Cuba’s government claims that the restoration of capitalism is the only way out of the crisis. In the USSR, Trotsky and the Right-wing deviationists used similar justifications for the growth of capitalism during the NEP. They were proven wrong by Stalin and the Bolsheviks.
87 years after World War II, the number of conflicts has risen to its highest level since then. Capitalists are openly preparing for wars, and some declare World War 3 “inevitable”.
Fidel Castro's rebels stormed Moncada to liberate Cuba from a US-backed dictatorship 73 years ago. Today, Raúl Castro's grandson negotiates Cuba's opening to American capital, flies private jets and buys foreign property.
The EU passed a bill allowing mass surveillance of private messages under the cover of child protection. This infrastructure will be inherited by the far right.
An estimated 20,000 people have died in Europe's worst heatwave in decades. EU states will spend €454 billion on militarisation in 2026, while committing just €15 billion a year to climate adaptation.