The Worker, Vol. 40, Number 3
Contents:
I. Exposing the "Lobby" Fraud: The Instrument of U.S. Monopoly Capital
II. "Proud of My 0% Turnout!": A Worker's Resolute Stand Against Bourgeois Electoral Blackmail
III. Shattering the Imperialist Apparatus
IV. The Syndicate's Glitch: Why the Central Hub Demands an Open Connection
V. From Public Right to Private Plunder: The Real Estate Monopolies' Offensive
I. Exposing the "Lobby" Fraud: The Instrument of U.S. Monopoly Capital
II. "Proud of My 0% Turnout!": A Worker's Resolute Stand Against Bourgeois Electoral Blackmail
III. Shattering the Imperialist Apparatus
IV. The Syndicate's Glitch: Why the Central Hub Demands an Open Connection
V. From Public Right to Private Plunder: The Real Estate Monopolies' Offensive
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Exposing the "Lobby" Fraud: The Instrument of U.S. Monopoly Capital
The capitalist media and opportunist politicians continually peddle the Big Lie that U.S. foreign policy has been hijacked by an all-powerful Zionist lobby. This narrative deliberately turns truth on its head, presenting the state as a neutral arbiter victimized by special interests. In reality, the government is nothing more than the executive committee of the whole capitalist class. The "lobbying" argument is a cynical smokescreen manufactured to shield the monopoly capitalist class from accountability for its own imperialist and colonial wars.
Israeli Zionism is the creature and instrument of U.S. imperialism, not its master. It would wither and die without the military and financial sponsorship of Western capital. To guarantee its domination over the Middle East and its vast oil wealth, the U.S. monopoly capitalist class heavily subsidizes the Israeli state to act as a regional policeman and a dagger stabbed into the heart of the Arab peoples. Israel functions as a heavily armed military beachhead to violently enforce the predatory dictates of Wall Street and the Pentagon.
By blaming an external lobby, the bourgeoisie seeks to disorient the domestic anti-war movement and sever the vital strategic unity between the American working-class vanguard and the Palestinian national liberation struggle. The working masses must reject this petty-bourgeois illusion! To defeat the war machine, the workers must organize as an independent political force, zeroing in on the real target—the U.S. monopoly capitalist class and its two-party system—to demand an immediate end to all U.S. interference and military aid.
Israeli Zionism is the creature and instrument of U.S. imperialism, not its master. It would wither and die without the military and financial sponsorship of Western capital. To guarantee its domination over the Middle East and its vast oil wealth, the U.S. monopoly capitalist class heavily subsidizes the Israeli state to act as a regional policeman and a dagger stabbed into the heart of the Arab peoples. Israel functions as a heavily armed military beachhead to violently enforce the predatory dictates of Wall Street and the Pentagon.
By blaming an external lobby, the bourgeoisie seeks to disorient the domestic anti-war movement and sever the vital strategic unity between the American working-class vanguard and the Palestinian national liberation struggle. The working masses must reject this petty-bourgeois illusion! To defeat the war machine, the workers must organize as an independent political force, zeroing in on the real target—the U.S. monopoly capitalist class and its two-party system—to demand an immediate end to all U.S. interference and military aid.
"Proud of My 0% Turnout!": A Worker’s Resolute Stand Against Bourgeois Electoral Blackmail
I received the following text: “Tuesday is Election Day in IL! Based on recent elections, your voter turnout grade is 0%. Your household’s voting grade is 0%. Who you vote for is private, but whether you vote is public info. Make sure your entire household votes!”
I assume this text message is meant to shame me into participating in the capitalist primary election coming up in Illinois on Tuesday, March 17. In response to that message, I would say that I am proud that my voter turnout grade is 0%. Like many in our country, I reject the monopoly capitalist elections. Capitalist elections don’t solve any of the fundamental problems that are facing our society today. Capitalist elections are used by the monopoly capitalist class to strengthen the system of privilege that maintains political power in the hands of the ruling class. Everyone knows that the politicians of both political parties are carrying the agenda of attacking the social safety net that the workers have fought hard for, everyone knows that the politicians of both political parties are carrying the agenda of national oppression and racism against the youth, immigrants, and workers that are fighting every day to defend themselves from the attacks of the government, and everyone knows that every government (regardless of Democrat or Republican) continues to wage wars of aggression against other nations and peoples all over the world. NO! I denounce these elections that attack my humanity.
