🚩The SW View Starmer’s pledge to be US’s junior partner Starmer puts his desire to play on the world stage ahead of the needs of British people. Donald Trump has raised the stakes by threatening to go to war over Greenland — and Keir Starmer bends the knee. Read more buff.ly/bBtlRre

🗞️ The new Socialist Worker is out! Donald Trump threatens trade war over Greenland and unleashes far right thugs on US streets... Trump's poodle stoops to new low... but Starmer won't stand up to the bully! Read more: buff.ly/ieYwtLJ #StopTrump #FreePalestine #FuckICE

🎥 Now on SWPTV Imperialism and revolution in Iran: past, present and future. Online Q&A with Anne Alexander, author on Middle East. A mass uprising in Iran met by brutal repression while Trump considers imperialist intervention. Watch now buff.ly/zdKR4o2

📣 Birmingham rally of school strikers shows ‘our power is enormous’ Striking education workers held a huge rally in Birmingham on Thursday as they battle against management’s sweeping job cuts, with threat of 100 compulsory redundancies. Read more buff.ly/JggSa9d

Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox ⚧️ Marxism, sexuality and the fight for liberation Sexual encounters can be mutually fulfilling and fun. But sex is not simply an expression of desire. Under capitalism sexuality is dehumanised, repackaged and sold back to us as a commodity. buff.ly/WwikEyX

📣 Mental health workers across south west England strike Over 100 mental health workers began a two-day strike across south west England on Wednesday. The Unison union members, who work for charity Second Step, are demanding a pay rise of at least 5 percent. Read on buff.ly/8cFsy8C

✊🏽 “Stop Ice, Shut Down Minneapolis” day of action against Ice set to shut down US city The battle against Ice and Trump is deepening, with workers in trade unions, migrant organisations, and students set to take mass action to shut down Minneapolis today (Friday). Read on buff.ly/m9qTtp8

August Nimtz: ‘A deep crisis can leave workers open to ideas from left and right’ August Nimtz is a Marxist theorist and activist who lectures in African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. He spoke to Judy Cox about Donald Trump, Ice and class struggle. buff.ly/ClbzUWm

🪧 Rally rages against Reform UK council plans to devastate care Around 500 people marched in Preston, Lancashire, on Saturday against the Reform UK-run county council’s plans to shut and privatise 10 care homes and day centres. Read on buff.ly/gJsc4UK

☣️ War criminal Blair returns as Trump’s colonial official in Gaza Donald Trump has confirmed the appointment of former UK PM Tony Blair – the butcher of Afghanistan and Iraq – to the newly-founded Gaza “Board of Peace”, part of the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire. Read more buff.ly/rdOKksD

Reviews & Culture 🎬 New Iranian film questions how justice is best served Director Jafar Panahi’s brilliant film "It Was Just An Accident" combines elements of suspense thriller, dark comedy, farce and political satire. 🔊 Plus: Podcast "Collateral Damage" on the US "war on drugs". buff.ly/ehT8ob0

📚 Reviews & Culture Tracing the long history of abortion and criminalisation Despite a flawed analysis of the roots of women's oppression, "In Abortion — A History" by Mary Fissell widens the discussion around decriminalisation. Read on buff.ly/p29mIAe

✊🏽 ‘All for one, one for all’: east London bus drivers strike against union-busting Over 350 bus drivers in east London struck last week as part of their battle against “union busting and bullying”. Read on buff.ly/ZCP9wVv

College workers stage strong rally on third day of strikes On the third day of strikes at 17 colleges across England, workers rallied in Westminster to step-up their fight for pay, workload and national bargaining. Read on buff.ly/PtwL3PN

Today in History #OTD On 17 January 1961, Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was assassinated in a bloody crime of Western imperialism. His campaign for independence was fuelled by the mass struggles of Congolese people. buff.ly/cn0NUR1

🏥 New York nurses strike for healthcare Fighting union busting and threats to healthcare, 15,000 nurses across three New York hospitals began the fourth day of their walkout on Thursday, in the first major strike in the United States this year. Read more buff.ly/b3nvQbH

