An enduring challenge to dynastic rule in the Philippines requires an equally powerful anti-capitalist political organisation, wielding its power in elections, on campuses, in workplaces and on the streets.
In the last few days, mass youth protests, dubbed the “Gen-Z revolution”, exploded on the streets of Nepal, forcing a political crisis and the resignation of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.
Over the last week, protests have been organised across Indonesia in response to politicians giving themselves a hefty pay rise. Days of demonstrations, mostly in the capital, Jakarta, faced severe police repression. But they continued to grow.
It’s a historic anniversary that the US ruling class and its allies around the world wish we would forget. Fifty years ago, on 30 April 1975, US imperialism suffered the worst military defeat in its history.
