Raising tariff barriers only adds fuel to the flames. Capitalism is becoming cramped in the framework of the present markets and spheres of influence. ... The only ‘way out’ left open for capitalism is a new redivision of colonies and of spheres of influence by force, by means of armed collisions, by means of new imperialist wars. – Joseph Stalin, The Fifteenth Congress of the C.P.S.U.(B.)
Poverty has caused a two-year fall in healthy life expectancy in the UK, with the wealthiest 10% living 20 more years in good health than the poorest.
Details. A recent study has found that poverty has caused a two-year decline in healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK over the past decade, with HLE falling below 61 for both men and women. This has resulted in a gap in which the wealthiest 10% live 20 more years in good health than the poorest.
► Workers are being worn down before they can legally retire. In 90% of areas, the average HLE falls below the state pension age; in more than 10% of places, it has fallen below 55 years.
Context. The UK remains in a cost-of-living crisis, with 7.1 million households going without essentials. Household energy bills and food prices have outpaced wage growth, forcing many in the working class into a “heat or eat” dilemma. Combined with long-term underinvestment in public health services, these factors have accelerated the deterioration of working-class health.
► By contrast, the Soviet Union, with a planned economy that eliminated the profit motive, guaranteed workers housing, employment, healthcare, and pensions as constitutional rights 90 years ago, with the aim of ensuring steady growth in living standards.
The Bolsheviks said that in view of the restricted limits of the standard of living of the vast masses of the workers and peasants, the further development of technology in the capitalist countries, the growth of productive forces and of capitalist rationalisation, must inevitably lead to a severe economic crisis. The bourgeois press jeered at the "queer prophesies" of the Bolsheviks... But how did things actually turn out? They turned out exactly as the Bolsheviks said they would. – Joseph Stalin, Political Report of C.C. to XVI Congress of C.P.S.U(B.)
Stalin is extremely relevant today: "Things are heading towards a new imperialist war as a way out of the present situation. Of course, there are no grounds for assuming that war can provide a real way out. On the contrary, it is bound to confuse the situation still more. More than that, it is sure to unleash revolution and jeopardise the very existence of capitalism in a number of countries, as happened in the course of the first imperialist war. And if, in spite of the experience of the first imperialist war, the bourgeois politicians clutch at war as a drowning man clutches at a straw, that shows that they have got into a hopeless muddle, have landed in an impasse, and are ready to rush headlong into the abyss." – Joseph Stalin, Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard
Stalin explains the difference between fascism and communism: "The social organisation which we have created may be called a Soviet socialist organisation, not entirely completed, but fundamentally, a socialist organisation of society. The foundation of this society is public property state, i.e., national, and also co-operative, collective farm property. Neither Italian fascism nor German National-"Socialism" has anything in common with such a society. Primarily, this is because the private ownership of the factories and works, of the land, the banks, transport, etc., has remained intact, and, therefore, capitalism remains in full force in Germany and in Italy." – Joseph Stalin, Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard
Mass-surveillance tech giant calls for compulsory US national service and remilitarisation of former fascist powers.
Details. Palantir, a mass-surveillance firm, recently released a summary (x.com/PalantirTech/status/2045574398573453312?s) of the book The Technological Republic by its CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska. The text asserts that the Silicon Valley engineering elite owes a "moral debt" to the US and has an obligation to participate directly in the defence of the nation.
► The manifesto suggests the US end its all-volunteer force, calling for universal service to ensure that "everyone shares in the risk" of future conflicts. It frames the US as a maintainer of peace while simultaneously demanding the state purchase AI weaponry, which the authors claim has surpassed nuclear deterrence in strategic importance for achieving military dominance.
► The authors criticise the postwar "defanging" of fascist Germany and Japan as an overcorrection, claiming that a commitment to pacifism threatens the global balance of power. They reinforce a chauvinistic view that certain cultures are inherently "dysfunctional and regressive", while Western culture must be defended.
