China: from revolution to Tiananmen
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.
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Fundamentalism, Terrorism, and Imperialism
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.
Israel & Palestine: which way forward?
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.
The Brexit crisis and Labour’s civil war
Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the battle in the Labour Party over the question of a second referendum.
The Prague Spring: a rebellion against Stalinism
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.
The crisis of liberalism
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.
Liverpool in the 1980s – how to fight the cuts
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.
James Connolly and the struggle for Irish independence
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.
Artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness
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?
The 2008 crash to now: A decade of crisis
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.
From abortion rights to feminist strikes
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.
Marxism and morality
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.