‼️ Cost of living crisis denies women the right to choose Poverty and insecurity are forcing record numbers of women to terminate pregnancies. Behind the rising figures are women caught up in the cost of living crisis and others who cannot access contraception. Read on buff.ly/nzR95EP

🥀 Stand with Bristol school workers who blocked pro-Israel Labour MP The right is carrying out a witch-hunt against Bristol school workers who protested against a visit by Labour MP Damien Egan, vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, a group that backs Israel’s genocide. buff.ly/vKlIQZS

Letters 🚍 Freedom Pass: fight for free public transport for older and disabled people Plus: Trump must pay for the murder of Renee Good, don’t expect Starmer to protect the rights of women and girls, and which other criminals should be "captured"? buff.ly/eoFuMbC

In Depth 🇻🇪 Simon Bolivar: Liberator of Latin America The Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela took its name after Simon Bolivar, leader of the fight for independence from Spain. Judy Cox looks at his life and legacy. Read on buff.ly/GTefBVL

✊🏼 Unions round-up: Strike for pay and colleges’ future Plus: A big win for low paid health workers, school workers on the picket lines, strikes in universities, Glasgow Vue strike escalates, Leeds drivers to walk out Read on buff.ly/y0dfMvQ

🤔 Alex Callinicos: Is the United States turning to fascism? With aggression abroad and repression at home, Donald Trump’s drive to centralise power in his hands is undeniable. Hardly surprising that social media is full of claims that fascism now reigns in the United States. buff.ly/J0wv7EB

🚩 SWP conference 2026: resisting the right, building the left Lewis Nielsen, Socialist Workers Party (SWP) national secretary, lays out the tasks for the left in the year ahead. Capitalism has abandoned any pretence of legality. The choice remains: socialism or barbarism. buff.ly/VfSseiw

🇵🇸 Three Palestine prisoners end hunger strike, keep up fight for justice Three of the Palestine hunger strikers who faced imminent death – Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed, and Lewie Chiaramello – have ended their action. Read more buff.ly/QbWIAlo

✊🏽 Trade unionists underway with building Together alliance Anti-racists are building the Together Alliance’s march against the far right in their workplaces. It will be a massive unity march in London on 28 March. Read more buff.ly/GV4TweA

⚠️ Robert Jenrick's defection to Reform UK after being sacked from the Tory shadow cabinet highlights his decade-long transformation from a “moderate” EU-loving Tory into a far right politician. Jenrick's right wing radicalisation and defection symbolise a deeper crisis in Britain. buff.ly/nuEx3o0

🇾🇪 Yemen plunged into chaos between rival governments Yemen has been plunged into chaos as regional powers, fuelled by the UAE and Saudi Arabia, compete for influence in the war-torn country. Read on buff.ly/m6cDoxe

✉️ Letters: We must fight to keep Palantir out of our NHS Plus readers on - stalls success - the need to stand up for our libraries - and the cost of Christmas buff.ly/IcHdN5K

🚩 Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox Should we put our faith in the legal system? International law can never consistently prevent imperialist power — it is part of legitimising that power. Read on buff.ly/8LzNcnj

⚠️ Farage plans racist blitz in London’s local election Reform UK is putting down roots in London ahead of the local council elections in May. Nigel Farage’s racist immigration proposals are a threat to all migrants Read on buff.ly/2XGNqJo

🇮🇷 Iranian protests defy regime’s crackdown Iran's government is trying to survive by harshly cracking down on demonstrators as furious protests enter their third week. The Iranian regime has lost legitimacy particularly among younger people. Read on buff.ly/Ikhhvjj

✊🏽 Perth anti-racists will go at the far right ‘with everything we’ve got’ ‘The far right have tried to have a respectable front, but they blew their cover today’. Fascists in Perth, Scotland tried to storm a hotel housing asylum seekers and attacked anti-racists on Saturday. More buff.ly/VBxyXQw

🪧 Colleges strike fighting for pay and education While UCU higher education members prepare for strikes at 30 colleges, university workers are beginning the new year fighting. College workers at 30 workplaces in England are set to strike for 3 days from Wed, 14 January. Read on buff.ly/R5ZN917

