For radicals of Karl Marx’s generation the French Revolution of 1789 was a source of inspiration which dominated their thinking.
On 19 March 1982, the Argentine military junta seized control of the Falkland Islands – also known as the Malvinas – plunging Britain’s Tory government into crisis.
Karl marx spent much of his life analysing how capitalism works.
There was a lively meeting with women from a range of ages and backgrounds on a woman’s right to choose at the Respect women’s day school.
Following the women’s conference organised by the Respect coalition last weekend, Socialist Worker reports on key speeches and the debates that face our movement
"Ten years ago we all had high hopes and aspirations for the Labour government. But the Labour Party has let us all down, especially the British Muslim community and especially Muslim women.
It’s not long before any discussion about the fight for a better society raises the questions: "What do you mean by socialism?" "Is it the same as communism?" Communism has a long pedigree as a vision of society where property is held in common and a just social order prevails.
Possibly the most important intellectual influence on Karl Marx was the German philosopher GWF Hegel.
Tony Blair’s now somewhat haggard features are familiar – too familiar. His made-up face stares at us every day from images in the papers or on television. In this context, the photographer Nick Danziger has done something remarkable – he makes us look at Blair in a new way.
Every anti-war activist is familiar with the frustration of hearing the media and pro-war politicians talk about fighting for "democracy" in Iraq while they whip up hysteria over the alleged threat posed by "Muslim extremists" to "our values".
It is the policies of the occupation that are tearing apart Iraqi society apart, not divisions between Shia and Sunni Muslims, writes Anne Alexander
Wayne Muldoon Respect’s campaign for the May local elections in England received a big boost last week when Wayne Muldoon, a Labour councillor in Loughborough, announced he was joining the party.
