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Last week the High Court ruled that Palestine Action could no longer be brandished as terrorism, coming after the inability to find a jury which would sentence the activists. Both the harsh repression from the British state and the inability to put this repression into practise in a systematic way shows the mess the British ruling class is in. Here we share Nelson Wan, RCP executive committee member speaking on this topic at our 2025 Revolution Festival.
The Russian Revolution was the greatest event in human history, where the workers took power into their hands and grasped the state. But revolution is never a one act drama, it is a transition from one mode of production into another. This means that the revolution does not create socialism or communism overnight. The was abundantly clear in Russia, with its underdeveloped economy. This was the topic of a discussion at the latest Central Committee meeting of the Revolutionary Communist Party. Listen to the talk, by executive committee member Daniel Morley, here.
Friedrich Engels once said ‘bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.’ In many countries, this barbarism is already upon us. This is the topic of the latest In Defence of Marxism magazine. Here we share the author of the lead article, Thomas Soud, discussing his lead article on the Sudanese revolution and counter revolution of 2019.
The middle east has been the playground of western imperialism for decades. With tensions raising in Iran, and western imperialism attempting to use this for its own gains, it is the job of communists to understand the role of imperialism in this region.
In September and October 2025, two million workers came to the streets of Italy to fight against the genocide in Palestine. Leading RCI member Jorge Martín outlines the current crisis in Europe and how to fight it.
2026 has started with an almighty imperialist bang. Given the current actions of US imperialism, kidnapping the president of Venezuela and threatening the rest of Latin America and Greenland, it is clear that imperialism is something communists must understand.
On Saturday January 3 2026, Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped from his home by the United States. This is a clear act of imperialist aggression. But why is it happening? What does this mean for US imperialism, world capitalism, and countries like Venezuela?
While the media scapegoats and scaremongers, establishment politicians – from ‘progressive’ Starmer to populist Farage – are whipping up an anti-migrant culture war. But why is there a migration crisis in the first place? And what is the communist position? Leading RCP member Fiona Lali explores this topic.
What is Christianity, and where did it come from? Alan Woods, theoretical leader of the RCI, discusses the origins of Christianity, from its early radical start, through to the bureaucratisation of the Church, and how the faith was used to colonise the world.
From this year’s Revolution Festival, Peter Kwasiborski, introduces Shostakovich.
Lenin and Trotsky stand as two of the most slandered men in history. Whether from the bourgeois, or from the Stalinists, their ideas are constantly misappropriated. Stalinists have spent a century trying to divide Lenin and Trotsky. But was there really any difference between their ideas? In this talk, Olivia Ruadh, RCP Central Committee member, explains the real legacy of Lenin and Trotsky
Whatever you think of the Russian Revolution, it transformed the 20th century. For us, this event is the greatest in human history. Where the masses not only entered the scene of history but took their lives’ into their own hands. This incredible event is rich in lessons for how to overthrow capitalism today.
Marx’s masterpiece, Das Kapital, is dripping with the most important lessons for humanity to understand. How does capitalism, the system we live under, actually work? What are the contradictions inherent in how our economy runs, and how does this impact our lives as workers? At Revolution Festival this year, Adam Booth, who has just rewritten his guide to capital, explains Marx’s writing for the modern reader
Recently there has been a renewed effort by the US to clamp down on Venezuela. Given this, we are publishing a talk by Jorge Martin from this year’s Revolution Festival on the history of the Bolivarian Revolution and Hugo Chavez. This incredible event is rich in lessons for those wanting to fight imperialism and capitalism today.
The Spanish Civil War holds many important lessons for revolutionaries today. In this Marxist Voice, Joe Russell draws out these lessons.
The struggle against South African apartheid is a source of inspiration across the world. However, the understanding of how it was overthrown is limited, especially in the West. In this talk from Revolution Festival 2024, Fiona Lali explains the view of communists on this vital struggle.
The genocide of Palestinians over the last 2 years has become a lightening rod for all the accumulated anger in society. People have been exposed to the bombing of hospitals, videos of mothers pulling their babies from the rubble and the vile response from governments internationally – that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself’. Since October 7th 2023, millions across the world have come out to defend Palestine with demonstrations and encampments. It is clear that more is needed. The general strike in Italy has shown the way forward. Speaking at a meeting of the RCP in Central London, Fiona Lali lays out how the Palestine movement can be successful and the job of communists in achieving this.
Is artificial intelligence truly conscious or is it just hype? At Revolution Festival 2024, Daniel Morley applied the Marxist method to cut through the illusions surrounding AI.
The rise and fall of the Fourth International is one of the most important lessons for communists today. At the World Congress of the Revolutionary Communist International, Rob Sewell explains how the degeneration of the leadership of the Fourth International left the working class without a revolutionary party. Ted Grant’s sharp criticisms of the opportunism and sectarianism of the leadership are more relevant than ever for revolutionaries seeking to rebuild genuine Marxism.
The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave revolt in history. Its history shows the great revolutionary potential of the oppressed masses. Simultaneously, it teaches great lessons about the fight against imperialism. Here, Keelan Kellegher explains the revolt and draws out key lessons for us to learn today.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Nelson Wan explains Ted Grant’s article ‘Will there be a slump?’, and how the Marxist method allows us to understand capitalist crisis today.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Joe Russell discusses Marx’s completion of the Labour Theory of Value.
In this session from the Revolution Festival 2024, Shaun Morris, Central Committee member of the RCP, discusses the cruel legacy of British imperialism in Ireland.
In this episode of Communist Radio, we next for the Palestine movement in Britain. After months of action, the words of the British ruling class changed but their actions and their backing of the Israeli war machine did not. Then only to come out in full support of Netanyahu.
The Transitional Programme by Trotsky is a prime example of the method by which Marxists can connect with the struggles of today and raise workers’ sights to the ultimate goal of socialist revolution. In this podcast, we discuss how communists can connect with the demands of the day.
Ben, Lotta, Mia, and Peter sit down to discuss Lenin’s masterpiece: The State & Revolution. Written just before the events of October 1917, it is the sharpest analysis of the state, and a rebuttal of reformist and anarchist illusions.
In the second episode of our series on the Classics: Daniel, Nye, Georgina & Peter discuss the ideas of Engels’ Socialism: Utopian & Scientific.
Opening our new series on Marxist Classics, aimed to inspire our listeners to tackle these texts for themselves, Daniel, Tom, Lubna & Peter discuss the Communist Manifesto.
The deepening crisis of world capitalism is resulting in imperialist conflict, war, and genocide. To end this hell on earth, we need to get rid of the capitalist system itself. In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Lotta Angantyr discusses how to fight imperialism.
The Bolshevik party was the only party in history which was able to lead the working class in a successful socialist revolution. In this episode, leading RCP member Rob Sewell explains how Lenin built this force, and the lessons to guide us in the struggle for revolution today.
In this session from Revolution Festival 2024, Khaled Malachi, Central Committee member of the RCP and regular writer on the Middle East, will put forward a revolutionary way forward for the workers and youth in the region.
Throughout history, mankind’s ability to advance its knowledge has been shaped by material and social forces. As Ben Curry explains in this episode, it is not simply individual geniuses that help science progress, but revolutionary changes in society.
Anger at the crisis of capitalism is surfacing in many ways, including the fascist riots of last summer, and the rise in far-right parties across Europe. In this episode, Joe Russell looks to the history of the fight against fascism, and the relevant lessons for today.
Last year, a revolution shook Bangladeshi society to the core. But as Will Collins explains in this episode, the tasks of today are the unfinished tasks of an unfinished revolution, which began more than fifty years ago with the 1971 War of Independence against Pakistani domination.
In this episode, taken from the Books Not Bombs rally at Revolution Festival 2024, Fiona Lali, leading RCP member, and Antonio Balmer, leading member of the Revolutionary Communists of America, discuss the revolutionary struggle to end imperialism today.
13 years ago, without any clear programme or plan, the Arab masses rose up against their despotic rulers, and overthrew several regimes. But these revolutions ultimately failed to solve the problems facing the masses. With tensions in the region heating up once more, Lubna Badi analyses these rich events.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Hamid Alizadeh, member of the International Secretariat of the RCI, explores the reasons for the rapid collapse of the Assad regime, and what this means for the region.
In this episode, leading RCI member Alan Woods outlines the perspectives for the coming period: one of rising geopolitical tensions, turbulence, and revolutionary explosions.
In this podcast, Antonio Balmer, leading member of the Revolutionary Communists of America, explains the reasons behind the election of Donald Trump, and the implications for the next stage in the crisis of US capitalism.
In this latest episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Gliniecki outlines the economic basis of British imperialism and militarism today, and how communists can fight to overthrow imperialism.
In this podcast, Jack Tye Wilson explains Lenin and the Bolsheviks’ approach to the national question, the colonial revolutions, and the national question today, outlining the need for an internationalist class programme.
In this podcast, Adam Booth explains the turbulent events that have unfolded since Starmer’s election, linking this to the global crisis of capitalism and the tasks of revolutionary communists today.
In this podcast, we sit down with Fiona Lali to discuss why far-right violence has swept Britain, the response from the labour movement, and the communist perspective on how we can smash the far right using class struggle methods.
Fiona Lali’s election campaign shows that revolutionary ideas can connect with wide layers of people. In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Morley to discuss elections, parliaments, and broader questions around communist methods and tactics.
We’re told we live in a democracy, but whether we vote for Starmer or Sunak, we’re going to get pretty much the same thing. In this episode, Ben Gliniecki will explain that behind capitalist ‘democracy’ is the dictatorship of the rich.
The last 15 years have seen capitalism go from one disaster to another. In this podcast, Niklas Albin Svensson will explain why the capitalist system has found itself in this dead end, and why there is no way out without a communist revolution.
The events of the German revolution are some of the most tragic in history. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Andy Southwark will explain the defeat of the German revolution in order to draw out the critical need to prepare a revolutionary leadership.
The USSR was the most progressive state in history, yet within ten years it had transformed into a bureaucratic regime. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Rob Sewell will discuss the main processes that led to the degeneration of the Russian revolution.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, we sit down with Fiona Lali to discuss the general election, her campaign, and how you can get involved in the fight to bring down the war criminals in Westminster.
