More and more, our rulers tell us, we must get ready for war...

This is the introduction to a series of articles.

The US military raid on Venezuela on Saturday 3 January raised several questions about the scale of the attack, about the motives of the US government and which position to defend as revolutionaries. We received contributions from two different contacts, which we welcome because of their clear defence of the internationalist position in reaction to the US military strike.

Our public meeting in December 2025 presented the Manifesto published by the ICC on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.  It is mainly devoted to a global analysis of the last fifty years of capitalist convulsions and class struggle.

Saturday February 7 2026, 2-5pm UK time The US attack on Venezuela, the mounting threat to annex Greenland and to once again launch air strikes against the regime in Tehran confirm that it is the world’s strongest power that has become the main factor in the acceleration of chaos and disintegration, a process which bears with it the threat of the destruction of humanity.  

The massacre of civilians, always a feature of oppressive systems, constantly reaches new, sickening heights under capitalism which thrashes about in its own decomposition and moral decay.

The real reasons behind the kidnapping of Maduro - and the real consequences: a further dive into imperialist chaos

Indignation against the massacres in Gaza is being manipulated by the bourgeoisie, especially is left wing

Indignation against the massacres in Gaza is being manipulated by the bourgeoisie and its left wing in particular

The ICC considered it important to mark the 120th anniversary of this historic moment in the movement of the working class by holding an online public meeting in English (together with similar meetings in other languages), aimed at showing its relevance to the class struggle today.