I am interested in a fundamental restructuring of our current political system to break the monopolies of the Republican and Democratic political parties. I am interested, like millions and millions of fellow Americans, in fighting for mechanisms that empower the masses to participate directly in governance, moving beyond the sham of “representative” democracy.
Editor's Note: We enthusiastically publish this resolute defense against bourgeois electoral blackmail. Opportunists will inevitably attack your proud rejection of their sham elections, demanding submission to the "lesser evil" of the capitalist parties. Let them howl! Your letter is a principled act of class self-defense. By shattering the illusion of capitalist pluralism and boldly demanding Democratic Renewal, you strike a decisive blow against the revisionist attempt to herd workers into the voting pens of our exploiters.
I assume this text message is meant to shame me into participating in the capitalist primary election coming up in Illinois on Tuesday, March 17. In response to that message, I would say that I am proud that my voter turnout grade is 0%. Like many in our country, I reject the monopoly capitalist elections. Capitalist elections don’t solve any of the fundamental problems that are facing our society today. Capitalist elections are used by the monopoly capitalist class to strengthen the system of privilege that maintains political power in the hands of the ruling class. Everyone knows that the politicians of both political parties are carrying the agenda of attacking the social safety net that the workers have fought hard for, everyone knows that the politicians of both political parties are carrying the agenda of national oppression and racism against the youth, immigrants, and workers that are fighting every day to defend themselves from the attacks of the government, and everyone knows that every government (regardless of Democrat or Republican) continues to wage wars of aggression against other nations and peoples all over the world. NO! I denounce these elections that attack my humanity.
I am interested in a fundamental restructuring of our current political system to break the monopolies of the Republican and Democratic political parties. I am interested, like millions and millions of fellow Americans, in fighting for mechanisms that empower the masses to participate directly in governance, moving beyond the sham of “representative” democracy.
Editor's Note: We enthusiastically publish this resolute defense against bourgeois electoral blackmail. Opportunists will inevitably attack your proud rejection of their sham elections, demanding submission to the "lesser evil" of the capitalist parties. Let them howl! Your letter is a principled act of class self-defense. By shattering the illusion of capitalist pluralism and boldly demanding Democratic Renewal, you strike a decisive blow against the revisionist attempt to herd workers into the voting pens of our exploiters.
Shattering the Imperialist Apparatus
Imperialism deploys military terror and economic strangulation—weaponizing debt and "Free Trade" agreements to override sovereignty, enforce wholesale privatization, and extract super-profits. Resisting nations like Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, and Venezuela face military subversion, illegal asset seizures, and starvation blockades.
Rejecting the treacherous illusions of "Imperialist Pacifism" and the twin capitalist parties of war, the working class is advancing its political offensive through class consciousness and proletarian internationalism. Uniting with Latin America's liberation movements, the masses must enforce a Democratic Foreign Policy:
Total Military Expulsion: The unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. troops and the complete dismantling of SOUTHCOM.
End the Economic Siege: The immediate lifting of all blockades, categorically rejecting starvation as an instrument of statecraft.
Abolish the Instruments of Plunder: The complete cancellation of crushing foreign debt and unequal treaties designed to enforce neo-liberal privatization.
To conquer true peace, the working class must seize political power, expropriate the U.S. monopolies, and establish a socialist society completely free from the exploitation of man by man.y man.
Rejecting the treacherous illusions of "Imperialist Pacifism" and the twin capitalist parties of war, the working class is advancing its political offensive through class consciousness and proletarian internationalism. Uniting with Latin America's liberation movements, the masses must enforce a Democratic Foreign Policy:
Total Military Expulsion: The unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. troops and the complete dismantling of SOUTHCOM.