Student encampments in support of Palestine have rapidly spread to universities across Britain. Fiona Lali discusses how the RCP aims to broaden, link together, and escalate this struggle.
Communists are often slandered as bloodthirsty and violent, but our accusers, the capitalists, are responsible for millions of deaths across the world. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Ellen Morton will explain the difference between their morals and ours.
In this episode Fiona Lali discusses Gove’s outrageous smear against the RCP, the ICC request for an arrest warrant for Netanyahu, and what lies ahead for the Palestine encampments.
In this episode, Fiona Lali will explain how Cedric Robinson’s ‘Black Marxism’ attempts to divide the Black struggle from Marxism, and how revolutionaries can actually fight for liberation from racial oppression.
Fanon has been used by academics as the basis for a whole series of reactionary ideas. In this podcast, Jorge Martin will discuss what Fanon really fought for, what role he played in the Algerian revolution, and why the strategy he advocated was wrong.
In this episode, Sarah Vedrovich will discuss the rise and fall of the British Empire and the heroic attempts to fight back against British troops, opening up the arsenal of historical lessons which must be absorbed if we are to overthrow imperialism today.
With the founding congress of the RCP only days away, we are joined by Ben Gliniecki for the final episode of the series, to discuss the importance of this event, how the congress works, and what you can do to prepare for this historic weekend.
In this podcast, Fred Weston will discuss the history of the IMT, and why, by building on the firm foundation of theory, it has been able to emerge as the strongest revolutionary force amongst workers and youth internationally.
In 1979, the Iranian masses erupted into struggle, sweeping away the hated regime of the Shah, and wielding power through popular councils. In this podcast, Hamid Alizadeh explains why this powerful revolution failed, and the lessons for today.
With students and young people burning with anger at the crisis-ridden capitalist system, we discuss how the Revolutionary Communist Party can recruit and organise on university campuses, and how to link this work to the wider class struggle.
The Scottish national movement, which once terrified the British ruling class, is at a crossroads. In this podcast, Shaun Morris discusses the crisis faced by Scottish nationalism, and why the class struggle is the only road towards independence.
With less than three weeks to go until the launch of the RCP, we sit down with Jorge Martín to discuss why the working class needs an international, and the founding of the Revolutionary Communist International, which is also taking place this summer.
In June, we are launching the Revolutionary Communist International. In this episode, Fred Weston explains the historic importance of the original Communist International led by Lenin and Trotsky, and the lessons we can apply today.
In response to the crisis of the capitalist system, some have turned to the methods of direct action. In this podcast Joe Russell will explain the limits of this approach and the revolutionary communist alternative.
With just a month to go until the founding congress of the RCP, Fiona Lali and Jack Tye Wilson discuss why Marxist theory is essential to building the Party, as well as how communists can go about educating themselves.
In this podcast, Alan Woods discusses the treasure trove of theory covered in his new book ‘Class struggle in the Roman republic’. All serious revolutionaries must study these lessons to better equip themselves for the class battles ahead.
Marxists have always stood in the frontlines of the struggle against women’s oppression. In this podcast, Lotta Angantyr will explain where it comes from and what we need to do to end it once and for all.
With six weeks to go until the founding congress of the RCP, we discuss the importance of revolutionary finance, how to raise funds for the Party, and why a Bolshevik organisation requires material sacrifice.
141 years ago this week, Karl Marx – the founder of scientific socialism and one of the greatest revolutionaries in history – died. In this episode, Josh Holroyd explores the theories and events that inspired and shaped the young Karl Marx.
There is deep anger at the establishment everywhere we turn, and a general election on the horizon. In this episode of ‘Towards the RCP’, we respond to a question from a listener: will the Revolutionary Communist Party run in elections?
Yesterday, we published the Manifesto of the Revolutionary Communist International: a call to arms for all communists who want to put an end to the rotten capitalist system once and for all.
With the western imperialists facing defeat in Ukraine, their boastful jingoism has turned into its opposite. In this episode, Hamid Alizadeh explains what forces lie behind the conflict, and why Communists must take a revolutionary, internationalist position.
The Enlightenment was an enormous conquest for human thought which was characterised by intellectual honesty and bold materialism. In this episode, Ben Curry will explain the value these ideas hold for Communists today.
In episode two of ‘Towards the RCP’, we discuss why we have launched ‘The Communist’ newspaper, how we can use it as a tool to build the Party, and how we can pave the way for a weekly Communist paper.
With only 10 weeks to go until the founding of the Revolutionary Communist Party, we are launching a new podcast series dedicated to Party building. This week, we discuss what the RCP is, what sets it apart, and how YOU can build a communist cell.
The Great French Revolution was one of the greatest events in human history, in which the masses swept away a regime that had stood for centuries. In this episode, Keelan Kellegher explains the lessons it contains for revolutionaries today.
Some on the left say that rallying around the national flag is the best way to appeal to workers. In this episode, Jack Tye Wilson argues why communists must reject siren calls for ‘progressive’ patriotism, in favour of proletarian internationalism.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Jorge Martín discusses the real nature of the Chinese regime, as well as the inter-imperialist conflict and class struggle headed its way in the stormy period ahead.
In this podcast, Nelson Wan discusses the artistic and creative emancipation unleashed by the October Revolution, which saw individual geniuses rise to prominence, and gave ordinary people access to the world of art and culture.
In this podcast, Josh Holroyd explains the seismic events unfolding in West Africa, as well as the revolutionary way forward: the masses can’t be duped by the cynical Chinese and Russian imperialists, but must rely on their own forces.
In this talk, Adam Booth uncovers the dynamics and laws of the early Soviet economy, providing insight into the potential of economic planning today, and a glimpse of what a future communist society might look like.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi discusses the history of Israel and Palestine, the pernicious role of British imperialism, and outlines a revolutionary way forward for a free Palestine.
In this episode, Alan Woods discusses the unprecedented crisis of capitalism, the bankruptcy of the reformist leaders, and why only the ideas of revolutionary communism can offer a way forward.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Rob Sewell outlines the perspectives for British capitalism and the tasks of communists, as well as announcing our campaign to found the Revolutionary Communist Party in May 2024.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In the final episode of the 1917 series, Alan Woods discusses the October Revolution, when the workers and peasants of Russia seized power.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part five, Alan Woods discusses the failed coup attempt by General Kornilov and the impact this had on the political consciousness of the masses.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part four, Alan shows that revolution is not a one-act drama; it is not a linear process of radicalisation and ascent. Within any revolution, there are ebbs and flows.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part three, Alan explores the June Days, where the Bolsheviks, armed with correct theory and tactics, went from a small force to the only serious opposition to capitalism.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part two, Alan discusses Lenin’s April Theses and the need to theoretically rearm the Bolshevik leadership.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi outlines the situation in Israel-Palestine, the position that communists must take, and what we can do here in Britain to get organise international solidarity with the Palestinian struggle.
In this podcast series, Alan Woods takes us through the key events of the 1917 Russian Revolution. In part one, Alan covers the events of the February Revolution, when the masses overthrew the centuries-old Tsarist autocracy.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Sarah Vedrovitch discusses the United Front, a tactic adopted by the Communist International to connect the communists to the broader working class.
In this talk, Jack Tye Wilson provides a Marxist response to Stalin’s “theory” of ‘socialism in one country’, and outlines the disastrous consequences of the Comintern’s abandonment of internationalism.
In the third part of our podcast series on the lessons of the Communist International, Thomas Soud covers the ultra-left mistakes made by the young forces of communism, and how Lenin and the Comintern corrected this “infantile disorder”.
In part two of our series on the lessons of the Communist International, Lubna Badi outlines the events of the German Revolution of 1918-1923 and draws out the lessons for communists today.
To kick off our six-part series on the lessons of the Communist International, Fiona Lali outlines the rich history of Marxist internationalism, stretching from Marx and Engels’ efforts to build the First International, through to Trotsky’s Fourth International.
As the working class flexes its muscles on the industrial front today, many have drawn comparisons with the 1970s. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Gliniecki draws the lessons from the successes and failures of this decade of struggle.
In 1920s Italy, all of the objective conditions were ripe for socialist revolution. But instead, this period saw the triumph of Mussolini’s fascists. In this talk, Fred Weston discusses how this happened, and the lessons for today.
Under capitalism, an ocean of talent is left untapped: creativity is crushed by the profit motive; and culture sector workers endure exploitation and oppression. In this talk, Joe Attard discusses the links between art, culture, and revolution.
In this podcast, we are joined by Ben Gliniecki, the national secretary of the IMT in Britain, to discuss why the Marxists have launched a communist recruitment drive, and why you should get organised with the International Marxist Tendency!
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi defends the scientific status of Marxism, and reveals the faults in Karl Popper’s one-sided approach to both science and history.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi outlines the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the current crisis in Israel, and a Marxist programme for the liberation of Palestine.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Jack Tye Wilson explains the role of the monarchy from a Marxist perspective, pointing out its key role as a reserve weapon to be deployed in defence of capitalism.
In this podcast, Ben Curry mounts a defence of materialism: against idealist interpretations of quantum mechanics, mystical theories of consciousness, Big Bang creationism, and many other examples of mysticism.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth explains the real causes behind inflation – from the reckless Keynesian policies of the ruling class, to the anarchy and chaos of capitalism – and presents a revolutionary alternative to the crisis of capitalism.
From Xi Jinping to Putin, to Stalin and Hitler, strong-men and dictators appear throughout history. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Gliniecki explains the Marxist concept of Bonapartism, and its relevance in understanding political regimes today.
This week marks the 74th anniversary of the founding of NATO. In this talk, Lotta Angantyr explains the real role and history of this tool of Western imperialism, and why Marxists are irreconcilably opposed to NATO.
In the latest episode of Marxist Voice, Dylan Thomas discusses the militant traditions of the American working class, the industrial battles taking place today, and the prospects for revolution in the USA – the belly of the capitalist beast.
Josh Holroyd discusses the lessons of the Paris Commune – when the working class seized power for the first time in history.
In this talk, Natasha Sorrell discusses how the Bolsheviks approached the women’s question, the gains that were won in the Revolution, and the conditions that led to their reversal.
In this discussion, Jorge Martin discusses the war in Ukraine and how it connects to the national question.