► The manifesto attacks the decadence of the “ruling class” and the "intolerance of religious belief" among elites, yet elsewhere defends the "grand narratives" of billionaires. They insist on grace for public figures, shielding the elite from the very scrutiny they claim to promote.
► Palantir’s co-founder has previously stated that the company was explicitly created to "blow up communists (us.politsturm.com/palantir-created-to-blow-up-comm…)", a mission reflected in its role as a central provider of surveillance and targeting software for military and intelligence agencies.
► Beyond the US, Palantir exerts significant influence across Western nations, such as in the UK, where it manages NHS data systems (www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/palanti…) under a contract led by the grandson of British fascist Oswald Mosley. The company is also a key partner in Israeli military operations, providing AI targeting systems (www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/palant…) used in Gaza and Lebanon to facilitate mass surveillance and combat management.
This year, workers around the world celebrate May Day amidst impoverishment, fascization, and war. We wish all workers to dispel liberal illusions and a successful struggle against capital. As long as injustice exists, the struggle continues.
Both the US and Iran have declared "victory.” They depicted the conflict in religious terms, with Iran portraying it as a “holy war” and the US calling it “God’s plan.”
Lenin argues against revisionists: "...Never for a moment lose sight of our ultimate goal, but always carry on propaganda for the proletarian ideology — the theory of scientific socialism, viz., Marxism — guard it against distortion, and develop it further. We must untiringly combat any and every bourgeois ideology, regardless of the fashionable and striking garb in which it may drape itself." – Vladimir Lenin. Political Agitation and “The Class Point of View”.
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Raising tariff barriers only adds fuel to the flames. Capitalism is becoming cramped in the framework of the present markets and spheres of influence. ... The only ‘way out’ left open for capitalism is a new redivision of colonies and of spheres of influence by force, by means of armed collisions, by means of new imperialist wars. – Joseph Stalin, The Fifteenth Congress of the C.P.S.U.(B.)
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Poverty has caused a two-year fall in healthy life expectancy in the UK, with the wealthiest 10% living 20 more years in good health than the poorest.
Details. A recent study has found that poverty has caused a two-year decline in healthy life expectancy (HLE) in the UK over the past decade, with HLE falling below 61 for both men and women. This has resulted in a gap in which the wealthiest 10% live 20 more years in good health than the poorest.
► Workers are being worn down before they can legally retire. In 90% of areas, the average HLE falls below the state pension age; in more than 10% of places, it has fallen below 55 years.
Context. The UK remains in a cost-of-living crisis, with 7.1 million households going without essentials. Household energy bills and food prices have outpaced wage growth, forcing many in the working class into a “heat or eat” dilemma. Combined with long-term underinvestment in public health services, these factors have accelerated the deterioration of working-class health.
► By contrast, the Soviet Union, with a planned economy that eliminated the profit motive, guaranteed workers housing, employment, healthcare, and pensions as constitutional rights 90 years ago, with the aim of ensuring steady growth in living standards.
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The Bolsheviks said that in view of the restricted limits of the standard of living of the vast masses of the workers and peasants, the further development of technology in the capitalist countries, the growth of productive forces and of capitalist rationalisation, must inevitably lead to a severe economic crisis. The bourgeois press jeered at the "queer prophesies" of the Bolsheviks... But how did things actually turn out? They turned out exactly as the Bolsheviks said they would. – Joseph Stalin, Political Report of C.C. to XVI Congress of C.P.S.U(B.)
