Friedrich Engels once said ‘bourgeois society stands at the crossroads, either transition to socialism or regression into barbarism.’
In many countries, this barbarism is already upon us. This is the topic of the latest In Defence of Marxism magazine. Here we share the author of the lead article, Thomas Soud, discussing his lead article on the Sudanese revolution and counter revolution of 2019.
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Chartism was the first time ever that British workers fixed their eyes on the seizure of political power: in 1839, 1842 and again in 1848. In this struggle, they conducted a class war that at different times involved general strikes, battles with the state, mass demonstrations and even armed insurrection.
There is no doubt that the Chinese Revolution, led by Mao, is one of the greatest events in human history. It freed China from the shackles of imperialism after a heroic, decades-long struggle. In this episode, Daniel Morley discusses Mao’s life, legacy, and limits.
The Easter Rising of 1916 is one of the most inspiring events in Irish revolutionary history. In this talk, Orla Thomas sets the record straight on this event and its lessons, and explains the importance of the Irish national question for communists in Britain today.