The Crisis of Capitalism and the Logic of Imperialist Violence
Under capitalism, a crisis always has within it a dual nature of destruction and creation.
For example, when two auto companies go bankrupt, a third company is able to buy them at a bargain price. The crises of capitalism allow for the system to reset itself, for the chess board to be flipped and the pieces repositioned. This is what happened after each of the first two World Wars, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union. On the surface, the situation for the imperialists seems to be decaying – but they can place their hopes in capital’s ability to destroy and then recreate.
Labor Peace and Capitulationism
Today, the labor movement is dominated by its right wing. The practice of ‘business unionism’ and ‘labor peace’ – the close collaboration between union leaders and capitalists – has led to the near collapse of the working class as a relevant political force in the US.
Palestinian Liberation and the Tasks of US Labor
Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza has shocked the world. This genocide is only possible through the provisioning of arms, ammunition, and funding from the US capitalist empire. Without US capitalist backing, the regime would collapse quickly, as apartheid South Africa did some thirty years ago. So where is the US working class?