Marxism
This is a crisis of capitalism, not virus lockdowns
As millions of people fear for their jobs, bankers and bosses celebrated a bonanza on the stock market.
Chile 1970—why the hope was broken
50 years ago Salvador Allende was elected Chile’s president. A US-backed coup overthrew him three years later. But, writes Sophie Squire, there were deeper problems than the US and the military that helped turn hope into horror
Comintern, July 1920—a critical juncture
The Comintern met for the second time 100 years ago. Simon Basketter looks at how the debates there help us to understand and challenge the capitalist system today
Virus, slump and racism show up system failure
The Polish‑German revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg warned that capitalism gives us a choice between “socialism or barbarism”. We need to choose—and fight for—socialism.
Are all white people racist?
Is there a role for white people in the movement against racism? And what should it be?
Coronavirus crisis - put workers in charge and end the chaos of capitalism
Our ‘betters’ have now realised that workers matter. So could workers run society without bosses?
Capitalism brings people together — perhaps to bury it
31 March 2020We’re encouraged to see ourselves as competing individuals. But capitalism enables collective action that undermines those ideas
Corona crisis shows need to break from chaos of capitalism
21 March 2020A society based on democratic planning could meet the needs of everyone and boost innovation. Socialist Worker looks at how ordinary people could reshape our world
Engels showed how humans change the world
14 January 2020Gabby Thorpe is impressed by Camilla Royle’s new book on the life and work of Engels—a key contributor to Marxism
Capitalism can’t make you well
02 January 2020‘Wellness’ may seem like a harmless trend. But it rests on making money from alienation and the way that capitalism damages our minds and bodies
What actually makes a person middle class?
22 October 2019Tomáš Tengely-Evans argues that being middle class isn’t about your lifestyle, accent, or whether you do a manual job
Paul Mason’s ‘popular front’ of failures is not the way to beat the right
19 August 2019Journalist Paul Mason has called on Labour to support a ‘Popular Front’ to stop the far right. It proved a disaster in the 1930s—and he should know it, writes Nick Clark
Can Marxism help save the planet?
06 August 2019Alistair Farrow explains how the revolutionaries Marx and Engels looked at humans’ interaction with the natural world
Love Island—how our bodies are sold to us
23 July 2019Capitalism robs us of our individuality and then attempts to sell a pale imitation of it back to us in a sick bid to profit off the insecurities class society produces, writes Sarah Bates
Thousands of activists at Marxism Festival 2019 debate how best to resist
08 July 2019The four-day festival of socialist ideas heard from people fighting back from around the world in meetings, workshops and cultural events, Socialist Worker journalists report
Rallying call to fight for system change at opening rally of Marxism Festival 2019
04 July 2019Over 800 people joined the opening rally of Marxism Festival at Queen Mary University, east London, on Thursday night. It marked the beginning of a four-day political festival hosted by the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
A badge of honour—not a Marx of shame
09 April 2019Theresa May’s appeal to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to resolve her Brexit crisis has infuriated many Tories.
Does money make the world go round?
12 March 2019In the past few weeks discussion of the obscure economic school is Modern Monetory Theory has gone viral
What is socialism and can it work?
12 March 2019As thousands take to the streets to fight for climate action and against racism, Tomáš Tengely-Evans and Alistair Farrow look at what kind of society can fight the injustices of capitalism
The Comintern - organising to fight for a global revolution
05 March 2019Revolutionaries formed the Comintern 100 years ago. Simon Basketter says this was a world-shaping event and that its activities still hold lessons for socialists today
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- Anti-racists stage day of action in solidarity with refugees
- Workers in grip of the economic crisis speak out—millions face jobs misery
- Olive Morris—a tragically short life dedicated to struggle
- ‘Don’t silence our criticism of Israel,’ Palestinians tell Labour Party
- ‘Plainly we don’t have enough’—Tory in charge of coronavirus tests admits ‘significant’ failure
- Lesvos refugees who escaped a fire now face appalling conditions
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