In this discussion, Josh Holroyd discusses how war and imperialism are the product of a capitalist system!.
In this discussion, Daniel Morley talks through the 1925-27 revolution in China.
In this book launch, Ben Curry discussing the newly republished book Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution.
In this discussion, James Kilby talks about the 1930s depression, looking at the similarities and differences to todays’ crisis.
In this discussion, Fiona Lali talks about the history and lessons of the struggle for black liberation.
In this discussion, speakers from various organisations, including Jorge Martín of the IMT, discuss the situation in Peru and the way forward for the struggle.
In this talk, Niklas Albin Svensson discusses globalisation and the fracturing world economy.
Keelan Kellegher discusses the Stalinist degeneration of the USSR that led to its demise.
Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick discusses the Marxist view of religion.
Shaun Morris discusses the Civil War in Ireland, and the continuing struggle for a socialist united Ireland today.
Daniel Morley outlines the Marxist perspective for the class struggle in China.
Nelson Wan discusses the ludicrous casino of capitalism.
Alan Woods outlines a Marxist perspective of the current world situation.
Esaias Yavari discusses the movement of the Iranian masses and what route they must take in order to succeed.
Manon Powrie discusses the socialist struggle for open borders.
Rob Sewell outlines the Marxist perspective for the British revolution.
Josh Holroyd explains why we need Marxist ideas to guide the struggle for communism.
Hamid Alizadeh talks about the mass movement in Iran, what’s necessary for it to win, and what we can learn from it internationally.
In September 2022, Hamid Alizadeh and Jorge Martin discussed the main developments in the Ukraine war, and where the conflict is going.
Shaun Morris explains how Marxists approach the national question.
Fiona Lali discusses the origins of the state, and refutes the views of the reformists and anarchists on this question.
Daniel Morley outlines what imperialism is, how it emerged, and how revolutionaries must approach inter-imperialist conflicts.
Rob Sewell explains why we need to build a revolutionary leadership on the model of the Bolsheviks.
Adam Booth offers a Marxist perspective on the crisis within the ranks of the Tory party.
Laura Brown and Joel Bergman discuss the reasons and impact of the repeal of Roe v. Wade.
Ben Curry explores the road to genuine knowledge that was paved by the Enlightenment.
Jorge Martin discusses the events that have challenged the capitalist system in Latin America.
Fiona Lali explains why we must link the fight against racism with the fight against capitalism.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Olivia Ruadh will explore how the state developed, how it is maintained, and how to fight against it.
Ben Gliniecki answers the vital question of how we can build revolutionary leadership today
Sarah Vedrovitch explains the causes of violence against women in society, and how this can only be fought against by fighting against capitalism.
Ellen Morton discusses the role of morality in class society, and what values Marxists believe in.
Jorge Martin discusses the revolutionary history of Afghanistan, and how we can fight against imperialist aggression.
Nat Arkwright outlines the philosophy of Marxism – dialectical materialism.
Joe Attard analyses the 2022 French Elections, putting forward the positions that Marxists should stand for complete class independence, voting for neither Macron nor Le Pen.
Ben Curry analyses the social explosion that has erupted as a result of the capitalist crisis in Sri Lanka, and what is needed to take this mass movement forward.
Joe Attard exposes US president Joe Biden as nothing but a spineless representative of a decaying capitalist system.
Lubna and Natasha discuss the role of women in various revolutionary struggles throughout history.
Laurie O’Connel uses the historical materialist method to trace the roots of women’s opression, and explain what we must do to fight it.
Jorge Martin explains the nature of the conflict in Ukraine, and why Marxists must stand for an independent class position.
Fiona Lali explains how the struggle for women’s liberation is intrinsically linked with the fight for socialism, and how only Marxism can provide a way forward.
Ben Gliniecki outlines the possibility of a Third World War in our current day.
Andrea Patane explains the differences between Marxism and anarchism, and how we can fight against our common enemy in the form of capitalism and the capitalist state.
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.
Hamid Alizadeh traces the development of the dialectical method, and how Marx placed the systematic approach of Hegel on a materialist basis in order to trace the development of human history.
Andy Southwark exposes the rotten institution of the monarchy and the role that it plays against socialism.
Rob Sewell discusses the life and ideas of Vladimir Lenin, and what revolutionary Marxists can learn from them.
Marie Frederiksen dispells the myths surrounding Rosa Luxemburg, and defends the revolutionary legacy she left behind.
Steve Jones discusses the role of cinema in capitalist society, and how socialism can develop this form of art to its full potential.
Shaun Morris discusses the crisis of the Union, in the midst of increased support for Scottish Independence and rise in class struggle.
Laurie O’Connel traces the origins of class society, the role it plays in history and how we can fight against in the struggle for a communist society.
Activists from the UCU, NEU and MSF talk about the crisis facing the education sector, and the need to put an end to marketisation and capitalism.
James Kilby discusses why the capitalist economy is in crisis, and how the only way forward is a socialist revolution.
Keelan Kellegher discusses the impact of the Cuban Revolution, and in what ways it can be defended against imperialism and taken forward to a world revolution.
Daniel Morley explains the contradictions building up in Chinese society, and the impact of the crisis of Chinese capitalism on the world economy.
Rob Sewell outlines the perspectives for the labour movement, and the tasks for Marxists in Britain.
Joe Russell discusses how capitalism is destroying our planet, and the need to fight for a socialist revolution in order to solve the climate crisis.
Florian Keller discusses the lessons of the Communist rule in Bavaria after the 1918 German Revolution.
In this talk, Alan Woods outlines the history of philosophical ideas, and how they have laid the basis for philosophy of Marxism – dialectical materialism.
Since Starmer has become Labour leader, he has undergone a witch-hunt against the left of the party, including Socialist Appeal, in an attempt to make the party a safe pair hands for capitalism. In this talk Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal, explains why Marxism can never eradicated from the Labour movement, and why we need to build a Marxist tendency that will represent Labour and youth.
Is there such a thing as good and evil? Who decides, and why? Why is there so much suffering and cruelty in our society, and how can we end this? Daniel Morley will discuss all of these questions in the final episode of the series.
What is causation? Is the universe determined and predictable? And where does that leave humanity, with its notions of free will and moral responsibility? And how does this affect our role as revolutionaries?
Thought is inherently about generalisation and universals. It takes us beyond the immediacy of the here and now, and links things. This contradiction – between part and whole, individual and type – is at the heart of philosophy’s deepest problems.
How does matter move itself? How and why does development take place in nature? Daniel Morley will answer all of these questions in this week’s episode of the ABCs of Marxist philosophy.
Jorge Martin talks about recent protests in Cuba and the need to defend the Cuban Revolution against imperialist aggression.
Marxist logic is dialectical, not formal. That means its starting point is change and contradiction – all truths become untruths because all that exists will perish. But how do we use logic to understand change? How do things change?
Logic is usually seen as a dry, boring discipline suitable only for pedants. This is because it is traditionally seen as having no relation to the real world of objects, and is instead a self-contained system of rules for thought. Marxism completely rejects this formalism and seeks to find the basis for our logic in this real world.
Join Rob Sewell and Adam Booth to hear about the Labour right’s plan to kick Socialist Appeal supporters out of the Labour party, and why the left must organise to fight back against this direct political attack.
In the third part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about the Marxist view on human nature.
In the second part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about the nature of knowledge.
In the first part of this series on Marxist philosophy, Daniel Morley talks about materialism.
In this podcast, Adam Booth discusses the demand for a universal basic income.
Daniel Morley discusses the idea of workers’ democracy and workers’ control of the economy.
In this podcast, Ben Curry provides an in-depth history of the contrasting philosophies of idealism and materialism – two fundamental trends in philosophy, which have re-appeared in various forms throughout the history of human thought.
Ben Curry gives an overview of the development of scientific theories and the philosophical ideas that lie behind some of the biggest scientific revolutions in history.
Adam Booth discusses the direction of Labour, and why we need to remove Starmer and transform the party from top to bottom.
Daniel Morley looks at the question of consciousness from a Marxist perspective.
In this podcast, Daniel Morley discusses the accusations of ‘fatalism’ levelled at Marxism by its enemies.
In this podcast, Hamid Alizadeh of In Defence of Marxism explains why postmodernist philosophy is wrong and reactionary; and how the ‘old’ ideas of Marxism are far more relevant.
In his podcast, Alan Woods mounts a defence of materialism against the trends of subjective idealism, such as positivism and postmodernism.
In this podcast, Niklas Albin Svensson sets out a Marxist analysis of the history and nature of fascism: what it is; what it isn’t; and how the labour movement can smash fascist and far-right groups wherever they emerge.
In this podcast, Joe Russell explains the history of the Levellers and the Diggers, and discusses what we can learn from these heroic revolutionary movements to help us in the struggle for socialism today.
In this podcast, Ben Curry explains the Marxist understanding of the role played by individuals in history – and the role that we must play today.
In this podcast, Olivia Ruadh explains why it is the capitalist system that is to blame for climate change – and why we need to fight for a clear socialist solution.
Jules Legendre, from Révolution – the French section of the International Marxist Tendency – discusses the inspiring, yet tragic, historical episode of the Paris Commune, explaining the lessons that revolutionaries must draw for today.
In this recording from a recent meeting held in response to the murder of Sarah Everard, speakers from Socialist Appeal and the IMT discuss how we can fight to end violence against women – and end the capitalism system.
In this podcast, Shaun Morris of the Revolution editorial board, will examine the lessons and legacy of the Irish independence struggle – an understanding of which is essential for revolutionary Marxists fighting for a socialist united Ireland today.
The campaign for an emergency recall conference of the Labour Party has found a strong echo across the labour movement. In this online rally, prominent left-wing speakers explain why they are joining the fight to reclaim democracy.
Adam Booth uses the method of Marxism to dispel the economic fantasies of right-wing libertarians, which boil down to a defense of the ruthlessness of the free market and capitalism.
In this recent talk to Socialist Appeal supporters, Antonio Balmer (from the Socialist Revolution USA editorial board) discusses the recent dramatic events in Washington, which are yet another symptom of the decline of American capitalism – and a harbinger of revolutionary explosions to come.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we speak to Dr Raj Mistry – a junior doctor in a hard-hit hospital in South East England – about the COVID catastrophe that is currently pushing the NHS to breaking point.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined again by Natasha Sorrell – a teacher and NEU activist – to discuss the ongoing battle between the teachers and Tories over the reopening of schools.