End the Economic Siege: The immediate lifting of all blockades, categorically rejecting starvation as an instrument of statecraft.
Abolish the Instruments of Plunder: The complete cancellation of crushing foreign debt and unequal treaties designed to enforce neo-liberal privatization.
To conquer true peace, the working class must seize political power, expropriate the U.S. monopolies, and establish a socialist society completely free from the exploitation of man by man.y man.
The Syndicate's Glitch: Why the Central Hub Demands an Open Connection
Look at the sheer hypocrisy of the U.S. empire's media! To see how the big news networks turn the truth upside down, just watch a recent CBS broadcast.
A highly paid CBS interviewer—acting as a loyal data-collecting sensor for the exact same empire dropping bombs on Iran—sits down with Iran's Foreign Minister. Instead of discussing the bombing, she broadcasts a frantic, pre-programmed error alert because Iran has restricted its internet access! To understand this fake outrage, we must look past her "user-friendly" talk about "global connection" and examine the facts.
1. The Forced Disconnect When a giant empire attacks, information is a weapon. By demanding that Iran keep its digital borders open during an unprovoked invasion, the attacker wants Iran to hand over its nervous system so the empire's military software can easily track targets, spread panic, and guide missiles. The throttled bandwidth brings severe daily hardship to the Iranian people, but this blackout is a direct extension of the bombing's brutality itself. By dropping explosives, the empire forces the network to shut down.
Yet the people do not simply endure this just to survive; they actively defend their country's sovereignty. They organize neighborhood relief without as many digital signals, sustain their local communities, and physically rally to keep their society functioning. By doing so, they willingly pull the plug on the enemy's data-weapons, proving that their true resilience lies in their physical solidarity against the empire's hardware.
2. The Decades-Old Physical Firewall But here is the most staggering glitch in this broadcast. This same interviewer, who generates synthetic panic about Iranians being "digitally isolated," hides a massive secret. Her own attacking government has maintained a strict, hardwired "airgap" against Iran for decades! Long before these bombs fell, the empire built an impenetrable physical firewall around its own people. It has legally forbidden its working class from crossing the border to scan the unedited reality with their own eyes and strictly blocked peaceful trade.
3. Crashing the Imperialist Mainframe Why force this physical block on their own people? Because the wealthy rulers are terrified of the unencrypted truth. The state constantly broadcasts hateful programming to justify its war, but this code is failing to format the minds of the working people at home. The military aggression and endless propaganda do not prove the empire has successfully brainwashed its public; rather, they act as a desperate firewall designed merely to shield the decision-makers from their own citizens. The ruling class knows that if people could travel and trade freely, real human contact would instantly crash the state's false narratives and short-circuit the imperialist war machine.
But this period will not last forever. By standing strong and raising their fists against these forced hardships, the defending nation is paving the way for victory. When the imperialist assault is finally defeated, the digital lines can be safely reopened. Iran will then be able to restore its own standards and rebuild its society according to the true principles of its own system—a future of genuine freedom and resilience that we must all help to bring online.
What they call "democracy" is really just the freedom for the powerful to run their exploitative algorithms without interference. To bring a future of genuine freedom online, we must recognize that the hateful messaging is a product of the very same U.S. ruling class that launched this aggression in the first place. Our duty is to direct our active political energy against these decision-makers, exposing their digital lies and organizing ourselves to crash their war machine from the inside. Only by defeating the war machine at home can we truly reopen the lines of global solidarity.
A highly paid CBS interviewer—acting as a loyal data-collecting sensor for the exact same empire dropping bombs on Iran—sits down with Iran's Foreign Minister. Instead of discussing the bombing, she broadcasts a frantic, pre-programmed error alert because Iran has restricted its internet access! To understand this fake outrage, we must look past her "user-friendly" talk about "global connection" and examine the facts.
