Marxism vs postmodernism
Yola Kipcak combats the reactionary ideas of postmodernism, which rejects the possibility of understanding the world, emphasises the need for a rational, scientific approach in the form of Marxism.
Defend Paul Holmes: Fightback against victimisation builds
Left-wing Unison president Paul Holmes was sacked from his job at Kirklees Council earlier this year, following a two-year witch-hunt. This has sparked a grassroots movement of resistance. Activists must escalate the struggle to defend Paul.
The real role and history of NATO: A reply to Keir Starmer
‘Sir’ Keir Starmer’s recent letter in praise of NATO is designed to impress the establishment whilst chastising the left. Instead of offering apologies for western imperialism, the labour movement must fight for socialist internationalism.
After last year’s speculative binge: Here comes the hangover
To avert total collapse during the pandemic, the ruling class threw trillions at the capitalist system. But far from stabilising the situation, this money has fuelled speculation and inflation. And now the chickens are coming home to roost.
‘The billionaire variant’ – Inequality kills one person every four seconds
According to a recent report by global poverty charity Oxfam, the biggest killer throughout the pandemic has not been COVID-19, but inequality. Capitalism is the real disease. The only cure is to expropriate the parasitic billionaire class.
Fight the Northern region witch-hunt
Starmer and the right wing are continuing their purge of left-wing activists from the Labour Party. Socialist Appeal supporters and grassroots members in the North East are the latest victims of this scandalous witch-hunt.
Scunthorpe scaffs escalate action in the fight for fair pay
Scaffolders at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe – organised in Unite – are continuing to strike in their struggle for pay equality. To stop this race to the bottom, we need nationalisation and workers’ control. Victory to the scaffs!
UCU strikes: Escalate action to defeat marketisation!
The latest wave of industrial action on campuses begins today, with UCU members out on strike once again in the struggle for decent pensions, pay, and conditions. It is vital that workers and students unite and fight to defend education.
Cost of living protests: ‘They say price rise, we say nationalise!’
Last Saturday saw protests across the country for a day of action against the cost of living crisis that is bearing down on the working class. Demands for reform do not go far enough. We need to fight inflation with socialist policies.
Materialism and Empirio-criticism – a reading guide
We provide here a reading guide for Lenin’s classic philosophical text, which explains the principles of materialism from a Marxist perspective, and defends them from various idealist attacks.
Workers under attack: The time for action is now!
With inflation soaring, the bankers and bosses are trying to shift their costs onto the working class. But it is the capitalists who should pay for this crisis. The trade unions must launch a united fightback. There is no time to lose.
Workers’ anger reaches boiling point in Coventry as bin strike continues
Refuse workers at Labour-controlled Coventry city council are continuing their strike for decent pay. The employers, meanwhile, are stepping up their scandalous strike-breaking attempts. We say: Support the strikers! Victory to the workers!