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Stalin is extremely relevant today: "Things are heading towards a new imperialist war as a way out of the present situation. Of course, there are no grounds for assuming that war can provide a real way out. On the contrary, it is bound to confuse the situation still more. More than that, it is sure to unleash revolution and jeopardise the very existence of capitalism in a number of countries, as happened in the course of the first imperialist war. And if, in spite of the experience of the first imperialist war, the bourgeois politicians clutch at war as a drowning man clutches at a straw, that shows that they have got into a hopeless muddle, have landed in an impasse, and are ready to rush headlong into the abyss." – Joseph Stalin, Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard
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Stalin explains the difference between fascism and communism: "The social organisation which we have created may be called a Soviet socialist organisation, not entirely completed, but fundamentally, a socialist organisation of society. The foundation of this society is public property state, i.e., national, and also co-operative, collective farm property. Neither Italian fascism nor German National-"Socialism" has anything in common with such a society. Primarily, this is because the private ownership of the factories and works, of the land, the banks, transport, etc., has remained intact, and, therefore, capitalism remains in full force in Germany and in Italy." – Joseph Stalin, Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard
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Mass-surveillance tech giant calls for compulsory US national service and remilitarisation of former fascist powers.
Details. Palantir, a mass-surveillance firm, recently released a summary (x.com/PalantirTech/status/2045574398573453312?s) of the book The Technological Republic by its CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska. The text asserts that the Silicon Valley engineering elite owes a "moral debt" to the US and has an obligation to participate directly in the defence of the nation.
► The manifesto suggests the US end its all-volunteer force, calling for universal service to ensure that "everyone shares in the risk" of future conflicts. It frames the US as a maintainer of peace while simultaneously demanding the state purchase AI weaponry, which the authors claim has surpassed nuclear deterrence in strategic importance for achieving military dominance.
► The authors criticise the postwar "defanging" of fascist Germany and Japan as an overcorrection, claiming that a commitment to pacifism threatens the global balance of power. They reinforce a chauvinistic view that certain cultures are inherently "dysfunctional and regressive", while Western culture must be defended.
► The manifesto attacks the decadence of the “ruling class” and the "intolerance of religious belief" among elites, yet elsewhere defends the "grand narratives" of billionaires. They insist on grace for public figures, shielding the elite from the very scrutiny they claim to promote.
Context. Palantir (us.politsturm.com/palantir-created-to-blow-up-comm…, named after the “seeing stone” from The Lord of the Rings, and founded with seed money from the CIA (www.reuters.com/article/business/cia-backed-palant…, functions as a digital extension of state enforcement power, collating disparate data into a unified "all-seeing" intelligence picture. It is primarily known in the US for facilitating mass deportations through ICE (www.wired.com/story/ice-palantir-immigrationos/) and providing case management for law enforcement.
► Palantir’s co-founder has previously stated that the company was explicitly created to "blow up communists (us.politsturm.com/palantir-created-to-blow-up-comm…)", a mission reflected in its role as a central provider of surveillance and targeting software for military and intelligence agencies.
► Beyond the US, Palantir exerts significant influence across Western nations, such as in the UK, where it manages NHS data systems (www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/palanti…) under a contract led by the grandson of British fascist Oswald Mosley. The company is also a key partner in Israeli military operations, providing AI targeting systems (www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/palant…) used in Gaza and Lebanon to facilitate mass surveillance and combat management.
► This push for a "Technological Republic" aligns with a broader trend of state-monopoly capitalism, where monopolies directly run the state. This has been shown in recent programs to commission tech executives (us.politsturm.com/tech-executives-commissioned-int…) into the US Army, Nvidia's military partnerships (us.politsturm.com/nvidia-partners-with-palantir-am…, requests for Wall Street to invest in the military, and the Pentagon’s use (us.politsturm.com/pentagon-demands-control-war-ai) of contract threats and blacklisting to discipline non-compliant firms.
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This year, workers around the world celebrate May Day amidst impoverishment, fascization, and war. We wish all workers to dispel liberal illusions and a successful struggle against capital. As long as injustice exists, the struggle continues.
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Both the US and Iran have declared "victory.” They depicted the conflict in religious terms, with Iran portraying it as a “holy war” and the US calling it “God’s plan.”
