{"id":266372,"date":"2026-09-30T21:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/?page_id=266372"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:57:15","slug":"october-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.worldsocialism.org\/spgb\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The punishment of Christa Pike<\/h3>October 3, 2026<\/small>

A dark abyss of cruelty lies behind capitalism’s glitzy facade. Christa Pike spent 31 years on Death Row for murder while lawyers launched appeal after appeal. The trial jury were never told about Pike’s hideous childhood<\/a>: ‘Pike was physically and sexually abused by several of her mother’s husbands and boyfriends, and raped several times, once when she was 11 and again aged 17. Later, it was discovered that she was repeatedly raped as a toddler by her grandmother’s boyfriend.’<\/p>\n

Unmoved, Tennessee’s governor, and the Supreme Court, refused to stop the execution. But the lethal injections failed, leaving Pike with possible brain damage. Her endless punishment is just one story in a trail of broken lives left by a world obsessed with money, power and bloody revenge. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Odd world, isn\u2019t it?<\/h3>October 1, 2026<\/small>

Nowadays, an accumulator (a single bet on, e.g, 5 horse races) has a cash-out option. If the first 2 nags win, a gambler with nagging doubts about the remaining selections can cancel the bet and take the current winnings. Rational, no?<\/p>\n

Rational too is the capitalist with nagging doubts about future elections who cashes out some of the wealth gifted by the workers to bet on politicians who, if the electoral gamble comes off, will doubtless \u2018work\u2019 tirelessly to defend donors\u2019 sectional interests. To do that, they will also have to act in the interests of the owning class generally by defending the biggest accumulator of them all \u2013 the profit system. (see also October\u2019s editorial<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Vote for World Socialism<\/h3>September 23, 2026<\/small>

There will be a lot of noise about the Holborn and St. Pancras by election – Labour and the Greens competing over who can be trusted to handle the cost of living crisis. Neither, though, will address the root cause of the crisis, that society is run on behalf of those who own the land and factories.<\/p>\n

Until these are brought into common ownership, there will be poverty and unemployment, as this is how the owners get us to work for them. Our aim is to get this message out through the noise. You can help punch through the noise by getting people to write World Socialism across their ballot paper.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with us to find out other ways you can help<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Who is in control?<\/h3>September 16, 2026<\/small>

Balaclavaed men attended anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth claiming to be \u201cpatriots\u201d taking back control from a \u201cglobalist, Marxist-communist, anti-Christian group that has ruled us for too long\u201d.<\/p>\n

Marxist-communists advocating global socialism and opposed to religious superstition would be an accurate description of our party, but to think we have somehow been in control shows confused thinking. Those in control of society are the capitalists, and governments are compelled to prioritise the needs of this asset-owning, profit-taking minority.<\/p>\n

Our members are part of the working class majority. The only \u2018power\u2019 we have is to express our views and opinions. We condemn global capitalism (the cause of homelessness, poverty etc) while those on the far-right condemn those merely trying to escape from some of its consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Poverty in families<\/h3>September 9, 2026<\/small>

A recent study<\/a> showed that nearly half of parents are struggling financially after having a baby.<\/p>\n

In some cases this has even led to them watering down baby formula milk in order to save money. This can be really serious for an infant, as it may result in growth problems and developmental delays. Baby banks supply clothes, nappies and baby wipes to parents, but get few donations of baby milk.<\/p>\n

This is what life can be like for some of the poorest workers under capitalism: essential items such as baby formula can barely be afforded. A society that results in this level of poverty needs to be replaced by one where meeting human need is the priority.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\tNext<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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