Opening this year’s Marxist Summer School, Fred Weston – editor of www.marxist.com – speaks on the perspectives for world revolution, highlighting the tremendous mass movements in Turkey and Brazil, and discussing the role of the youth, who are increasingly being radicalised by the crisis of capitalism and the devastating effects of this crisis.
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.
Starmer is boasting about the UK’s recent trade deals with the EU, USA, and India. But will these deals “deliver for working people”, as Labour promises? And has the Prime Minister delivered the Brexiteers’ dream of ‘Global Britain’? Don’t hold your breath.
Ben, Lotta, Mia, and Peter sit down to discuss Lenin’s masterpiece: The State & Revolution. Written just before the events of October 1917, it is the sharpest analysis of the state, and a rebuttal of reformist and anarchist illusions.