2018: Crisis and class struggle
In this talk from the 2018 IMT World Congress, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – discusses the perspectives for world revolution.
A reply to Paul Mason: don’t tinker with capitalism – break with it
A left Labour government must be prepared for power. But Paul Mason’s weak, passive, Keynesian strategy will only lead to a deeper crisis.
Gang violence and exploitation intensifies as crisis deepens
Capitalism’s race to the bottom is forcing London gangs to adopt ever more ruthless, profit-driven practices.
Venezuela: on the verge of a social explosion?
The situation in Venezuela is reaching breaking point, with inflation, shortages, and emmigration all increasing. Something has to give. Workers and peasants are beginning to move, indicating the way forward.
Fascists routed by huge Cambridge mobilisation – no pasaran!
Events in Cambridge this weekend demonstrated how to fight the far right: meet them on the streets with the power of the organised working class.
Blairite Woodcock resigns – but dozens more still to go
The resignation of the Labour right-winger John Woodcock leaves one less Blairite in the Parliamentary Labour Party. But we need to get rid of them all.
The Tories’ phony war is over
This week’s Brexit vote in the House of Commons has shattered any hopes Theresa May might have had for Tory unity and calm. But the options available to the Prime Minister are rapidly diminishing.
Taps running dry as global water crisis intensifies
Access to the most important element of life is increasingly under threat due to a killer combo of rising temperatures and decades of infrastructure neglect.
Trump meets Putin: the world turned upside down
Donald Trump’s recent summit with his Russian counterpart has rattled the cages of the establishment across the Western world, bringing all the old certainties into question.
Durham Miners’ Gala: enthusiasm for socialism on display
Daniel Harris reports from this year’s ‘Big Meeting’, where leading figures from the labour movement addressed large crowds with militant speeches.
Universal credit causes universal misery
The Tories’ attempted changes to the welfare system are already unravelling. Labour must commit to fighting all austerity.
Trump’s UK visit: so much for the “special relationship”
The fawning behaviour towards Trump exhibited by Theresa May and the rest of the British establishment demonstrates how far the UK has fallen on the world stage following Brexit.