the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Feb 16, 2026
The Epstein files have opened a window on this country’s ruling class.
Trump, the Clintons, Elon Musk, Google founder Sergey Brin, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, current Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, a sultan of Dubai, British royal family members, even professors like Lawrence Krauss and Noam Chomsky—all cultivated personal ties with Jeffrey Epstein. Leading executives at the biggest banks show up: J.P. Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America. So do universities like Harvard.
The files released so far show how these people make money off of each other, exchanging tips and making deals—and also ripping each other off left and right. They go to the same parties. They compete by showing off who can host the most lavish event at their estate or private island. And they protect each other: according to Marjorie Taylor Greene, Trump told her that he didn’t want to release all the Epstein files because “My friends will get hurt.”
Not all of them participated in Epstein’s abuse of teenage girls. But most continued their associations with him after he was convicted of sex trafficking minors in 2008. After all, who among them would be surprised to see women treated as sex objects—including teenagers? Epstein got his big fortune working for Les Wexner, the man who built Victoria’s Secret by selling sex. His private jet was called The Lolita Express, after the famous novel about an underage girl. He made little effort to hide his attitude toward women—and used pimping as one tool among many to hold together his network of wealthy friends.
The billionaires who rule the world are used to buying everything—the labor of workers, whole corporations, judges, government officials. Why not women, even if they are minors?
Of course, these disgusting attitudes trickle down into the rest of society.
But the working class majority has a different interest. In every factory, hospital, warehouse, restaurant, school, and other workplace, workers cooperate to make society run. We can cooperate on an even bigger scale to overthrow this parasitic ruling class that treats all of us as tools to satisfy their wants!