Laurie O’Connel traces the origins of class society, the role it plays in history and how we can fight against in the struggle for a communist society.

In this podcast, Ben Curry explains the Marxist understanding of the role played by individuals in history – and the role that we must play today.

We are frequently told that capitalism equals ‘freedom’; that it is the organic product of ‘human nature’. But far from arising naturally, the birth of the ‘free’ market is built on violence, dispossession, and enslavement.