Far from being a neutral force standing above society, Marxists understand that the state is a tool for the suppression of one class by another. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Fiona Lali discusses the origins of the state, and refutes the views of the reformists and anarchists on this question.
The Spanish Civil War holds many important lessons for revolutionaries today. In this Marxist Voice, Joe Russell draws out these lessons.
The struggle against South African apartheid is a source of inspiration across the world. However, the understanding of how it was overthrown is limited, especially in the West. With the struggle to free Palestine, this topic holds a particular importance, as many on the left explain their support for the Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement on the lessons of South Africa. But what does this period really tell us about how our struggle today can be successful?
In this talk from Revolution Festival 2024, Fiona Lali explains the view of communists on this vital struggle.
The real content of Trotskyism does not lie in opposing Stalinism, but in what it positively puts forward. Any consideration of Trotskyism must therefore proceed from the essential principles that defined Trotsky’s life as a revolutionary.