Marxism
Voices of resistance open Marxism festival in central London
11 July 2013The Marxism 2013 festival opened with a rally of more than 900 people today, Thursday. The Logan Hall in central London was full to capacity. The festival will continue with hundreds of meetings and debates until Monday.
Primitive communism: life before class and oppression
28 May 2013We are told that competition and division are hard-wired into humanity. But, says Martin Empson, evidence from pre-history points in the opposite direction
How ideas change
30 April 2013We are often told socialism can’t work because people will not shift the way they think. John Molyneux shows how dramatic shifts are possible and have occured in the past
What do we mean by class?
09 April 2013As the BBC unveils a new system for defining class in Britain, Judith Orr explains what class means for Marxists —and how superficial definitions hide workers’ power
Assassination threatens Beirut with return of sectarian violence
23 October 2012The car bomb that killed the head of Lebanese intelligence in Beirut on Friday of last week has dragged the country further into the Syrian crisis.
The point of Marxist philosophy
04 September 2012Whenever you talk to people about trying to change the world you face "common sense" arguments which trip of the tongue, such as "You can’t change human nature", "You can’t buck the market" or "You must obey the law".
Revolution in the 'progressive' bloc
19 June 2012The revolutionary socialist tradition has always combined a commitment to workers’ revolution with opposition to imperialism.
Do we need violence to change the world?
05 June 2012The recent massacre in Syria shows the horrendous violence that states are prepared to use against people who resist them. But is the answer to use violence against them?
Fighting the Stalinist distortion of socialism
11 January 2011Leon Trotsky led the struggle against Joseph Stalin’s counter-revolution. This battle began in 1923, six years after the Russian Revolution.
State and Revolution: Why we need to smash the state
09 November 2010The Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin wrote this book in the midst of the extreme violence of the First World War, and the revolutionary upheaval taking place in Russia in 1917.
Marx's Capital: vampires feeding on our blood
05 October 2010In his masterpiece, Capital, Karl Marx attempts to make sense of capitalism. This was not just out of scientific curiosity—he believed that a clear understanding of capitalism would help to overthrow it.
The Communist Manifesto: speaking to modern times
28 September 2010‘A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of communism." So begins the most important political pamphlet ever written—The Communist Manifesto.
Greeks bring inspiration to Marxism 2010
06 July 2010The spirit of international resistance ran through the meetings, with much discussion of the turmoil and fightback in Greece.
Numbers swell at Marxism 2010 festival of resistance
06 July 2010More than 3,900 people booked up in advance for the annual Marxism festival in central London last weekend—and hundreds more bought tickets during the event.
The ‘rich bandits’ who feed on crisis
04 May 2010Britain’s mainstream politicians have spent the election campaign talking about the need to preserve our "fragile economic recovery" – with cuts. Politicians regularly tell us that this "recovery" has begun.
From people’s power to workers’ power
20 April 2010Revolution is back in the news.In Thailand heavily armed cops are shown retreating under a hail of missiles being thrown by demonstrators.
Historical Actuality of the Socialist Offensive - Parliament’s problems go deeper than duck houses
09 February 2010British politics is increasingly being dominated by the looming general election. Yet, paradoxically, parliament is viewed with widespread and growing contempt.
How could Haiti win its freedom?
26 January 2010The people of Haiti have a powerful record of resistance. They have fought back even in the most appalling conditions – from the great slave rebellion in the 1790s, to the movement that destroyed the brutal regime of "Baby Doc" Duvailer in the 1980s.
The struggle for the heart of Marx
24 November 2009Karl Marx’s ideas have seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. Most mainstream commentators, however, concentrate on Marx’s economic theories and tend to ignore the other fundamental aspect of his politics – his belief in the ability of the working class to liberate itself.
Lessons from Lenin
20 October 2009Whether supporting the post workers, trying to stop the fascists, or campaigning to end the war in Afghanistan, people may well encounter members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), intervening in and assisting these struggles.
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