“Holy sh*t, that’s the RCI!” These were some of the first words with which passersby greeted the arrival of The Communist, the brand-new newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist International in Australia.

The results of the recent Upper House election in Japan have shown that it is experiencing similar shifts in the political landscape as the West, with the meteoric rise of the right-wing populist party, Sanseito (参政党). From being one of the most stable advanced capitalist countries, Japan is staring into an abyss of economic and political crises which will lead to sharp convulsions.

Young people and students have played a leading role in this revolutionary movement. Millions of poor workers have taken to the streets across the country. This is enough to demonstrate the power of the working class and make the ruling class tremble. But it is not enough to win our demands, let alone achieve our ultimate goal, which is a fundamental transformation of our lives and society, and the abolition of the exploitation, oppression and impoverishment of the working class, while the rich continue to get richer.

According to Red Scare mythology, communism is an “anti-American” doctrine that threatens “democracy” and “freedom.” Trump recently proclaimed that communism is “a philosophy that this country is not ready for and never will be.”

On 22 July, the newly elected President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, expressed his dismay in an Instagram post at the results of a newly published national study concerning the ‘Perceptions of the population towards communism’, released by the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes and the Memory of the Romanian Exile.

Within a week, what began as demonstrations with a semi-insurrectionary character have turned into an open revolutionary uprising which shows no sign of stopping. It is not only tearing down government buildings and police stations, but more importantly, it is shattering the mass stupor that has kept the people in chains. A revolution has begun.

The Chinese Revolution of 1949 was one of the greatest events in human history. Marxists defend that revolution, which freed China from the shackles of imperialism after a heroic, decades-long struggle. 

On Monday, seemingly out of nowhere, thousands upon thousands of young people took to the streets in Indonesia. Gathering in front of the parliament building and valiantly facing down hundreds of police officers with water cannons, they shouted “Down with the parliament!”. Street fighting between the protesters and the police continued until past midnight. By morning, 400 people had been arrested, including about 200 school students.

Barring any dramatic developments, the Prime Minister of France Bayrou will fall on 8 September. Only political suicide on the part of the MPs of the Socialist Party could save this deeply unpopular government. For the time being, the leader of the Socialist Party Olivier Faure and his friends are not willing to take this step.

From 15-17 August, 300 revolutionary communists from across Pakistan gathered to attend the Communist School at Banjoosa lake near Rawalakot, ‘Azad’ Kashmir. Despite dire inflation, unrest in Balochistan and Pakhtunkhwa, heavy rain, floods and traffic jams, the comrades overcame all kinds of difficulties to attend the event. Many other young people were unable to attend due to financial difficulties and for other reasons.

For the first time in 20 years, Bolivia’s Movement for Socialism (MAS) has lost the presidential election – and it was not just any defeat. Having won almost 55 percent of the votes in 2020, MAS now barely reached 3 percent.

On Sunday 17 August, the governing Movement for Socialism (MAS), once the party of former president Evo Morales which has dominated the political scene for two decades lost the presidential elections, taking just 3.16 percent of the vote. In the following article, written on 16 July 2025, the comrades of Núcleo Comunista Revolucionario look at the roots of the crisis and how the Bolivian masses can escape it.

Since 15 August, the United States has deployed a large military force in the Caribbean near Venezuelan territorial waters, with the presence of marines and amphibious troops, destroyers armed with guided missiles, an attack submarine and advanced air and naval surveillance technology.

The US Government has announced the deployment of around 4,000 troops off the coast of Venezuela. On August 14, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that US Naval and Air forces have been sent near Venezuelan waters. The RCA and RCI stand firmly and unequivocally against this blatant act of imperialist aggression. 

This week, Israel erupted into a ‘nationwide day of stoppage’ after Netanyahu announced the conquest and occupation of Gaza, effectively signing the death warrants of the remaining hostages.