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• The World Economy Faces Perfect Storm

  October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  This week the interest rate on 10-year US government bonds hit 5.3 per cent, and borrowing costs in Britain, France, Germany and Japan are at levels not seen in decades. For ordinary people, that means higher costs at the petrol station…

• The Deepening Crisis of World Capitalism

  September 24, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

  Against the Stream is back. After a summer break, Victor Murray joins Jorge Martín of the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International to take stock of the key processes shaping the world situation.The US-Iran…

• Will Cuba restore capitalism?

  June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 42 min

  On 18 June, the Cuban National Assembly approved a sweeping package of economic reforms. If implemented, they mean the end of the planned economy and the full restoration of capitalism on the island, which is currently under extreme…

• Iran Deal: the Biggest Defeat in US History

  June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

  World School of Communism 2026: https://schoolofcommunism.com/ - The United States and Iran have signed a deal to end the war. Looking through the fourteen points of the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’, it becomes clear that America has…

• Could America go Communist?

  June 11, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

  Five hundred days of Trump in power. No more forever wars – except there is a war. The biggest paychecks in history – except hundreds of millions of Americans say the cost of living is the worst they can ever remember. And thirty-four…

• The Ruling Class Has No Answer – Does the Left?

  June 4, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

  The Iran war has set off a cascade of crises working their way through the world economy. Oil reserves are at a twenty-year low, inflation is rising, bond yields are spiking, and the IMF is warning of a worldwide slump. But is there a way…

• Communists Answer Your Toughest Questions

  May 28, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

  What will be the future of Israel and the Gulf countries? What is the possible order of the Middle East and Asia? Those questions are the starting point for this week's Against the Stream – a special Q&A episode where Hamid Alizadeh and…

• Capitalism is ungovernable.

  May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

  Six prime ministers in ten years. Labour just lost fifteen hundred council seats. Has Britain become ungovernable? In this week's Against the Stream, Hamid Alizadeh sits down with Adam Booth, editor of The Communist, the paper of the…