To understand the current conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, it is necessary to understand why war is inherent to capitalism. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Daniel Morley outlines what imperialism is, how it emerged, and how revolutionaries must approach inter-imperialist conflicts.
Zarah Sultana has come out forcefully against the institutions and allies of western imperialism, denouncing NATO and Zelensky. Such welcome words must be given flesh and blood, by mobilising workers against the warmongers in London and Washington.
This week, the warmongers in Starmer’s Westminster cabinet have been hysterically accusing the SNP-led government in Scotland of being a “threat to national security”. But are the SNP’s anti-imperialist credentials really what they are made out to be?
108 years ago today, Lenin and the Bolsheviks achieved the impossible: they led millions of workers and peasants in a successful socialist revolution. But which events, struggles, and ideas led to that victory? How did Lenin become Lenin?