Details. In the USA, the Trump administration used Islamophobia (www.csohate.org/2026/03/09/us-israel-iran-war-isla…) and crusade (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrJU...%E2%80%9D%20%D0%BD%D0%B0%20%E2%80%9Chttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/10/pete-hegseth-christianity-iran-war-crusade) rhetoric as part of their war propaganda. President Trump himself claimed (www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/06/trump-i…) "God" was siding with the US offensive, and Secretary of War Hegseth called (www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pete-hegseths-christ…) for military action to be aligned with God's will. Trump personally prayed (premierchristian.news/us/news/article/trump-prayed…) together with Christian leaders while the conflict in Iran was escalating. A number of American soldiers complained that commanders said the war was "God's plan (asiatimes.com/2026/03/us-troops-were-told-iran-war… and linked it to “Armageddon (www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-troops-being-told-ira….
► Ceasefire between Iran and the US has been presented (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlnW...) by Trump’s administration as a triumph, whilst labelling (www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-2026-trump-deadl…) critics as "losers". He explicitly mentions (www.reuters.com/world/trump-us-can-take-strait-hor…) he is "taking the oil" and “making a fortune”. At the same time, Trump declared (www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/trump-military-troops-iran…) that, “our great Military is Loading Up and Resting, looking forward, actually, to its next Conquest.” finishing with a triumphant MAGA slogan “AMERICA IS BACK!”
► Following the attack on the school on 28 February, the Iranian regime used "jihad" propaganda by labelling the victims Islamic "martyrs (www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/03/764930/170-studen…. The assassination of Ali Khamenei was portrayed by Iranian state media as “martyrdom (theconversation.com/ayatollah-ali-khameneis-killin… to mobilise the masses to “defend (wanaen.com/statement-of-the-government-of-the-isla… the Iranian people.
► Like the US, Iran claimed to have won the war and presented it as a victory (www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/09/iran-war-c…) "against colonialism", using nationalist rhetoric and even bringing (www.indiatoday.in/world/story/iran-persian-warrior…) back old pre-Islamic kings in propaganda posters. The regime called the war “imposed (www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/3/4/how-iran-fight… by the US and described (www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260409-the-victory-ira…) the war as a “collective axis of resistance” using moralistic language depicting (theconversation.com/how-the-words-that-iran-and-am…) the US and Israel as the “Great Satan.”
Context. Despite both the Iranian and US elites claiming their actions serve “the people”, the reality reveals the opposite. In Iran, for example, 26 million (iranwire.com/en/news/145969-iranian-parliamentary-…) people already live in absolute poverty, and 4 million (iranwire.com/en/news/145969-iranian-parliamentary-…) cannot afford food, while the regime’s elite – whose number continues to increase (us.politsturm.com/iranian-capitalists-seek-us-dete…) – enjoy a life of luxury (en.protothema.gr/2026/01/20/inside-the-opulent-wor…) abroad. Similarly, in the US, the top 1% of the population owns (www.cbsnews.com/news/us-wealth-gap-widest-in-three…) around 32% of the country's total wealth, while the bottom 50% own (www.cbpp.org/research/poverty-and-inequality/a-gui…) just around 4%, with this wealth gap currently growing (www.oxfamamerica.org/press/richest-1-in-the-us-gra….
► Both Iran (us.politsturm.com/iran-gripped-by-economic-protest…) and the US (www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/anti-war-p…) have faced growing protests due to worsening conditions and military escalation. In response, authorities in both countries resorted to arrests (www.propublica.org/article/caught-in-crackdown-ice…) and violence (www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27…, justifying repression through ideological rhetoric – religious (www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260319-iran-hangs-…) in Iran and nationalist (democratic-erosion.org/2025/12/11/how-trump-and-hi…) in the US.
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Lenin argues against revisionists: "...Never for a moment lose sight of our ultimate goal, but always carry on propaganda for the proletarian ideology — the theory of scientific socialism, viz., Marxism — guard it against distortion, and develop it further. We must untiringly combat any and every bourgeois ideology, regardless of the fashionable and striking garb in which it may drape itself." – Vladimir Lenin. Political Agitation and “The Class Point of View”.
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"Question: What situation or condition, in your opinion, furnishes the chief war menace today?
Answer: Capitalism."
Joseph Stalin, Interview Between J. Stalin and Roy Howard
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