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.
In the second episode of our series on the Classics: Daniel, Nye, Georgina & Peter discuss the ideas of Engels’Â Socialism: Utopian & Scientific.
Opening our new series on Marxist Classics, aimed to inspire our listeners to tackle these texts for themselves, Daniel, Tom, Lubna & Peter discuss the Communist Manifesto.
Since coming to power, there has been enormous mystery about what Donald Trump’s presidency means. Author and Marxist theoretician Alan Woods cuts through the confusion to clearly explain the phenomena of Trumpism, what his rule means and where he is going.