Thousands have mobilised across the country in recent days to force the far-right off the streets. But a larger, stronger movement will be needed to crush this reactionary menace for good. Here we discuss what the role of Marxists should be in this fight against fascism and racism.
Fiona Lali’s election campaign shows that revolutionary ideas can connect with wide layers of people. In this episode, we sit down with Daniel Morley to discuss elections, parliaments, and broader questions around communist methods and tactics.
The success of Fiona Lali’s election campaign demonstrates the widespread impact that revolutionary ideas can have, if raised boldly and skillfully. But it also raises questions about communist methods and tactics – an art that Marxists must master.
In response to the crisis of the capitalist system, some have turned to the methods of direct action. In this podcast Joe Russell will explain the limits of this approach and the revolutionary communist alternative.
The Shut Down Rafael campaign aims to shut down an Israeli-owned arms factory in Newcastle. Our comrades, who have been involved in the campaign, offer a critique of its methods, underscoring the need for a revolutionary, class-based approach.
Activists across Britain have blockaded arms factories supplying the Israeli regime. Trade union leaders have failed to give a lead. To escalate the movement, workers inside the factories must be convinced to take solidarity action themselves.
Across the world, with workers and youth rising up, the ruling class is restricting democratic rights – curbing freedom of speech, banning protests, and tightening anti-union laws. Communists must link the fightback to the struggle for socialism.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
Dozens of activists were arrested at the weekend, protesting against the meat and fossil fuel industries. Small-scale actions are not enough. To end environmental destruction, we need mass struggle to overturn the profit system.