Podcast

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.

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?