoluzionari

Accordo tra ISL, L5I e ITO

English version La Lega Socialista Internazionale (ISL), l'Opposizione Trotskista Internazionale (ITO) e la Lega per la Quinta Internazionale (L5I) hanno concordato di iniziare un processo di collaborazione, scambio e discussione con l'obiettivo di cercare di raggiungere una fusione delle nostre organizzazioni internazionali entro la fine del prossimo anno. Questa convergenza nasce da profondi accordi sulla caratterizzazione della situazione mondiale, sulla politica rivoluzionaria verso i...

21 Novembre 2024 - Lega Socialista Internazionale (ISL) Lega per la Quinta Internazionale (L5I) Opposizione Trotskista Internazionale (ITO)

Capitalism, democracy, and the 2024 US elections

Italian version In all major US elections, a chorus of liberals, social democrats, Stalinists, and post-Stalinists urges a vote for candidates of the Democratic Party. “The Democrats have their weaknesses,” they say, “but a Republican victory would be a disaster.” This year, the chorus is louder than ever. “Democracy is at stake!” the advocates for voting for the Democrats say. But is this true? Would the election of Donald Trump destroy democracy in the...

3 Novembre 2024 - Peter Solenberger

Zionist Barbarism in Palestine and Lebanon, Crossroad of the Middle East - online forum

On Saturday, October 5, the International Socialist League (ISL), the League for the Fifth International (L5I), and the International Trotskyist Opposition (ITO) held an online forum called "Zionist Barbarism in Palestine and Lebanon, Crossroad of the Middle East." Alejandro of the ISL chaired. Ali of the ISL-Lebanon gave a moving report from the front lines on the suffering and heroic resistance of the Palestinian and Lebanese people under attack by Israel. Peter of Workers Power, the...

8 Ottobre 2024

Another Israeli crime in order to prepare the invasion of Lebanon

Italian translation Israel continues to massacre anyone who opposes its expansionist aims, its colonial occupation of Palestinian territory and its apartheid regime. In recent days, it has launched a criminal attack targeting Hezbollah civilians and militias. In a purely terrorist act, Mossad detonated thousands of electronic devices for personal use, killing more than 40 people, including many civilians, and injuring thousands in Lebanon and Syria. The massacre in Gaza doesn't come to an...

21 Settembre 2024 - Communist Workers Party - International Trotskyist Opposition

European election results in Italy and Europe

For a change and an independent initiative of the workers movement

Italian translation The vote for the new EU Parliament is the result of each country's electoral outcome, since the national political situation prevails as final motivation for the vote. However, it is possible to point out some trend lines on the continental level. The EPP (European People's Party) confirms and consolidates its centrality in the EU as the lynchpin of its political balances. It has established itself as the leading party in Germany, Spain, Poland, Greece, Slovenia and...

12 Giugno 2024 - Communist Workers Party - International Trotskyist Opposition