Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections has delivered the biggest political upset in history; a political earthquake that has shattered the entire global Establishment, making Brexit look like a minor tremor in comparison.
John Peterson, Editor of Socialist Appeal, discusses the polarization and radicalization taking place in the United States. John explains that events like the Sanders campaign and the #BlackLivesMatter movement are expressing the accumulated discontent with the status quo which has built up beneath the surface for many years. These developments have enormous implications for the spread of revolutionary ideas and the growth of the forces of Marxism in the USA and around the world. [This video was first published on 15 July]
Alan Woods - editor of In Defence of Marxism - discusses the significance of the Sanders movement, the political earthquake in American politics, and the radical change that is taking place in the consciousness of workers and youth in the USA.
Alan Woods - editor of In Defence of Marxism and founder of the solidarity campaign Hands Off Venezuela - comments on the results of the recent elections in Venezuela, where the counter-revolutionary opposition has won a majority, enabling them to now go on the offensive against the gains of the Bolivarian Revolution.
Alan Woods speaks on the national assembly elections which are due to take place in Venezuela on Sunday (English subtitles)
See here a video made by the Brazilian comrades of the IMT documenting their intervention in the Congress of the National Union of Students in Brazil. In a congress of around 2000 people the campaign started by the comrades sent 50-60 delegates who worked together as a block within the Left Opposition at the congress. As you can see in the video, they made a big impact because of their general noise and enthusiasm, and their willingness to get up on stage and put their ideas across.
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