Fred Weston, editor for marxist.com, discusses the most polarised US election in living memory. Biden’s victory is no cause for celebration for workers and youth. Donald Trump and his supporters are not going away anytime soon.
In a special broadcast of Marxist Voice, Rob Sewell discusses the incendiary events surrounding the release of the EHRC report into Labour and anti-semitism.
In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Josh Holroyd discusses the rise of the working class in Britain, and the lessons from the revolutionary movement of the Chartists.
In this online talk organised by the Marxist Student Federation as part of Black History Month, Fiona Lali (national organiser of the MSF) explains why the fight against racism must be a fight against capitalism.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – comments on the situation in the USA, where it was announced last week that President Donald Trump has contracted COVID-19, amidst a farcical presidential election and the greatest crisis in the history of US capitalism.
In this recent talk by Fightback, the Canadian section of the IMT, comrade Adam Zeineddine discusses the way forward for the Lebanese revolution.
In this video from Revolution Festival 2019, Ben Gliniecki – writer for Socialist Appeal – discusses the beginnings of the Communist Party of Great Britain, which was founded 100 years ago on 31 July 1920.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Labour activist and Socialist Appeal writer Joe Attard discusses Keir Starmer’s dismissal of Rebecca Long-Bailey, and what this means for the fight inside the Labour Party.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Hamid Alizadeh – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the fight against imperialism and colonialism.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Fiona Lali – national organiser of the Marxist Student Federation – to discuss the massive protests against racism and police violence that have erupted across the UK.
In our latest episode of IMTV, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the police killing of George Floyd in the USA and the insurrectionary protests seen in response across America.
In this recent live broadcast statement by Antonio Balmer – of Socialist Revolution, US section of the IMT – looks at the recent police killing of George Floyd, discussion the question of racism and police violence, and explaining the need for revolution.
Socialist Appeal are proud to publicise a new podcast series by Alan Woods on the English Revolution of the 17th century. Subscribe to Marxist Voice to listen to weekly installments of Alan discussing these dramatic and revolutionary events.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Natasha Sorrell – an activist with the National Education Union – to discuss the current war being waged against teachers by the Tories and the right-wing press.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Curry of the Socialist Appeal editorial board joins us to discuss the government’s recent announcement about the lifting of the lockdown.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, James Kilby of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the lessons of the General Strike of 1926.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – examines the fatal errors made by Boris Johnson and the Tory government surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fred Weston (editor of marxist.com) discusses the turbulent world situation as the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined again by Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – to discuss the explosive revelations surrounding Blairite sabotage against the Corbyn movement.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined again by Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – to discuss the perspectives for the Labour Party in the wake of Keir Starmer’s leadership victory.
In a recent episode of Marxist Voice, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – discusses the global economic crisis that has been triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Josh Holroyd – of the Socialist Appeal editorial board – to discuss the national tensions that are rising between the different European Union member states.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, we’re joined by Ian Hodson – President of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union – who discusses the impact of the pandemic on precarious workers, and the need to fight back against the unscrupulous bosses.
In our latest episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – looks back at the last week’s chaotic events, and discusses the bold socialist steps that are needed to address the covid-19 pandemic.
In this recent live-streamed talk, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the explosive developments surrounding the global coronavirus outbreak, which has wrought havoc on society.
As the covid-19 pandemic spreads, Hamid Alizadeh (editor of www.marxist.com) discusses how capitalism and the ruling class are completely incapable of addressing the crisis.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Natasha Sorrell introduces Engels’ ideas about the origins of the family, explaining how these show that the oppression of women is not natural or permanent, but something that can and must be ended as part of the struggle for socialism.
In this talk from Revolution Festival, Fiona Lali – national organiser of the Marxist Student Federation – outlines the ideas of historical materialism: the Marxist theory that provides a scientific explanation for how change and development occurs in society.
In this talk from the Revolution Festival 2019, Niklas Albin Svensson (writer for In Defence of Marxism) discusses why revolutionaries must oppose any repression of migrants and refugees, and fight instead for workers of all countries to unite.
Ben Curry (Socialist Appeal Editorial Board) discusses the results of the recent general elections in Ireland, which have dealt a shattering blow to the Irish establishment and the two-party system.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Shaun Morris discusses the period known as ‘The Troubles’ in the North of Ireland, which began just over 50 years ago when British troops were sent onto the streets of Derry.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Fred Weston (editor of www.marxist.com) discusses the crisis in Israel-Palestine, which is back on the agenda thanks to Trump’s proposed ‘peace plan’.
In this talk from the main rally at Revolution Festival 2019, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses his new book on the revolutionary movement that overthrew the Franco regime in Spain in the 1970s.
In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Daniel Morley (writer for Socialist Appeal) looks back at the events leading up to the 1949 Chinese Revolution, explaining why the revolution played out as it did, and discussing the process that has unfolded since: from revolution to Tiananmen to capitalism.
Hamid Alizadeh, editor of www.marxist.com, discusses the recent confrontation between American and Iran, and explains why the left and the labour movement must oppose US imperialist aggression.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – analyses last week’s UK election results, explaining the real reasons behind Labour’s dramatic defeat.
Speaking on the eve of the most important general election of a generation, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses how the Tories and the capitalist establishment are resorting to a torrent of lies and smears in order to prevent a Labour victory.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – compares and contrasts the economic ideas of Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and MMT.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Ben Curry (of the Socialist Appeal editorial board) discusses the Marxist philosophy of dialectical materialism and its application to the natural world.
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2019, Jorge Martin – editor of American Socialista and writer for www.marxist.com – discusses the recent revolutionary developments in Latin America, including in Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti.
In this talk from the recent Revolution Festival, Marie Frederiksen – editor of the Danish Marxist paper ‘Revolution’ – discusses the impact of the Berlin Wall, which was broken apart 30 years ago, on 9th November 1989.
In this rally from the recent Revolution Festival in London, a panel of figures from across the labour movement discuss events in Britain and the fight for a socialist Labour government.
In this video from the Labour4Clause4 fringe meeting at Labour conference 2019 in Brighton, a panel of leading figures from the labour movement discuss the relevance of Clause 4 and the need for bold socialist policies.
In this talk, Josh Holroyd discusses the history of the British labour movement – from the Peterloo massacre of 16th August 1819, to the mass Chartist movement a couple of decades on.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the current contest between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt to succeed Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party.
Daniel Morley, writer for Socialist Appeal, discusses the mass movement that is taking place in Hong Kong against the repressive extradition law.
Hamid Alizadeh, writer for In Defence of Marxism, discusses the increasing friction between the USA and Iran, with Washington accusing the Tehran regime of attacking two oil tankers and shooting down an American drone.
Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com, discusses the revolutionary events taking place in Sudan.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, comments on President Trump’s recent state visit to Britain.
In this talk from a recent London-wide meeting of the Marxist Student Federation, Daniel Morley discusses the Tiananmen student protests that shook the regime in China 30 years ago.
In this talk from a recent London-wide meeting of the Marxist Student Federation, Hamid Alizadeh – writer for In Defence of Marxism – discusses the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the links between jihadi organisations and Western imperialism.
In this talk from a recent meeting of the Marxist Student Federation in London, Francesco Merli – writer for www.marxist.com – examines the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, and discusses the solution to the crisis in the Middle East.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the battle in the Labour Party over the question of a second referendum.
In this video from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Francesco Merli of In Defence of Marxism (www.marxist.com) discusses the events and lessons of the 1968 Prague Spring – a revolt against the Stalinist bureaucracy that was put down by Moscow.
In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Ben Gliniecki looks at the current collapse of the liberal status quo, providing a Marxist analysis of liberalism’s rise and fall.
Speaking at the recent Peterloo day school in Manchester, Mike Hogan of Liverpool Wavertree CLP discusses the lessons from the struggles waged in the 1980s by Liverpool city against Thatcher and the cuts.
In this talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Ben Curry of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the life of James Connolly: the man, his ideas, and their relevance for Marxists today.
In this talk from the Revolution Festival 2018, Daniel Morley of the Socialist Appeal editorial board examines one of the most long-standing questions of philosophy: what is consciousness?
In this talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – explains the causes behind the 2008 crash and discusses the revolutionary way forward for society.
To mark International Working Women’s Day – 8th March – we publish a talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, where Ellen Morton and Fiona Lali of the Marxist Student Federation discuss the modern struggles taking place internationally against women’s oppression.
Speaking at the 2018 Revolution Festival, Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick of Socialist Appeal provides a Marxist analysis of what role morality plays within class society, and how revolutionaries should derive their ethical framework and decisions.
In this video from the recent national conference of the Marxist Student Federation, Ian Hodson (president of the bakers’ union) and Rob Sewell (editor of Socialist Appeal) discuss the turbulent political situation in Britain and the misery facing workers under capitalism.
In this video from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Alan Woods (editor of In Defence of Marxism) discusses the events of the English Civil War – England’s revolution.
In this talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Josh Holroyd discusses the origins of the capitalist system, the violent and contradictory revolution it carried out across the world, and the implications these hold for the fight against capitalism today.
Jorge Martin of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign discusses the ongoing attempted coup, which is being aggressively pushed by US imperialism.
Rosa Luxemburg – the Polish-born Marxist and founder of the German Communist Party – was assassinated one century ago today. In this talk, Marie Frederiksen remembers the life and ideas of a true revolutionary.
In this talk from the 2018 Revolution Festival, Hamid Alizadeh (editor of www.marxist.com) looks at the ideas of Georg Hegel, the German thinker who resurrected the philosophy of dialectics.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the magnificent gilets jaunes movement in France, which has exploded out of nowhere to land a blow against the ruling class.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the historic political crisis taking place in Britain
In this video from the recent Revolution Festival, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – provides an overview of the history of money, using a Marxist economic analysis to strip away the veil of mystery that surrounds it.
In this talk from the recent Revolution Festival, Jorge Martin discusses a new book co-authored by himself and John Roberts, which explores the application of Leon Trotsky’s theory of permanent revolution to the experiences of Latin America.