In Depth 🇮🇷 What’s behind the protests in Iran? Interview with Iranian historian An Iranian historian spoke to Arthur Townend about the wave of protests in Iran triggered by the currency crisis. Read on buff.ly/9aNukxS

✊🏼 PCS national ballot over ‘disgraceful’ pay offer As PCS civil service members ballot for strikes over pay, member Steve said it's important the union follows others taking the fight to Labour. Read on buff.ly/MWj7cPv

In Depth 🇻🇪 Hugo Chavez and the fight against the system The former Venezuelan president remains a hero to millions on the left — and a figure of hatred for the rich and powerful. Camilla Royle looks at the contradictions of his rule. Read on buff.ly/CHfvVHW

✊🏽 ‘The best thing you can do is organise’: Protests break out over Ice murder A wave of anger and revulsion at the state murder of Renee Macklin Good spread across the United States last weekend. Thousands of people braved sub-zero temperatures to join the demonstrations. Read on buff.ly/KBvPiNF

📣 No to Trump’s pirate empire! ✊🏽 International Socialist Tendency statement on Venezuela, in response to Trump's attacks Read more buff.ly/ZETRKJ4

🇵🇸 Israel uses fake ‘terrorism’ claims to ban aid organisations Israel escalated its plan to make Gaza uninhabitable for Palestinians this week with a ban on 37 aid organisations. Plus: Mahmoud from the West Bank spoke to Socialist Worker about Israeli settler attacks. buff.ly/dXKpa13

🇵🇸 Palestine protesters rally in support of hunger striker Heba Muraisi Heba Muraisi lost the ability to speak this week after over 60 days on hunger strike. The Labour government is willing to let the hunger strikers die. Read more buff.ly/Jtca3L7

📣 Together against Far Fight demo ‘can give confidence to anti-racists’ The Together Alliance against the Far Right for a unity demonstration in London on 28 March has hit the ground running in the New Year. Read more buff.ly/EDZfF6Z

🥀 Labour blames cold for NHS crisis, but refuses to give cash injection With an NHS crisis fuelled by cold weather and a lack of hospital beds, Labour's refusal to properly fund the service is driving a host of deadly health conditions. Read more buff.ly/lVkXsUs

✊🏽 Campaigners slam racist calls for Alaa Abd El-Fattah to lose British citizenship Trade unionists and public figures are organising to defend British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah who is facing threats to deport him. Read more buff.ly/i0DtgOr

🪧 Anger at Trump and Starmer on the streets of Britain 2,000+ people protested against the US attack on Venezuela on Monday evening outside Downing Street in London. Read more buff.ly/Gzhl8P9

🇮🇷 Protests in Iran tap into widespread ‘discontent’ Huge protests have swept Iran since last week. What began as outrage over a dramatic fall in the national currency has snowballed as demonstrations tap into a deeper anger. Read more buff.ly/GitqD5X

🇻🇪 Public meeting: Stop Trump’s Invasion: Resist US Imperialism in Venezuela 7:15pm Wednesday 7 January, Michael Young Building, Manzil Way, Oxford OX4 1YH What3words: ///sleeps.visits.spun Or via Zoom: bit.ly/OTVSWPreg Hosted by the Oxford & Thames Valley Socialist Workers Party 1/

Black people’s resistance was key to abolishing slavery and ending feudalism — and it will be key to winning socialism. So argued CLR James, revolutionary, author of the history of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins, born on this day, 4 Jan, 1901. buff.ly/wu30Cl5

In Depth ✊🏽 Capitalism and Indigenous peoples’ struggles Camilla Royle examines how radical movements can bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous people’s demands and fight against the system. Read on buff.ly/NHgwJFb

🇻🇪 Hands off Venezuela, no to Trump’s gangster invasion Anti-war campaigners are demanding the British government condemns the US's kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro. Read on buff.ly/z8bDNn1

🚩 Teach Yourself Marxism with Judy Cox Can Marxism help you become your best self? The capitalist system violates our potential for collective happiness and joy. Read on buff.ly/imMZ9W2