1. The Forced Disconnect When a giant empire attacks, information is a weapon. By demanding that Iran keep its digital borders open during an unprovoked invasion, the attacker wants Iran to hand over its nervous system so the empire's military software can easily track targets, spread panic, and guide missiles. The throttled bandwidth brings severe daily hardship to the Iranian people, but this blackout is a direct extension of the bombing's brutality itself. By dropping explosives, the empire forces the network to shut down.
Yet the people do not simply endure this just to survive; they actively defend their country's sovereignty. They organize neighborhood relief without as many digital signals, sustain their local communities, and physically rally to keep their society functioning. By doing so, they willingly pull the plug on the enemy's data-weapons, proving that their true resilience lies in their physical solidarity against the empire's hardware.
2. The Decades-Old Physical Firewall But here is the most staggering glitch in this broadcast. This same interviewer, who generates synthetic panic about Iranians being "digitally isolated," hides a massive secret. Her own attacking government has maintained a strict, hardwired "airgap" against Iran for decades! Long before these bombs fell, the empire built an impenetrable physical firewall around its own people. It has legally forbidden its working class from crossing the border to scan the unedited reality with their own eyes and strictly blocked peaceful trade.
3. Crashing the Imperialist Mainframe Why force this physical block on their own people? Because the wealthy rulers are terrified of the unencrypted truth. The state constantly broadcasts hateful programming to justify its war, but this code is failing to format the minds of the working people at home. The military aggression and endless propaganda do not prove the empire has successfully brainwashed its public; rather, they act as a desperate firewall designed merely to shield the decision-makers from their own citizens. The ruling class knows that if people could travel and trade freely, real human contact would instantly crash the state's false narratives and short-circuit the imperialist war machine.
But this period will not last forever. By standing strong and raising their fists against these forced hardships, the defending nation is paving the way for victory. When the imperialist assault is finally defeated, the digital lines can be safely reopened. Iran will then be able to restore its own standards and rebuild its society according to the true principles of its own system—a future of genuine freedom and resilience that we must all help to bring online.
What they call "democracy" is really just the freedom for the powerful to run their exploitative algorithms without interference. To bring a future of genuine freedom online, we must recognize that the hateful messaging is a product of the very same U.S. ruling class that launched this aggression in the first place. Our duty is to direct our active political energy against these decision-makers, exposing their digital lies and organizing ourselves to crash their war machine from the inside. Only by defeating the war machine at home can we truly reopen the lines of global solidarity.
From Public Right to Private Plunder: The Real Estate Monopolies' Offensive
To execute the liquidation of the right to housing, the monopoly capitalist state utilizes specific tactics designed to enrich real estate developers while marginalizing the working class.
To mask the loss of public units, the state forces residents into the private sector using chronically underfunded rent vouchers, which essentially function as government-guaranteed subsidies underwriting private landlord profits. Concurrently, public housing sites are privatized into "mixed-income" developments, deliberately displacing low-income families to accommodate lucrative middle-income renters.
Furthermore, the state employs dictatorial regulations—such as "one strike" eviction policies and mandatory "community service"—to remove long-term residents. Once these policies force the masses into the streets, the victims are actively criminalized by cities that pass laws to ticket, arrest, and prosecute them for the "crime" of being homeless. Ultimately, through these measures, the capitalist class treats the public housing infrastructure—built by the labor of the working class—as plunder, expropriating public land to be privatized and turned over to real estate speculators and bankers at bargain-basement prices.
To mask the loss of public units, the state forces residents into the private sector using chronically underfunded rent vouchers, which essentially function as government-guaranteed subsidies underwriting private landlord profits. Concurrently, public housing sites are privatized into "mixed-income" developments, deliberately displacing low-income families to accommodate lucrative middle-income renters.
Furthermore, the state employs dictatorial regulations—such as "one strike" eviction policies and mandatory "community service"—to remove long-term residents. Once these policies force the masses into the streets, the victims are actively criminalized by cities that pass laws to ticket, arrest, and prosecute them for the "crime" of being homeless. Ultimately, through these measures, the capitalist class treats the public housing infrastructure—built by the labor of the working class—as plunder, expropriating public land to be privatized and turned over to real estate speculators and bankers at bargain-basement prices.