Speaking at the recent Revolution Festival, Natasha Sorrell looks at the struggle of the Suffragettes, one century after women won the vote.
Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com, provides a Marxist analysis of where racism and oppression comes from – and how to fight it.
Jorge Martin, editor of América Socialista and writer for In Defence of Marxism, discusses the results of Sunday’s presidential elections in Brazil.
Speaking at the opening rally of the recent Revolution Festival in London, Marie Frederiksen and Rob Sewell discuss their new books about Rosa Luxemburg and the German Revolution.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the barbaric crimes of the monstrous Saudi regime in the wake of their recent murder of a critical journalist.
In this video, Fred Weston discusses Karl Marx’s lifetime of revolutionary activity.
Rob Sewell discusses Marx’s economic ideas and how these explain the deep global crisis of capitalism that we have been living through for the last 10 years.
Arturo Rodriguez explains the huge political developments that have occured in Catalonia and Spain in the last year.
American comrades from the IMT discuss the volatile and polarised political situation that has developed in the USA in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
In this talk from the 2018 IMT World Congress, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the perspectives for world revolution.
In the latest episode of IMTV, activists from Socialist Appeal discusses the fight for women’s liberation: from the struggles of the Suffragettes 100 years ago, to the #MeToo movement today.
In this video from Socialist Appeal’s Marx in a Day event earlier this year (which celebrated Karl Marx’s 200th birthday), Josh Holroyd discusses the contribution made by the great revolutionary thinker towards our understanding of history.
In the latest episode of IMTV – the International Marxist Television channel, hosted by Socialist Appeal – our guests looks back over a busy year for activists on UK campuses.
In this video talk, Alan Woods provides an in-depth explanation of the revolutionary philosophy that underpins Marxist ideas.
Nico Baldion of Kensington and Chelsea Momentum explains how we need working class power in order to ensure that tragedies like the Grenfell fire never happen again.
In this video from a recent SOAS Marxist society event, Rob Sewell – national co-ordinator of the Labour4Clause4 campaign – discusses the importance of nationalisation, common ownership, and socialist policies.
In the third episode of IMTV – the International Marxist Television channel, hosted by Socialist Appeal – Francesco Merli provides a Marxist analysis of the situation in Israel and Palestine.
In a recent talk to the London Marxist societies, Hamid Alizadeh (editor of www.marxist.com) discusses the oppressive situation facing the Kurds in the Middle East.
In our second episode of IMTV, Jorge Martin of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign joins host Josh Holroyd to discuss the political situation in Venezuela, ahead of presidential elections on 20th May.
By withdrawing from the Iran nuclear agreement, the US President is throwing a lit match onto an already highly-flammable situation.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the North Korean peace talks, which US President Donald Trump has been quick to claim credit for.
This weekend is Karl Marx’s 200th birthday. Join us to celebrate this anniversary at ‘Marx in a Day’.
Comrades from the International Marxist Tendency discuss the Pastun movement and the repression of the Pakistani state against socialist activists.
Hamid Alizadeh speaks at a recent meeting of the LSE Marxist society about the political situation in the world’s most chaotic region.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the belligerent Western response to gas attacks in Syria. Is it really humanitarian concerns that are driving all this sabre-rattling?
Boris Johnson has been caught lying over the Salisbury attack. And Blairite MPs are up to their usual sabotaging shenanigans. Alan Woods comments.
The Turkish army’s recent brutal invasion of Afrin – and the misery it is exacting on the Kurdish population – has once again highlighted the cynical hypocrisy of the imperialists.
Speaking at the recent national conference of Socialist Appeal supporters, Alan Woods discusses the crisis of capitalism and its impact on consciousness.
This week’s news has been dominated by bellicose rhetoric towards Russia from the Tories and Blairites. But the hysteria belies the fact that Britain’s position on the world stage has been seriously diminished.
Speaking on International Working Women’s Day (8th March) at the Sheffield Marxist Society, Natasha Sorrell discusses the history of the movement for universal suffrage in Britain.
Speaking at the recent conference of the Marxist Student Federation, Ellen Morton of the Glasgow Marxists discusses the revolutionary events of 1968.
In this video from the 2017 October Revolution festival, Ben Curry provides an in-depth history of the contrasting philosophies of idealism and materialism.
Jorge Martin discusses Leon Trotsky’s theory of the permanent revolution. It is only the working class that can lead the fight against imperialism, colonialism, and landlordism. This must be part of a world revolution against capitalism.
After a decade of crisis and austerity, the neoliberal consensus has come to an end. In this video, James Kilby discusses the history of the failed capitalist models of neoliberalism and globalisation.
Marie Frederiksen discusses the rise of reactionary figures like Trump and Le Pen, and explains how these racist right-wing politicians differ from genuinely fascist leaders and movement. What lessons can be learnt from history in terms of fighting the far right today?
At the recent October Revolution festival in London, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the question of imperialism from a Marxist perspective. Fred outlines Lenin’s analysis of imperialism and uses this to explain the changes and developments taking place in terms of world relations today: from the rise of China to the crisis in the Middle East.
In this recent video from the October Revolution festival, Daniel Morley (of the Socialist Appeal Editorial Board) discusses the theoretical differences between the philosophies of Marxism and postmodernism.
In this rally from the recent October Revolution festival, speakers from the British labour movement explain the lessons of the Russian Revolution and discuss the turbulent situation facing workers and youth in the UK today.
To mark the centenary of the Russian Revolution, we present this original documentary by the IMT celebrating the life and accomplishments of one of the revolution’s main leaders: Leon Trotsky.
In the final video from our Capital in a Day series, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital, Ben Curry looks at the question of accumulation and inequality within capitalism.
Adam Booth looks at the ideas and concepts introduced in chapters 12-15 of Das Kapital, where Marx explains how the capitalists use machinery, organisation, and planning in order to reduce their costs and boost their profits.
In part three from our “Capital in a Day” series, Natasha Sorrell – a teacher in Sheffield – discusses where profits come from within capitalism: the unpaid labour of the working class.
In this video from our recent “Capital in a Day” event, Ben Gliniecki discusses the origins, societal role, and future of money.
In this first of a series of videos from Socialist Appeal’s recent “Capital in Day” event – held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of volume one of Karl Marx’s Capital – James Kilby discusses the concept of the commodity.
We publish here two video talks by Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal and co-author of “Understanding Marx’s Capital”, both taken at the recent “Capital in a Day” event.
We are frequently told that Marxism is no longer applicable as a theory in modern society because the working class – apparently – no longer exists. Supposedly “we are all middle class now”, thanks to rising wealth, automation, and deindustrialisation. Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick explains how this is not the case. If anything, the working class is numerically larger and stronger than ever before.
Speaking at the recent World School of the International Marxist Tendency, held at the end of July 2017, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism, www.marxist.com – discusses the current turbulence and volatility in the global economic, political, and social situation. The task is to break with the status quo and fight for revolution.
The election on 8th June marks a fundamental turning point in British politics. It has transformed the country already, demonstrating the enormous anger that has built up against the Establishment and austerity. What is the way forward now for the Corbyn movement and the fight for socialism?
In April 1917, Lenin returned to Russia and politically re-armed the Bolshevik Party with the slogan “all power to the soviets”. In doing so, as Alan Woods discusses in this video, Lenin was affirming Leon Trotsky’s theory of the permanent revolution.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, which is taking place at a convenient time for the new president, who requires a distraction from the crisis facing his administration back home.
In this recent video from a meeting of the London Marxist societies, Josh Holroyd of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the upcoming election in Britain and explains the steps needed for Corbyn’s Labour to defeat the Tories.
In this video from a London-wide meeting of Marxist societies, Ben Gliniecki of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the current sabre-rattling between the Trump administration and the North Korean regime.
In this video from a London Marxist Student meeting, Ben Gliniecki of the Socialist Appeal editorial board discusses the results of the first round of the French presidential elections and the lessons to be learnt for the Left internationally.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the recent results of the first round of the French presidential elections. Above all, these results represented a shattering of the status quo, with a complete collapse of the traditional parties of the centre left and the centre right.
Alan Woods discusses the events surrounding Lenin’s return to Russia on 16th April 1917.
In this talk from the REVOLUTION! 2016 Marxist festival, Hans-Gerd Ofinger discusses the rise of the Nazis in Germany, discussing how Hitler was able to come to power – in his own words – “without so much as breaking a pane of glass”.
In this video from the LSEsu Marxist Society, Jorge Martin – editor of the Marxist magazine America Socialista and secretary of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign – discusses the political developments in Latin America over the last two decades.
In this video from the recent national conference of Socialist Appeal activists and supporters, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the political earthquakes that have shattered the status quo and shaken the Establishment in country after country: from the victory of Donald Trump, to the Brexit vote, and the prospect of a Le Pen win in the French elections.
In this audio/video from the REVOLUTION! 2016 festival in London, Emily Cosentino of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the vital role of women in the Russian Revolution, and the enormous gains made for working class women as a result of the revolution.
In this audio/video from the REVOLUTION 2016 Marxist school, Josh Holroyd of the Socialist Appeal Editorial Board discusses the Marxist method of analysing history: historical materialism. Our task, as Marxists, is to uncover the dynamics of society and history; to reveal the motor force of development and progress; to understand the world in order to change it.
We are surrounded by a plethora of new technology and automated processes. And yet, productivity growth is slowing and inequality is rising. It is clear that the system has broken. Adam Booth discusses the question of technology and innovation under capitalism, looking at how private property and production for profit have become an enormous barrier to society’s development.
In this talk from the REVOLUTION! 2016 weekend school, Hamid Alizadeh of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the history of philosophy in Ancient Greece, looking at the early developments in terms of dialectics and materialism – the foundations to the revolutionary philosophy of Marxism: dialectical materialism.
In this talk from a recent Socialist Appeal day school, Daniel Morley discusses the question of Imperialism – what Lenin described as “the highest stage of capitalism”.
In this video from the recent REVOLUTION! Marxist festival, hosted by Socialist Appeal in London on 21-23 October, Esteban Volkov (Trotsky’s grandson), Alan Woods (editor of In Defence of Marxism), and Rob Sewell (editor of Socialist Appeal) introduce the new Wellred edition of Leon Trotsky’s Marxist masterpiece – his biography of Joseph Stalin.
