Marxist Voice

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.