Can AI have consciousness?
Is artificial intelligence truly conscious or is it just hype? At Revolution Festival 2024, Daniel Morley applied the Marxist method to cut through the illusions surrounding AI.
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The Transitional Programme: The method of Marxism in a time of crisis
Leon Trotsky’s Transitional Programme is one of those rare texts, reading as more applicable today than when it was written. Trotsky outlines the method of Marxism in a time of crisis. For a new generation of revolutionaries, the lessons have never been more timely.
Shostakovich’s ‘Anti-formalist Rayok’: A scathing satire of Stalin’s cultural crimes
Stalin’s bureaucracy waged a campaign of hate against artists who defied their narrow doctrine of ‘Socialist Realism’. Dmitri Shostakovich’s ‘Anti-formalist Rayok’ lambasts these cultural crimes, and defends the spirit of cultural freedom unleashed by the October Revolution.
Here to fight, here to stay: Imperial Typewriters strike
We continue our series ‘Here to fight, here to stay’ illustrating how black and Asian workers and youth fought racism and the far-right. In 1974, a titanic showdown between an American multinational corporation and Asian workers shook the city of Leicester to its core!
Sri Lanka to Nepal: lessons from the revolutionary wave
From Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya to Bangladesh, a revolutionary wave has blown across countries dominated by imperialism. Ben Curry analyses the meaning of this wave and the generalised lessons to be taken by revolutionaries.
The rise and fall of the Fourth International
The rise and fall of the Fourth International is one of the most important lessons for communists today. At the World Congress of the Revolutionary Communist International, Rob Sewell explains how the degeneration of the leadership of the Fourth International left the working class without a revolutionary party. Ted Grant’s sharp criticisms of the opportunism and sectarianism of the leadership are more relevant than ever for revolutionaries seeking to rebuild genuine Marxism.
Unison’s ‘Organised Left’ fraud: ‘Communist’ Party of Britain supports the right wing
Next month, ballots open for the general secretary election in Unison, Britain’s largest trade union. Scandalously, the so-called ‘Communist’ Party of Britain is supporting right-wing incumbent and arch-bureaucrat Christina McAnea against left candidate Andrea Egan.
Capitalism’s neverending crisis – Marx was right!
This week marked 158 years since the publication of Karl Marx’s Capital – a monumental work uncovering the inner workings and contradictions of the capitalist system. Here, we republish Adam Booth’s preface to the newly-released third edition of Understanding Marx’s Capital.
The meaning of 13 September: A damning indictment of the left
The monster ‘Unite the Kingdom’ demonstration on Saturday 13 September marks a turning point. This was an embarrassing defeat for the left. The blame lies at the feet of the reformist left leaders, and the so-called ‘Marxist’ Socialist Workers Party.
Here to fight, here to stay: Mansfield Hosiery – “We will not go back like dogs”
We continue our series ‘Here to fight, here to stay’ illustrating how black and Asian workers and youth fought racism and the far-right. We now turn to Loughborough where, against all odds, saw the first successful immigrant strike!
Will there be a slump?
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Nelson Wan explains Ted Grant’s article ‘Will there be a slump?’, and how the Marxist method allows us to understand capitalist crisis today.
Why you should read Ted Grant’s ‘History of British Trotskyism’
‘History of British Trotskyism’, by Ted Grant, is a treasure trove of Marxist theory, rich with lessons from the turbulent interwar/postwar period. This new edition, published by Wellred Books, has been expanded and updated, order your copy today!