In this recent talk from a Socialist Appeal day school, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – provides a Marxist analysis of fascism, analysing its historical rise and role, and discussing the nature of the far-right parties and leaders that are gaining support today.
In this talk from the REVOLUTION! 2016 festival, Ben Curry of the Leeds Marxists gives an overview of the historical development of scientific theories and the philosophical ideas that lie behind some of the biggest scientific revolutions in history.
In this video from the LSE Marxist society, Jorge Martin – editor of the Marxist magazine, America Socialista – discusses the life and legacy of Fidel Castro and the perspectives for the Cuban Revolution today.
In this talk from the REVOLUTION 2016 Marxist festival in London, Niklas Albin Svensson of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the Marxist perspective on war, analysing the various positions taken by Marx, Engels, Lenin and Trotsky in relation to the wars seen throughout the 19th and 20th Century.
In this recording from a recent meeting of Socialist Appeal supporters, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the sharp turning point in the world situation marked by the election of Donald Trump in the US elections.
60 years ago, on 23rd October 1956, the workers and youth of Hungary rose up in a political revolution against the Stalinist bureaucracy. Contrary to Stalinist slanders at the time, this was never a movement for the restoration of capitalism, but an attempt by the Hungarian working class to establish a healthy socialist society
To mark this year’s Bonfire Night in Britain, on 5th November, Alan Woods discusses the historical background behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the English Establishment and spark a Catholic insurrection against King James I and the protestant monarchy.
In this recording from the recent REVOLUTION! Marxist festival, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the crisis in Britain following the political earthquake of the Brexit vote, analysing the tensions within the Tories over Europe and the ongoing civil war within the Labour Party.
Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism, discusses the release of the most complete edition ever published of Leon Trotsky’s biography of Stalin. The video is recorded at Leon Trotsky’s house in Mexico, where he was assassinated and which today is the Leon Trotsky Museum.
We publish here a video of a recent talk from the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) 2016 Conference where Anam Patafi, women’s organiser for the Pakistani section of the IMT, discusses the oppressive conditions facing women in Pakistan and explains the revolutionary way forward for women’s liberation.
In this video from a recent day school on Marxist economics, Ben Gliniecki of the Socialist Appeal Editorial Board discusses the development of Marx’s theories on capitalism, examining the classical economists preceding Marx who were influential in shaping his ideas on questions such as the Labour Theory of Value.
In this video from the recent World Congress of the International Marxist Tendency in July 2016, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the main processes taking place in terms of global political and economic developments; above all, the extreme turbulence and instability of the world situation.
John Peterson, editor of Socialist Appeal USA, discusses the polarised and radicalised political situation in America. With the demagogic Donald Trump growing in popularity on one side, and Bernie Sanders now officially backing Hillary Clinton for president on the other, what is the way forward for workers and youth in the USA in the fight for socialism?
July 2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, in which the workers of Spain rose up spontaneously in an attempt to defeat the fascist forces of General Franco. To commemorate this historic event, we publish here a recording from the Red October 2015 weekend school, in which Jorge Martin of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the lessons of the Spanish Revolution of 1931-37, and explains their relevance to the situation in Spain today.
As another Labour leadership contest gets underway, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – discusses the class divisions within the Labour Party and the way forward for the movement that has developed around Jeremy Corbyn. How do we defeat the Blairite coup? And how can we fight the Tories and their austerity?
As another Labour leadership contest begins, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the rapidly changing political situation in Britain, which finds its most acute expression in the civil war that has opened up within the Labour Party.
We publish here a video from a recent meeting of Socialist Appeal supporters in London where Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the political earthquake of the Brexit vote, which has sent shockwaves across Britain, Europe, and the whole world.
In advance of the upcoming referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – explains the real motivations of the Stay and Leave camps, which are both dominated and led by reactionaries. The EU referendum is a fight between two wings of the Tory Party. Rather than supporting either of these, it is the task of Marxists to tell the truth, expose the lies and hypocrisy on both sides, and fight for a Socialist Europe.
In this video from a recent Socialist Appeal day school on Marxist economics, James Kilby compares and contrasts the economic theories of Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes, and analyses the material conditions and historic factors that led to the “post-war boom” – the 25 year period of capitalism upswing that followed the end of the Second World War.
In these videos, Alan Woods and Rob Sewell discuss Leon Trotsky’s great unfinished work, Stalin, which is being published this year by Wellred Books. Make a pledge today and help raise the money needed to finish this revolutionary project!
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the scandal of international tax avoidance that has been uncovered by the Panama papers, which involves figures from the across the global Establishment, including David Cameron, the British Prime Minister.
We publish here videos of two talks from the recent national conference of Socialist Appeal, in which Alan Woods and Rob Sewell discuss the perspectives for the class struggle internationally and in Britain, respectively. The situation both in Britain and on a world scale is one of unprecedented turbulence and instability at all levels: economically, politically, and socially.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the significance of the Sanders movement, the political earthquake in American politics, and the radical change that is taking place in the consciousness of workers and youth in the USA.
In a series of talks from the Marxist Student Federation National Conference 2016 – “The Road to Revolution” – three young speakers look at what demands Marxists should be raising in the Corbyn movement and beyond, in relation to the economy, defence, and international issues.
January 21st marks the anniversary of the death of Lenin, the great Marxist and leader of the October Revolution of 1917, who passed away in 1924. To commemorate Lenin’s life and ideas, we publish here a video of a walking tour around London – given by Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal, as part of the Red October 2015 festival – of the places where Lenin and the Russian Marxists lived, worked, and organised.
In this video, Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the latest economic developments in China, where panic on the stock exchange provides a perilous warning sign about the state of the Chinese – and world – economy. All the contradictions are now coming to the fore in the crisis-ridden global capitalist system.
In this recording from Red October 2015, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – analyses the current crisis of capitalism and discusses Marx’s theories about why capitalism enters into crisis. As the global economy teeters on the brink of a new world slump, it is more important than ever to understand the cause of capitalism’s crises.
In this talk from Red October 2015, as Britain prepares itself for a referendum on the question of the EU, Josh Holroyd of Socialist Appeal discusses the history of the European Union and the capitalist interests that lie behind its creation. What is the socialist alternative to the crisis of European capitalism?
Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – comments on the results of the recent elections in Venezuela, where the counter-revolutionary opposition has won a super-majority, enabling them to now go on the offensive against the gains of the Bolivarian Revolution. What has failed in Venezuela is not socialism, but reformism and bureaucracy – the attempt to make only half-a-revolution.
As David Cameron beat the war drum and Members of Parliament debated whether to commence airstrikes in Syria, Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the Tory lies about the war, and looks at the scandalous behaviour of the Blairites towards Corbyn and their support for Cameron on the question of bombing.
Next week sees world leaders gather in Paris for the COP21 United Nations conference on climate change. In a recording from earlier this year, Shahrar Ali – deputy leader of the Green Party – and Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – discuss the capitalist causes of the climate crisis, and the way forward for humanity.
In these video and audio recordings, Alan Woods and Daniel Morley discuss the origins and factors behind the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism, and the role of imperialism in creating this barbarity. How should workers and youth respond in the face of terrorism?
In this talk from the International Marxist Tendency’s World School 2015, Niklas Albin Svensson discusses the degeneration of the Socialist International, the betrayal of the Social Democratic leaders in the face of imperialist war, and the Zimmerwald Conference, where the idea for the Third – Communist – International was born.
In a special Bonfire Night talk at the Sussex Marxist society, Alan Woods, editor of www.marxist.com and author of Reason in Revolt: Marxist Philosophy and Modern Science and Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution, discusses the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and its legacy.
In this video from the International Marxist Tendency’s Red October weekend school, leading figures from the labour movement provide their analysis on the Corbyn movement, discussing how to defend the new Labour leader against the Tories, the Blairites, and the right-wing media, and how to fight for socialism in Britain and internationally.
In this talk from REVOLUTION 2015 – hosted by the Marxist Student Federation in London in June – Adam Booth, editor of www.socialist.net, explains the historical origins, evolution, and development of money, banking, and the modern financial system under capitalism. What is the socialist alternative?
In this video, Hamid Alizadeh – of the International Marxist Tendency and editor of the Iranian Marxist website www.mobareze.org – outlines the imperialist causes of war and poverty that are behind the current refugee crisis. Hamid explains how this refugee crisis is yet another demonstration of the crisis of European capitalism, and highlights how the instinctive response from workers and youth is for solidarity and internationalism, not racism, nationalism, and xenophobia.
In this video, Francesco Merli introduces a discussion on Marxism and the National Question at the recent World School of the International Marxist Tendency. Francesco analyses the origin of the nation state from a materialist perspective, and looks at the dialectical method that Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky took in approach to the question of nations, self-determination, and national liberation movements, in contrast to their peers in the First and Second Internationals.
On the 75th anniversary of Trotsky’s death at the hands of a Stalinist agent, we publish here a talk by Alan Woods – recorded at REVOLUTION 2015 – who discusses the life and revolutionary ideas of Leon Trotsky, the great Bolshevik leader and Marxist theoretician.
We publish here a video of a recent talk by Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – recorded during the International Marxist Tendency World School 2015. In this introduction, Fred explains the background to the crisis in Greece, examining the contradictions at the heart of the European project, and looking at the way forward for workers and youth following the capitulation to austerity by the SYRIZA leadership.
In this video from the recent World School of the International Marxist Tendency, Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – outlines the perspectives for world revolution, discussing the crisis of capitalism and the class struggles that have broken out in Europe, the Middle East, and the USA.
In this recording from the Bristol Marxist Society, one week after the election, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal, analyses the results and looks at the perspectives ahead for Britain. The coming period will be one of uncertainty, turbulence, and upheaval, with revolutionary implications.
In this recent recording from the 2015 Socialist Appeal supporters conference, Fred Weston – editor of In Defence of Marxism – introduces the discussion on the crisis of capitalism and the prospects for world revolution, explaining the contradictions within the global economy and analysing the mass movements and political currents that have risen up in opposition to austerity and the Establishment.
In this recording from the Southampton Marxist Society, Jorge Martin – of the International Marxist Tendency – discusses the euro crisis, the recent political movements in Spain and Greece, and the rise of radical left parties such as SYRIZA and Podemos.
