Postmodernism is a trend in philosophy that has become mainstream, and heavily influences identity politics. But when we ask the question ‘what is postmodernism?’, we are often told that it is indefinable. Indeed it can be summed up as a philosophy that rejects theory, science and the idea of progress.
Bitter anger at the crisis of capitalism is exploding to the surface in many ways, including the fascist riots of last summer, and the rise in far-right parties across Europe. In this episode, Joe Russell looks to the history of the fight against fascism, and the relevant lessons for today.
Last year, a revolution shook Bangladeshi society to the core. But as Will Collins explains in this episode, the tasks of today are the unfinished tasks of an unfinished revolution, which began more than fifty years ago with the 1971 War of Independence against Pakistani domination.
In this episode, taken from the Books Not Bombs rally at Revolution Festival 2024, Fiona Lali, leading RCP member, and Antonio Balmer, leading member of the Revolutionary Communists of America, discuss the revolutionary struggle to end imperialism today.