Imperialism and war
War represents the sharp extreme of capitalism’s impasse. As long as private property exists, there will be wars over markets and influence.
Theory
Marxist theory is our sharpest weapon in the class struggle. Here, you can find our most recent theoretical and historical articles. For news and analysis, click here.
You can also visit our education hub to find a selection of articles, books, talks and reading guides.
Soviet Union and Stalinism
The Russian Revolution is the greatest event in history for Marxists. Understanding these events, and how the revolution degenerated into Stalinism, is vital.
Revolutionary strategy and tactics
We must carefully study the history and traditions of the working class in order to connect the ideas of Marxism to the living class struggle.
Marxist economics
Marxist economics is the study of the laws of motion of capitalist society, allowing us to understand why capitalism perpetually goes into crisis.
Historical materialism
Historical materialism is the general theory of how and why society develops in the way it does. Each social system has its inherent laws of motion.
Dialectical materialism
Dialectical materialism is the philosophy or methodology of Marxism. We must seek to understand the laws of society and nature in order to change them.
Religion
While religion can play a reactionary role, Marxists do not claim it can be defeated purely through argumentation. To rid society of religion, the material conditions for religion must be removed.
In Defence of October – a reading guide
Here, we provide a guide for discussing Trotsky’s classic text ‘In Defence of October’. In defending the October revolution, Trotsky set the record straight on the real processes that unfolded in Russia 1917.
Capitalism’s blood-soaked ascent – New ‘In Defence of Marxism’ out now!
We publish here the editorial by Alan Woods from the latest issue of the International Marxist Tendency’s quarterly theoretical journal, In Defence of Marxism. Subscribe today to get your copy of this vital weapon of Marxist theory.
For revolutionary optimism! – New ‘In Defence of Marxism’ magazine out now!
We publish here the editorial by Alan Woods from the latest issue of the International Marxist Tendency’s quarterly theoretical journal, In Defence of Marxism. Subscribe today to get your copy of this vital weapon of Marxist theory.
Materialism and Empirio-criticism – a reading guide
We provide here a reading guide for Lenin’s classic philosophical text, which explains the principles of materialism from a Marxist perspective, and defends them from various idealist attacks.
Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution – a reading guide
We present here a reading guide for Alan Woods’ important text ‘Bolshevism: The Road to Revolution’, a book which provides many detailed lessons on methods and tactics for building a revolutionary party. The reading guide is complete with study questions to stimulate discussion in reading groups.