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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The monarchy: The British establishment’s festering wound
Revelations from Prince Harry’s autobiography, ‘Spare’, have provided the public with a few laughs at the monarchy’s expense. But the ruling class is increasingly worried that the royal permacrisis is causing wider damage to their system.
Marxism and the state | What did Lenin really stand for?
Fiona Lali discusses the origins of the state, and refutes the views of the reformists and anarchists on this question.
The state, the police, and capitalism
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Olivia Ruadh will explore how the state developed, how it is maintained, and how to fight against it.