In this recent meeting hosted by the Marxist Student Federation, Hamid Alizadeh of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the rise of the far right in Europe, and its relation to imperialism, Islamic Fundamentalism and the world crisis of capitalism.
In this recording from the 2014 International Marxist Winter School, Ben Gliniecki of the Marxist Student Federation explores what might be possible in a future socialist society – a society without the barriers of private ownership, production for profit, and the nation state that we see within capitalism today.
What is the best way to tackle the climate crisis? In this talk, Adam Booth puts forward the Marxist case for revolutionary change to end climate change.
In this recent talk at the LSE SU Marxist Society, Francesco Merli – from the editorial board of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the life and ideas of Antonio Gramsci, the Italian revolutionary and founder of the Italian Communist Party.
In this recent talk at the UCLU Marxist society, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com, the website of the International Marxist Tendency – discusses the latest developments in Greece, where, having come to power on a promise to fight austerity, the new Syriza government have now accepted the demands of the Troika. What is the way forward for Greece now?
In this talk from the 2014 International Marxist Winter School, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – explores the revolutionary history of scientific development and explains how modern scientific theories confirm the Marxist philosophical outlook of dialectical materialism. In turn, by applying a dialectical and materialist approach, Marxists can highlight the contradictions facing modern day physics and help point the way forward for scientific progress.
In this video from an event hosted by the Cambridge Marxist Society, in association with SYRIZA Cambridge and PODEMOS Cambridge, three speakers discuss the relevance of the rise of SYRIZA in Greece and PODEMOS in Spain in the wake of the recent elections in Greece. Amongst these speakers, Arturo Rodriguez Zoffmann of the Oxford Marxist Society and PODEMOS Oxford puts forward a Marxist analysis of the Euro Crisis and the emergence of PODEMOS as a powerful force within Spanish politics.
In this talk, hosted by the UCLU Marxist Society and the Marxist Student Federation, Fred Weston of the International Marxist Tendency discusses the Euro crisis, the upcoming elections in Greece – taking place this Sunday, on 25th January – and the tasks that will face a likely SYRIZA-led government.
In this talk at the Southampton Marxist Society, Marx David – of the Oxford Marxists – looks at the contrasting ideas of Marxism and Anarchism, examining their similarities and their differences, and discussing the relevance of these different revolutionary theories in terms of how to change and transform society today.
Adam Booth contrasts the economic theories of Thomas Piketty with those of Karl Marx.
In this recording from the International Marxist Winter School 2014, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – discusses the important contributions made by Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx’s closest friend and political peer. In particular, Rob explains Engel’s groundbreaking analysis of the family, the state, evolution, and natural science, all from the standpoint of the Marxist method of dialectical materialism.
In this talk at the Sussex Marxist society, held as part of Black History Month, Paul Bolton of the Glasgow Marxists, provides a historical and materialist analysis of the origins of racism, discussing its roots in slavery and its intrinsic link to class society. As Malcolm X, the revolutionary leader of the black struggle, stated: “you can’t have capitalism without racism.”
In this talk to the Sussex Marxist Society, given on the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution” and “Reformism or Revolution” – analyses the causes behind the “Great War” and discusses the role of imperialism within global capitalism today.
In a recording from this year’s International Marxist Tendency winter school in London, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the global crisis of capitalism and analyses the mass movements breaking out across the world, from Burkina Faso to Italy. What is the task of the Marxists in such a period?
Recorded on 2nd November at the International Marxist Tendency Winter School 2014, Jorge Martin – International Secretary of the Hands Off Venezuela campaign – discusses the case of the 43 students that have been abducted in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, and explains the political and social background to these events: a background of corruption, anger, and mass protest in Mexican society.
Adam Booth provides an analysis of 1917, outlining the key processes during the Revolution, and drawing out the main lessons for Marxists today.
In this talk at the UCLU Marxist society, Ben Gliniecki – the youth organiser for the Solidarity with the Anti-Fascist Resistance in Ukraine campaign – analyses the latest developments surrounding the crisis in Ukraine, and discusses how Marxists can support the struggles against fascism in Ukraine.
In this recent talk to the UCLU Marxist Society, Alan Woods explains the main concepts behind the ideas of Marxism, including dialectical materialism – the philosophy of Marxism – and Marx’s economic analysis.
In this talk at the Southampton Marxist society, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism and author of Reason in Revolt: Marxism Philsophy and Science – discusses the philosophy of Marxism – dialectical materialism – and its application to the world of nature and science. Modern science – from chaos theory to evolution – demonstrates the correctness of the Marxist, dialectical method.
Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com – website of the International Marxist Tendency – speaks at the UCLU Marxist Society in London, discussing the events and processes taking place in the Middle East, from the Arab Revolutions in 2011, to the civil war in Syria, and the latest developments with Iraq, ISIS, and the Kurds.
At a recent meeting of the Sussex Marxists, Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – discusses the events surrounding the Scottish referendum and analyses the question of independence and nationalism, putting forward a Marxist perspective on the way forward for workers and youth in Scotland, Britain, and internationally.
In this audio from the first meeting of the new term for the UCLU Marxist Society, Fred Weston – editor of “In Defence of Marxism” – discusses the nature of the capitalist system, how it works, why it goes into crisis, and what the alternative is: the socialist transformation of society, based on a democratic and rational plan of production.
In this recent talk at the Marxist Philosophy Day School, Socialist Appeal supporter Julian Sharpe discusses the “The Frankfurt School” of philosophy, providing a Marxist analysis and critique of the various ideas associated with the School, including those of Adorno and Marcuse.
In this video from the recent International Marxist Schoo 2014, hosted by the UCLU Marxist Society and the International Marxist Tendency, John Dunn of the Justice for Mineworkers campaign discusses the events of Great Miners’ Strike of 1984/85 and the lessons for the labour movement today.
In this video, recorded at the recent International Marxist School in London, Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – speaks about the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War One, discussing the causes behind the Great War, the interests of the different imperialist powers involved, and the role of imperialism in world geo-political relations today.
In this talk from a 2014 Marxist Philosophy Day School, Daniel Morley looks at the question of consciousness from a Marxist perspective and analyses one of the most complex of phenomena in nature – thought itself: what is consciousness? How does it arise? Where do our thoughts come from? And how do the mind and the material world relate to one another?
We publish here a recording of Fred Weston, editor of www.marxist.com, who spoke at the LSE Marxist society about the new book “Capital in the 21st Century” by the French academic Thomas Piketty. Fred provided a Marxist analysis of the rising inequality we see in society today, explaining the inherent contradictions within capitalism that lead to growing profits and accumulation of wealth at one end, and growing misery and poverty at the other.
In this talk at the Southampton Marxist Society, Ben Gliniecki – from the Editorial Board of Socialist Appeal – discusses the questions of neoliberalism and globalisation, examining the historical development of capitalism from the invisible hand of the free market to the state of enormous multinationals and imperialism that we see today.
22nd May 2014 marked the elections to the European Parliament. We publish here a recording of a talk, given by Josh Holroyd on the eve of these elections, who spoke at a meeting of the Marxist Student Federation held in London, outlining a history of the European Union, analysing the current economic and political crisis in the eurozone, and putting forward a socialist alternative to the EU.
Greece has become a focal point in Europe. It is both where the economic crisis has acquired its most acute form and where the revolutionary backlash by the masses has been the most advanced. We are pleased to present Greece on the Brink, a documentary that follows the course of the Greek crisis from a Marxist perspective.
25th April marks the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the Portuguese Revolution of 1974-75, which marked the most advanced attempt at socialist transformation in Europe since the Second World War. We publish here an audio and transcript of a speech by Jorge Martín, given in August 2013 at the world school of the International Marxist Tendency. Jorge deals with the events of the Portuguese revolution, its inner dynamics, and how it was derailed along bourgeois democratic lines.
In this talk at the UCLU Marxist Society, Marie Frederiksen – editor of the Danish Marxist newspaper “Socialistisk Standpunkt” – provides a Marxist analysis of the question of morality, discussing the role of morals and ideas in class society and asking in whose interest the Law and predominant view of morality serves.
We publish here a recording and report of a recent debate held at the London School of Economics between the LSE Marxist Society and the LSE Hayek Society on “Are free markets the solution to the current economic crisis”. Representing the Marxist Society was Adam Booth, editor of www.socialist.net, who provided a Marxist explanation for the current crisis and for capitalist crises in general.
The current anti-government protests in Venezuela have gathered much attention from the international capitalist media, where they have been presented as mass peaceful demonstrations against a corrupt and authoritarian government. We publish here a report and recording of a recent meeting where Ewan Robertson from Venezuelanalysis.com spoke about the origin and real character of the protests.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Great Miners’ Strike, we publish here a video of John Dunn of the Justice for Mineworkers campaign – speaking at a packed meeting of over 100 people organised by the Calderdale trades council – who talks about his experiences of the tremendous 1984-85 strike whilst providing valuable lessons for the class struggle today.
We publish here a report and recording of a debate – hosted by the Sussex Marxist society – on “The Great Recession of 2008: what happened and what can we do now?” Participating in the debate were Adam Booth – editor of www.socialist.net – and Professor Frank Brouwer from the Department of Economics at the University of Sussex.
Tony Benn, who sadly passed away on 14th March 2014, was a supporter and defender of the Bolivarian revolution from the very beginning. He collaborated with the Hands off Venezuela campaign and spoke on our platform on several occasions. We publish here an audio recording of what he said at the First National Conference of the Hands Off Venezuela Campaign in December 2005.
To celebrate International Women’s Day – 8th March – we publish this recording of Sofia Zaitseva, speaking at the Bristol Marxist Society, who provides a Marxist analysis of the origins of women’s oppression and the fight for women’s liberation in society today.
We publish here recordings and a report of a recent debate at the Cambridge Marxist Society, where Adam Booth, editor of www.socialist.net, Jon Lansman, editor of Left Futures, and Matthew Doyle, former political director to Tony Blair, discuss the future of the Labour Party.
In this talk from last year’s Marxist Winter School, “Marx was Right!”, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution” and editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the Russian Revolution of 1917 and defends the October Revolution, led by Lenin, Trotsky, and the Bolsheviks, against the lies and slanders of the modern day bourgeois historians.
