In this speech to the ULCU Marxist Society, Alan Woods – Marxist author and editor of www.marxist.com – explores the question of art from a Marxist perspective, looking at the history of art from a materialist perspective – from the early art of cave drawings, through to the revolutionary paintings of Pablo Picasso. In doing so, Alan Woods touches on questions such as “what is art?” and discusses what would be possible in terms of art under a socialist society.
Art is a necessity of life which is kept shackled by the profit motive. Art is something which workers yearn for. But what really is art? And can it change the world? What is the relationship between art and revolution, and revolutionaries? In this talk from the RCP summer camp, Nelson Wan discusses all these questions.
The American Empire and its world order is collapsing, and the anger of the workers in the US is growing. In this talk from the RCP summer camp, Will Collins discusses the prospects for a Third American Revolution.Â
In this talk from the RCP Summer School, Lubna Badi explores the main forces shaping today’s world: from the relative decline of US hegemony and the fracturing of western alliances, to Europe’s severe industrial downturn and the surge of class anger worldwide.