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Mass Protests Meet Organizing: Building Power Beyond the Streets

The No Kings protests represent a significant moment in American class struggle, with 8 million participants across 3,300 demonstrations marking what organizers call the largest single-day protest in US history. The article reveals a sophisticated understanding among movement leaders that street...

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US Troops Poised to Seize Iran's Oil Lifeline

The deployment of US Marines and paratroopers to the Persian Gulf represents a textbook case of military force serving capital accumulation. At the heart of this operation lies Kharg Island—through which 90% of Iran's oil exports flow—and control over the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for...

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Starmer Battles Symptoms While Feeding the System

This omnibus of UK political news reveals a government caught between managing capitalism's social costs and serving its material interests. The juxtaposition is striking: Starmer announces screen-time guidance for children while simultaneously pledging £600 million in military aid to Ukraine...

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Energy Crisis Relief Pits Workers Against Fiscal Rules

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's announcement of 'contingency planning' for energy bill support reveals the Labour government navigating a fundamental contradiction: how to address a crisis affecting working-class households while remaining committed to 'ironclad fiscal rules' that protect capital...

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TSA Shutdown Brings ICE Into Airport Security Theater

The deployment of ICE agents to US airports amid a partial government shutdown represents a significant convergence of manufactured political crisis and the expansion of the security state. What the article presents as a practical response to TSA staffing shortages is better understood as an...

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UK Workers Bear Costs of Imperial Crisis Management

This live blog captures the British state in crisis management mode during an escalating US-Iran conflict, revealing the fundamental class character of capitalist governance. While Prime Minister Starmer promises to examine 'every lever' to address cost of living pressures, the actual policy...

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