Revolution

Fight the climate crisis and organise a socialist revolution

In 2019 it is more urgent than ever that we fight for socialism.

Sudan - a history of a mass revolt

A timeline of the inspiring six-month revolt in Sudan which has raised issues about revolution today

Huge protests in Sudan defy police attacks and call for an end to military rule

Huge demonstrations swept Sudan on Sunday demanding an end to military rule.

Sudan - revolution at the crossroads

Sudan’s opposition leaders have said they will agree to a compromise deal with the country’s military rulers. But the military rejected it.

Mohammed Morsi’s death in Egypt shows the need for real revolutionary change

The death of former president Mohammed Morsi on Monday shone a light on the brutal reality of the Egyptian counter-revolution.

Sudan—a revolt on the brink

The uprising in Sudan has reached a pivotal moment. Attempts to crush it could either drown it in blood—or push to struggle for deeper-reaching change

China 1989 - workers in revolt

27 May 2019
Thirty years ago demonstrators stood up to tanks in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Sadie Robinson looks at what the mass revolt of students and workers was all about

Algeria sees protests, arrests and debate about how to beat the state

12 May 2019
The Algerian regime is using both concessions and repression in an effort to stabilise its rule. But huge protests and strikes continue.

How we can win a real say

28 April 2019
What does democracy looks like? And who creates it?

South Africa—birth of a party that says it stands for revolution

07 April 2019
The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party has been formally launched in South Africa.

Millions-strong Algerian movement piles pressure on hated regime

06 April 2019
Millions of Algerians protested on Friday despite the former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika being forced from office on Tuesday.

Get rid of bonuses, and the whole system - leave the rich nothing

26 March 2019
MPs want firms to cut bosses’ bonuses—because they fear the payouts will turn people against capitalism.

Egyptian socialists on five lessons from Sudan and Algeria

21 March 2019
A new wave of mass mobilisations has been on the rise for many weeks in Algeria, and over the past three months in Sudan.

North Africa - from a democratic uprising to revolution

17 March 2019
The massive protests that have gripped Algeria in recent weeks are inspiring. How can they win?

We can be powerful when we fight together

12 March 2019
Amid the stifling narrowness of official politics in Britain, there are some very welcome signs of change this week.

Rosa Luxemburg - a fighter for revolution

07 January 2019
One hundred years ago this week right wing paramilitaries killed the revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg—on the orders of a reformist, social democratic party.

Turn the tide on Tories and racists in 2019

01 January 2019
These are urgent times. Political and economic crises are accelerating, and racists and fascists are seeking to grow amid the chaos.

Can Labour tame the state?

19 November 2018
How should a Corbyn government deal with enemies that have deep roots in the establishment, asks Nick Clark

Days of hope - the 1918 German Revolution

04 November 2018
A revolution in Germany that erupted 100 years ago this month rocked Europe’s rulers and put a socialist world on the agenda. Tomáš Tengely-Evans looks at how the revolt showed the power of workers to liberate themselves—and to end bloody war.

Kathe Kollwitz—powerful images of loss and struggle

24 April 2018
KAthe Kollwitz (1867-1945)lived through some of the most turbulent years of the 20th century. They were years of great hope and terrible tragedy.