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The capitalist system worldwide has been in crisis for years. But why has there not been a successful socialist revolution? Alan Woods explains how consciousness is transformed on the basis of events, and the need for revolutionary leadership.
Workers everywhere are struggling to maintain living standards in the face of soaring prices. The ruling class, meanwhile, is looking to curb inflation by provoking a slump. But what are the real causes behind inflation? And how do we fight it?
Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick discusses the Marxist view of religion.
Shaun Morris discusses the Civil War in Ireland, and the continuing struggle for a socialist united Ireland today.
Promoted by some activists as a means of combating oppression, identity politics is increasingly being used by the establishment to attack the left and the labour movement. Workers and youth must fight back with revolutionary class struggle.
From activists gluing themselves to trains, to throwing soup at paintings: recent years have seen numerous groups employing ‘direct action’ tactics to achieve their aims. Instead, Marxists call for mass organised struggle by workers and youth.
Investors are calling time on cryptocurrencies, following the downfall of the FTX exchange and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried. But this episode is only the latest speculative bubble – a symptom of the insanity of capitalism.
Nelson Wan discusses the ludicrous casino of capitalism.
Some ‘lefts’ have thrown their weight behind western imperialism, joining the chauvinistic chorus which demands that more weapons be sent to support Ukraine. Scandalously, these muddleheads justify their position by quoting Trotsky.
Interest in the ideas of Leon Trotsky is growing, as workers and youth look for a revolutionary solution to capitalism’s crises. But some on the left have muddied the waters in regards to ‘Trotskyism’. It is important we set the record straight.
We celebrate today’s anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution by republishing this article by Alan Woods. 105 years on, we proudly defend the conquests of the October Revolution, and the inspiring example of Lenin, Trotsky, and the Bolsheviks.
Mysticism and idealism is increasingly creeping into modern science, undermining the materialist outlook required to understand the world around us. And popular journal New Scientist is a particularly guilty offender of this pernicious trend.