Alan Woods on ‘why we are communists’
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.
Marxist Voice
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Building the forces of communism in Britain
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.
1917: The October Revolution
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.
1917: The Kornilov Coup
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.
1917: The July Days
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.
1917: The June Days
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.
1917: Lenin’s April Theses
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.
What can communists do to free Palestine?
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.
1917: The February Revolution
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.
‘March separately, strike together’: The United Front tactic
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.
Socialism in one country: Why Stalin abandoned Marxism
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.
Lenin’s struggle against ultra-leftism
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”.