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NEXT WEEK: A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO REVOLUTION

Shifting Tectonic Plates in the World Imperialist System

Some Reflections
by Raymond Lotta

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989-91 brought about an unprecedented situation for the United States. Never before had an imperialist power enjoyed such singular military dominance. The end of the “cold war” also ushered in a massive new wave of globalization—with U.S. imperialism its main architect and beneficiary.

But the world imperialist system has not stood still over the last 15 years. Major shifts have taken place in the distribution of global economic power. New geoeconomic blocs of countries are emerging. It is now the case that U.S. imperialism is not only facing heightened economic pressures but growing strategic challenges as well.

In this special supplement, Raymond Lotta explores trends in the world economy and some of their larger geopolitical implications. He also looks at some of the new and unexpected features of what is taking shape.

Anyone curious about the larger forces influencing world events will find much to dig into and debate in this thought-provoking research essay.

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"What we see in contention here with Jihad on the one hand and McWorld/McCrusade on the other hand, are historically outmoded strata among colonized and oppressed humanity up against historically outmoded ruling strata of the imperialist system. These two reactionary poles reinforce each other, even while opposing each other. If you side with either of these ‘outmodeds,’ you end up strengthening both."

Bob Avakian, Chairman of the RCP,USA From the talk, “Why We’re in the Situation We’re in Today… And What to Do About It: A Thoroughly Rotten System and the Need for Revolution”

"In a world marked by profound class divisions and social inequality, to talk about “democracy”— without talking about the class nature of that democracy and which class it serves—is meaningless, and worse. So long as society is divided into classes, there can be no “democracy for all”: one class or another will rule, and it will uphold and promote that kind of democracy which serves its interests and goals. The question is: which class will rule and whether its rule, and its system of democracy, will serve the continuation, or the eventual abolition, of class divisions and the corresponding relations of exploitation, oppression and inequality."

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