After WWII, the Soviet bureaucracy abolished capitalism and set up Stalinist regimes across Eastern Europe. In Yugoslavia, Tito broke from Moscow while maintaining a planned economy. During intense debates within the Fourth International, Ted Grant masterfully analysed these processes.

Recently, figures such as Zohran Mamdani to a new left party in Britain have garnered widespread support. So it is timely that the In Defence of Marxism magazine, with articles themed around reformism and revolution, has launched today! We reproduce the editorial here.

The Transitional Programme by Trotsky is a prime example of the method by which Marxists can connect with the struggles of today and raise workers’ sights to the ultimate goal of socialist revolution. In this podcast, we discuss how communists can connect with the demands of the day.