We are excited to announce the latest In Defence of Marxism magazine is out now! Issue 51 covers Leon Trotsky and one of his most misunderstood, but most important contributions to Marxist theory – the permanent revolution. Get your copy today!

Capitalism is built upon free speech, open debate, and the ‘marketplace of ideas’; communists, meanwhile, want to take away this cherished democratic right. Everyone has heard capitalism’s defenders repeat this myth. So what’s the communist response?

Fuelled by bold politics and anti-establishment audacity, Zack Polanski’s Green Party is surging ahead, with membership breaking 100,000 and double digits in the polls. The Greens are now a force to be reckoned with. What does this mean for British politics?

Half a million – including a 400-strong Communist bloc – took to the streets for Palestine on Saturday, showing the lack of trust in Trump’s imperialist ‘peace’. But the movement’s leaders lack answers. We must draw the lessons of the explosive European movement.

From 14-16 November, 1,000 communists will gather in London for this year’s Revolution Festival, the school of communism. For communists and class-fighters in Britain, serious about building for revolution, there is no other event like it. Get your ticket today!

As Western imperialism celebrates another imperialist peace, we are further away from Palestinian statehood than ever before. The so-called ‘two-state solution’ lies buried beneath Gaza’s rubble, as the settlements spread across the West Bank.