the state
The state is the admission that this society has become entangled in an insoluble contradiction with itself, that it has split into irreconcilable antagonisms which it is powerless to dispel.
- Friedrich Engels
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Class struggle and the fight for democratic rights
Across the world, with workers and youth rising up, the ruling class is restricting democratic rights – curbing freedom of speech, banning protests, and tightening anti-union laws. Communists must link the fightback to the struggle for socialism.
Class struggle and the state – New ‘In Defence of Marxism’ out soon!
We publish here the editorial by Alan Woods from the latest issue of the International Marxist Tendency’s quarterly theoretical journal, ‘In Defence of Marxism’. Subscribe today to get your copy of this vital weapon of Marxist theory.
The monarchy: A weapon of the ruling class
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Jack Tye Wilson explains the role of the monarchy from a Marxist perspective, pointing out its key role as a reserve weapon to be deployed in defence of capitalism.