In this recent talk to the UCLU Marxist Society, Alan Woods – editor of In Defence of Marxism – explains the main concepts behind the ideas of Marxism, including dialectical materialism – the philosophy of Marxism – and Marx’s economic analysis, which helps to provide us with an understanding of the deep crisis of capitalism that we see today.
In September and October 2025, two million workers came to the streets of Italy to fight against the genocide in Palestine. Leading RCI member Jorge MartÃn outlines the current crisis in Europe and how to fight it.
2026 has started with an almighty imperialist bang. Given the current actions of US imperialism, kidnapping the president of Venezuela and threatening the rest of Latin America and Greenland, it is clear that imperialism is something communists must understand.
On Saturday January 3 2026, Nicolas Maduro was kidnapped from his home by the United States. This is a clear act of imperialist aggression. But why is it happening? What does this mean for US imperialism, world capitalism, and countries like Venezuela?