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Economy

The role of the ‘markets’ in the capitalist system

January 14, 2023 Nick Hart, Socialist Party (England & Wales CWI)

“Liz Truss resigns after failed budget and market turmoil”; “more than 40% of mortgages withdrawn as market reels after mini-budget”; “Sunak says higher taxes and spending cuts needed to satisfy markets”. For a period of […]

History

The class struggle and the origins of Christmas

December 28, 2022 Norman Hall, first published in Socialism Today (November 2021), monthly magazine of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

To most socialists, it will come as no surprise to find that Christmas is the continuation of very ancient traditions of mid-winter festivals. However, it may be a surprise to learn just how relatively new […]

History

The Black Panthers: Lessons for the fight against racism and capitalism

October 31, 2022 Piriyasha, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

After World War Two, the civil rights movement erupted in America. Black people in the US faced enormous racism and discrimination, especially in the south, a legacy of slavery. Large numbers of Black people moved […]

Economy

What is Marxist economics?

October 15, 2022 Steve Score, from Socialism Today (monthly journal of the Socialist Party - CWI England & Wales), October 2022 issue

We live in a world where historically undreamt-of wealth exists, where technology has been developed in a way that was only envisaged in science fiction, where enough food, shelter and the basics of life could […]

Britain

‘Black Wednesday’ 16 September 1992: The economic crisis that shattered Tory credibility

September 17, 2022 Dave Murray, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

On 9 April 1992, the Conservative Party won a general election with a record-breaking 14 million votes. On 2 May 1997, it lost the next general election, with its standing shattered by the events that […]

History

The 1978-79 ‘winter of discontent’ in Britain – when striking together shook capitalism

August 27, 2022 Alistair Tice, Socialist Party (CWI) national committee

With the rising tide of pay strikes and ballots, there is much talk of a ‘summer and autumn of discontent’, with comparisons to the 1978-79 so-called ‘winter of discontent’ being drawn in Britain. Due to […]

History

1972 – A year of rising class struggles

August 26, 2022 Peter Taaffe from The Rise of Militant

Fifty years ago, the class struggle was on the rise internationally. In Britain, this was reflected by a big shift towards the left in the trade unions and Labour Party, especially in its youth wing, […]

History

100 years since civil war erupted in Ireland

August 20, 2022 Niall Mulholland, CWI

This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the ‘civil war’ in Ireland, which saw the final stages of an extraordinary decade of social and national revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements. A split among […]

History

1972 – When dock workers faced down the Tory government

August 5, 2022 Roger Thomas, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

“Arise Ye Workers” read the banner as five London dockers were carried shoulder high from Pentonville Prison in London. The date was 26 July 1972. Five days earlier, the ‘Pentonville Five’ – Con Clancy, Tony […]

Theory

Dialectical materialism – The philosophy of Marxism to change the world

July 30, 2022 Robin Clapp, first published in Socialism Today (Issue 257 May 2022), monthly journal of the Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales)

The 21st century has not brought prosperity and security to the vast majority of people on planet earth. Capitalism, fuelled by the profit motive has led to an ever-spiralling wealth gap between mega-rich multi-billionaires and […]

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    January 25, 2023
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    January 23, 2023
  • France: Two million demonstrate against Macron’s pension ‘reform’
    January 21, 2023
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History
  • The class struggle and the origins of Christmas
    December 28, 2022
  • The Black Panthers: Lessons for the fight against racism and capitalism
    October 31, 2022
  • ‘Black Wednesday’ 16 September 1992: The economic crisis that shattered Tory credibility
    September 17, 2022
  • The 1978-79 ‘winter of discontent’ in Britain – when striking together shook capitalism
    August 27, 2022
  • 1972 – A year of rising class struggles
    August 26, 2022
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