Communist Forum

1 Covid: China's 'failed' policy? 2 (21.20) Ukraine: war of position 3 (40.45) Scotland: self-determination and working class unity 4 (46.20) South Africa: Ramaphosa's 'state capture' 5 (49.50) Iran: concessions and divisions

Following the latest round of elections in Israel, Moshé Machover assesses the new state of play in Israeli politics at the November 27 Online Communist Forum. Comrade Machover is a regular writer on zionism and the Middle East for the Weekly Worker. You can find his articles here: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/moshe-machover/ Organised by CPGB (https://communistparty.co.uk/) and Labou...

1 COP27: Utterly inadequate 2 (7.00) Middle East: all Iran's fault? 3 (13.45) Ukraine: Russia and NATO - success or failure? 4 (30.35) Strikes: principled politics needed 5 (40.10) World Cup: Qatar and hypocrisy

Daniel Lazare addresses the November 13th Online Communist Forum on the results of the 2022 US midterm elections and gives his assessment. For more coverage of US politics, see comrade Lazrae's articles in the Weekly Worker: https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/daniel-lazare/ Organised by CPGB (www.communistparty.co.uk) and Labour Party Marxists (www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk)

"David Broder addresses the November 6th Online Communist Forum on the history of Italian 'post-fascism', the election of Giorgia Meloni and the 'anti-fascism' of the left."

1 Sunak - 'man of the markets' 2 (19.05) Northern Ireland - sectarian logjam 3 (25.20) COP27 - trigger points 4 (39.00) Ukraine - bloody stalemate?

Organised by CPGB: communistparty.co.uk and Labour Party Marxists: www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk

Yassamine Mather adresses the October 16th Online Communist Forum on the ongoing protest movement in Iran. Comrade Mather is a Middle East expert and regularly writes for the Weekly Worker (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/yassamine-mather/) Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For more from the CPGB or to attend future OCFs, check out our website: https://communistparty.co.uk/

1 Ukraine: absurd claims in the struggle for US hegemony 2 (33.10) Tories: MPs rebelling to save their careers 3 (40.25) Labour: Sir Keir’s safe pair of hands 4 (44.30) Iran: mass rebellion against the regime 5 (49.55) Brazil: victory for the neoliberal ‘left’?

Kevin Bean reports on the 2022 Labour Party conference. This talk follows from his article, 'Political wing of capitalist class', in Weekly Worker 1412 (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1412/political-wing-of-capitalist-class/) Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk For more from the CPGB or to attend future...

1 Mini-budget: Keynesian stimuli for the bourgeoisie 2 (17.50) Labour conference: triangulation with the Tories 3 (18.55) Labour conference: monarchism and ‘two-partyism’ 4 (26.00) Labour conference: The left and the witch-hunt 5 (32.25) Ukraine, Russia and imperialism 6 (42.20) Iran: reaction to police murder

1 Monarchy – for and against 2 (12.50) Monarchy – left’s dismal understanding of its role 3 (35.40) Monarchy – where next? 4 (45.50) China – what is it nature? 5 (58.40) Europe – left in turmoil 6 (62.30) Ukraine – total victory?

1 Monarchy: where does Elizabeth II fit in the overall picture? 2 (18.35) Monarchy: where next? 3 (30.35) Monarch: what about the left? 4 (36.15) Liz Truss: expect the worse at home and abroad 5 (49.50) Ukraine: heading for a Kremlin crisis?

Moshé Machover introduces his new book, 'How Labor Powers the Global Economy: A Labor Theory of Capitalism', co‑authored with Emmanuel D Farjoun and David Zachariah. Organised by CPGB and Labour Party Marxists. For further information, email Stan Keable at Secretary@labourpartymarxists.org.uk For more from the CPGB or to attend future OCFs, check out our website: https://communistparty.co.uk/

1 Cost of living crisis: historically unprecedented 2 (31.45) FBI raid on Trump: aiding Biden 3 (44.25) Ukraine: international outcome of the proxy war

1 Hot summer of strikes 2 (43.49) China, Taiwan and US imperialism 3 (52.30) Ukraine: lessons for the left

Online Communist Forum - 31-7-2022 by CPGB-PCC

Lydia Apolinar addresses the July 24 Online Communist Forum on the uses and misuses of Shariati during the Iranian Revolution and after. You can find Lydia's background article to this talk here: https://cosmonautmag.com/2019/11/ali-shariati-ideologue-of-the-iranian-revolution/ Organised by CPGB (www.communistparty.co.uk) and Labour Party Marxists www.labourpartymarxists.org.uk). For further infor...

1 The rise and fall of Boris Johnson 2 (26.20) Leadership election: Tory v Labour 3 (45.50) Ukraine: balance of forces 4 (57.15) Sri Lanka: role of the left

1 Ukraine and the long, grinding war 2 (14.52) China and the east: a new Nato equivalent? 3 (18.27) Scotland: the politics behind a second referendum 4 (35.02) Labour’s ‘identity crisis’ 5 (43.10) Another left ‘broad party’? 6 (48.33) Gay Pride and the left

Ben Lewis addresses the June 26th Online Communist Forum on the little explored paper Die Gleichheit, its role in the women's movement in Germany and the Second International as well as its legacy for communists today. Comrade Lewis has written a number of articles for the Weekly Worker (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/authors/ben-lewis/) and has authored several books (https://communistparty.co...

1 Ukraine war and the global order 2 (13.15) Rail strike and working class power 3 (20.30) Tories and Labour: a new balance between two pro-capitalist parties? 4 (30.00) Trump’s attempted coup in context 5 (34.20) French elections: where next for the left? 6 (37.25) CPB and its YCL: expect a split

1 Jubilee: the monarchy and the left 2 (22.40) ‘Future of Britain’: another ‘third party’? 3 (32.20) Ukraine and the left: back to the days of Solidarnosc? 4 (53.05) Global warming: new dark age

Moshé Machover addresses the May 29 Online Communist Forum. References and links from Moshé's talk: - 'Israel and the Messiah’s ass' (https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1157/israel-and-the-messiahs-ass/) - 'Messianic Zionism: The Ass and the Red Heifer' (https://monthlyreview.org/2020/02/01/messianic-zionism/?v=79cba1185463) - 'How Israel Uses Radical Islam to Justify the Occupation' (https://www.h...

1 ‘Partygate’: end of the scandal? 2 (4.35) RMT strike and union rights 3 (19.25) Australia: don’t expect fundamental change 4 (23.25) Libel trial: how interesting! 5 (27.40) Northern Ireland protocol and international relations 6 (34.00) SPEW congress: where’s the open debate? 7 (43.50) Ukraine and UIS hegemony 8 (50.05) Ukraine and the left 9 (54.30) Ukraine: whose ‘defensive’ war?