In this talk from the Marxist Winter School 2013, John Pickard – former editor of the Militant newspaper and author of “Behind the Myths: the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam” – discusses the Marxist view of history, based on the dialectical and materialist philosophy of Marxism.
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism and author of “Reformism or Revolution” – speaks at the UCLU Marxist society, where he provides a Marxist analysis of World War One and discusses the possibility of world war today.
Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal and author of “In the Cause of Labour” – looks back at the Great Crash of 1929, which marked the beginning of the Great Depression, and asks what lessons we can learn today in terms of looking at the current crisis of capitalism.
Daniel Morley of the Socialist Appeal Editorial Board discusses the philosophy of dialectics, which looks at the laws of change in nature, society, and thought, and contrasts the dialectical philosophies of Marx and Hegel.
In this talk hosted by the UCLU Marxist Society, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com, discusses the ideas, life, and legacy of Nelson Mandela, analysing the history of South Africa and Apartheid, and outlining the perspectives for class struggle in the country today.
Adam Booth explains the Marxist theory of the state, and how these are different from anarchist and reformist theories.
In this recording from the IMT Winter School 2013 “Marx was right!”, Marie Frederiksen of the Danish Marxist paper Socialistisk Standpunkt discusses the questions of women’s oppression and liberation, and provides a Marxist analyses of the women’s question and the feminist movement.
In the opening session of this year’s International Marxist Tendency Winter School, entitled “Marx was right”, Jorge Martin – editor of America Socialista, the Spanish language magazine of the IMT – discusses the current crisis of capitalism and analyses the revolutionary movements that have broken out across the globe as a result.
We here publish the video footage of the debate between Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com and author of “Bolshevism: the Road to Revolution” – and Orlando Figes – Professor of History at Birkbeck University and author of “A People’s Tragedy” – on the true nature of the Russian Revolution, and what it meant for the people of Russia and the class struggle internationally.
Over 70 attended the freshers’ week meeting of the UCLU Marxists, where Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – spoke on the topic “What is Capitalism? What is Socialism?”, analysing why there is crisis today, and outlining the potential alternative under a socialist society.
One of the great classics of Marxism is the book by Frederick Engels entitled “The Origins of the Family, Private Property and the State”. In this book Engels applies the Marxist method of historical materialism to the earliest periods of pre-history to analyse the past and uncover the origins of the institutions we see today. Rob Sewell, editor of Socialist Appeal, gives an introduction to the book and explains how class society came into existence.
At the International Marxist Tendency winter school 2013, hosted in London by the UCLU Marxist Society with a theme of “130 years since the death of Marx: the life and ideas of Karl Marx”, Rob Sewell – editor of Socialist Appeal – gave a tour of London from the viewpoint of Marx’s life, highlighting the places where this great philosopher, economist, and political theorist, lived, worked, and socialised.
The Russian Revolution of 1917 was the greatest event in history. And yet, within a decade, the revolution had degenerated and given birth to the monsterous bureaucracy of Stalinism. In this talk from the Marxist summer school in June 2013, Alan Woods – author of “Bolshevism: the road to revolution” – outlines the history of Russia, from the October revolution to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Speaking at the Marxist summer school in July 2013, Daniel Morley outlines the main tenets of Marxist philosophy – the laws of dialectical materialism – and discusses how these relate to nature and society, thus providing us with a set of analytical tools for understanding the world.
At this year’s Marxist summer school, Adam Booth introduced a discussion on “Marxism, Keynesianism, and the postwar boom”. In his talk, Adam explains the factors behind the long period of economic growth seen after the Second World War and examines the contrasting economic theories of Marxism and Keynesianism in relation to the postwar period and to today’s crisis.
In this recording from the Marxist Summer School 2013, Jorge Martin, writer for www.marxist.com and International Secretary for Hands Off Venezuela, discusses the contributions made by Ted Grant – founder of the Militant Tendency – towards the Marxist theory of the state and the analysis of the Stalinist regimes in Russia and Eastern Europe after the Second World War, primarily based on Ted Grant’s excellent document “Against the Theory of State Capitalism”.
At the recent 2013 World School of the International Marxist Tendency, Alan Woods introduced the discussion on perspectives for world revolution. Alan talked about the lightning speed at which events – like the mass movements in Turkey and Brazil or the second Egyption revolution – are taking place. Due to the global nature of the crisis of capitalism, similar events will happen in every country on the planet.
In this video Alan Woods explains the roots of the crisis from a Marxist perspective and the revolutionary way out of the impasse.
At the recent Marxist summer school, Alan Woods – author of Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution and editor of In Defence of Marxism – explores the ideas of Leninism, Trotskyism, and the Bolshevism, and discusses the vital role of Lenin and Trotsky in the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Opening this year’s Marxist Summer School, Fred Weston – editor of marxist.com – speaks on the perspectives for world revolution, highlighting the tremendous mass movements in Turkey and Brazil, and discussing the role of the youth, who are increasingly being radicalised by the crisis of capitalism and the devastating effects of this crisis.
We present here a video recording of the book launch of Ted Grant: The Permanent Revolutionary, in which Alan Woods gives an account of Ted’s struggle for and his contribution to the ideas of Marxism.
As part of the Ted Grant centenary celebrations, we publish here a video of Ted’s speech at the 1984 Militant rally, in which he explains the contradictions of the capitalism, and the failures of the Thatcher government, as well as the Keynesian and reformist leaders of the labour movement.
On Thursday 11 April, a packed Socialist Appeal meeting at University College London saw miners’ leaders and trade unionists recall the brutality of Thatcher and the bitter lessons etched into their consciousness.
In this video from the IMT Winter School in February, Fred Weston – editor of “In Defence of Marxism”, www.marxist.com – provides a history of the International Workers’ Association, often referred to as the First International, and examines the role of Karl Marx and his ideas within this international socialist organisation.
Adam Booth, writer for www.socialist.net, discusses the Marxist conception of history, based on the dialectical materialist method. Adam contrasts the materialist method of historical analysis against the idealist view of history, and explores questions such as the role of the individual history.
We present here a video of the opening speech from this year’s Winter School of the International Marxist Tendency, hosted by the UCLU Marxist Society and Socialist Appeal in London, in which Alan Woods – editor of www.marxist.com – discusses the relevance of Marxism today.
Adam Booth, writer for www.socialist.net, talks about the environmental crisis and its relationship to capitalism, analysing the question from a Marxist perspective. Adam discusses issues such as carbon trading, green economic stimulus, and the role of individual actions in averting climate change, and in contrast presents a socialist solution to the environmental and ecological problems facing society and the planet.
In this speech to the ULCU Marxist Society, Alan Woods – Marxist author and editor of www.marxist.com – explores the question of art from a Marxist perspective, looking at the history of art from a materialist perspective – from the early art of cave drawings, through to the revolutionary paintings of Pablo Picasso. In doing so, Alan Woods touches on questions such as “what is art?” and discusses what would be possible in terms of art under a socialist society.
Alan Woods, editor of the In Defence of Marxism website, speaks about the history of philosophy at the UCLU Marxist Society in London, giving an overview of philosophical thought from the early Greeks, through the British empiricists and the German romantics, to the revolutionary ideas of Marx, Engels, and dialectical materialism.
Marie Frederiksen, editor of the Danish Marxist paper Socialistisk Standpunkt, speaks on the rise and fall of the Comintern – the Third International that was founded by Lenin, Trotsky, and the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution, and which was later left in ruins due to the mistakes of the Stalinist bureaucracy.
John Pickard, former editor of the British Marxist newspaper “Militant”, speaks at the ULU Marxist Summer School 2012 on the role played by labour in the transition from ape to man and the Marxist analysis of human evolution.
November marks the 95th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. At a student day school held in London, Rob Sewell speaks on the lessons of 1917.
The dispute over the sacking of 28 union members on the Crossrail project over health and safety concerns is now costing British taxpayers £30 million a DAY in missed targets and delays to the tunnel – that’s how much BFK (Bam,Ferrovial and Kier) are prepared to spend on keeping trade unions off the project while running an illegal blacklist.
Fred Weston, editor of the ‘In Defence of Marxism’, talking at the ULU Marxist Summer School on ‘What will Socialism look like?’
Fred Weston, editor of the ‘In Defence of Marxism’, talking at the ULU Marxist Summer School on ‘What will Socialism look like?’
Comrade John Dunn, ex-miner, speaks at the recent ULU Marxist summer school in London about the 1984-5 miners’ strike and the lessons for today.
Ken Capstick, former Vice-President,
Yorkshire National Union of Miners and Rob Sewell, author of ‘In the
Cause of Labour’ and editor of Socialist Appeal, talk about the struggles
that lead up to 1972 and the miners strike of 1984/5.
Over the Weekend of 15th-17th June, the
second ever Marxist Summer School, hosted by the University of London
Union Marxist Society, took place. The event was a resounding success,
building on the experience of the previous year, with up to 100 in
attendance. Here are the speeches from the opening rally.
Over the Weekend of 15th-17th June the
second ever Marxist Summer School, hosted by the University of London
Union Marxist Society, took place. The event was a resounding success,
building on the experience of the previous year, with up to 100 in
attendance. Here we bring you one of the speeches made by Fred Weston on
the history of class struggle in Greece.
The American Revolution of 1766 changed the face of the world. John Peterson from the US Marxists explains what happened and why. Click here to download
The English Revolution of the 17th Century is of great importance to Marxists. It is a struggle we have yet to see resolved today. Rob Sewell speaks on the lessons on this event: Click here to download.
Lal Khan looks at the unfolding crises in Pakistan and what it means for the masses. Click here to download
Here is a video posted on YouTube by ReelNews of the two demos held in London by protesting site workers. Click here to watch!
Listen to Alan Woods give the closing
remarks at the Marxist Summer School in London on June 19th 2011. As Lenin
said, without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary
movement. This is all the more relevant at the present time, where from
the bourgeois economists to the left and right reformists, all but the
Marxists are at a loss to explain the current capitalist crisis, and as a
consequence, how to proceed.
Alan Woods speaking on the events of the arab revolution to a meeting of students in London.
On Tuesday December 7th 2010 the University
of London Union Marxist society concluded its autumn term programme of
discussions with a special ‘festive debate’ will on the philosophies
of Marxism and Christianity and their ability to further the human
race.