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Tomorrow – 28 November – marks the 200th birthday of Friedrich Engels. Rob Sewell commemorates this bicentenary by looking at the vital contribution that Engels made to developing the ideas of Marxism, for which we owe him an enormous debt of gratitude.
Cultural institutions and venues are facing an existential threat. But the Tories have shown only callousness and contempt towards artists and the arts. Capitalism is killing our culture. We need a socialist fightback to save it.
In search of a magic formula to win over the working class, some ‘Marxist’ commentators have called for the left to pander to patriotism. The labour movement must ignore these siren calls and fight for socialist internationalism.
Modern Monetary Theory has become in vogue on the left, as a supposed answer to the austerity agenda pursued by big business politicians. But the limits of a new book by a leading MMT proponent show why we need the ideas of Marxism.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was born 250 years ago on 27 August 1770 in the German city of Stuttgart. A towering genius with an encyclopaedic mind, Hegel revolutionised every field that he dedicated himself to. The impact of Hegel’s ideas cannot be underestimated. As Marxists, we owe him a tremendous debt.
Cinephiles are hoping that the release of the new Christopher Nolan blockbuster ‘Tenet’ will save cinemas across the country. But the industry’s future remains uncertain. The demand for public ownership has never been so relevant.
Today marks the 80th anniversary since the assassination of Leon Trotsky by a Stalinist agent. Trotsky dedicated his life to defending the ideas of genuine Marxism. Join us for our online rally today to pay homage to this inspiring revolutionary.
Our recent critique has drawn the ire of ‘left-wing’ journalist Paul Mason, who said that our “mouldering” organisation needs to abandon its outdated worldview. Mason’s post-modernism, however, is no substitute for the science of Marxism.
In a recent lengthy article, journalist Paul Mason offers up a supposed strategy for the left. But his focus on ‘culture wars’, ‘values’, and ‘new narratives’ are a dead end for the movement. Socialists must reject this apology for liberalism.
In this video from Revolution Festival 2019, Ben Gliniecki – writer for Socialist Appeal – discusses the beginnings of the Communist Party of Great Britain, which was founded 100 years ago on 31 July 1920.
David Harvey recently came out as openly anti-revolutionary in the clearest terms, claiming that capitalism is “too big to fail” and revolution would result in catastrophe. Jorge Martin explains the bankruptcy of so called “academic Marxism.”
Developments in modern technology give a glimpse of what could be possible, if only these forces were under the control of society, and not profit-seeking capitalists. Adam Booth reviews a trio of recent books that explore this question.