Based on Pete Gregson’s talk of 30th May 2026 at www.tiny.cc/hamastalk

This chapter is magnificent, in my estimation, and the core of this work by Lenin. The Chapter, and arguably the book itself (since this is its core) is a restatement of a crucial work by Marx, which was never published until after Marx’s death (the Critique of the Gotha Programme – published in 1891, whereas Marx died in 1883).

What Happened to Opposition to Anti-Communist Bans and Proscriptions?

The Members’ Charter leaders have blown it…. Given their record of infiltration and witch hunting in all political parties, including those of the workers movement, any left-wing party today that stands for class independence must exclude Zionists.

Unite the struggles of the workers and peasants of Bolivia! All solidarity with the struggle of the Bolivian masses! – Declaration of the Liaison Committee for the Fourth International -LCFI

On initiative of USFI hack, ALDA and Members Charter effectively proscribe Consistent Democrats and Liaison Committee for the Fourth International

This article is based loosely on a presentation given at a Consistent Democrats discussion forum on May 10th, along with another on Trump and Netanyahu’s failed war against Iran.

There is a strong possibility of a resumption of the war in the next week or so, simply because the US, and Trump himself, cannot admit defeat. But it won’t make any difference to the outcome.

This discussion forum took place on Zoom on 19th April. The presentation and discussion are available as a podcast. Slides and notes from the presentation are below:

This is an agreed response from International Ukraine Anti-Fascist Solidarity to the substantial comment placed by Patrick Downey beneath the ‘IUAFS statement on the suspension of Bill O’Brien’, which was published on this site as well as the IUAFS site.