Theory

Part 1. 1. The explosive mass movements which have rocked Latin America, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Iran and some other countries have opened a new chapter in the struggle against capitalism. These revolutionary movements all have […]

Essential debates facing Marxists and the Left today – socialism and ‘identity politics’; the role and character of trade unions and the working-class movement; the national question; and the programme needed to overcome oppression, austerity […]

To meet an ever-growing questioning of capitalism since the crisis of 2007-08, the system’s defenders look to theoretically justify its continued rule. The latest effort is by the renowned former World Bank economist, Branko Milanović, […]

These are complicated, contradictory times. The capitalist system is in crisis, unable to recover fully from the decade-long great recession. Mass revolt has erupted – the ‘Arab’ spring, protests in Latin America, Sudan, Algeria and […]

The revolutionary movements shaking Sudan and Algeria, and mass upheavals in other parts of the neo-colonial world, underlines the relevance of Leon Trotsky’s ‘Theory of Permanent Revolution’. This is particularly the case for the international […]

‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’ should be read and studied by socialists, worker-activists and young people interested in socialist ideas, as it greatly adds to our understanding of the roots of socialism and the tasks the […]

Review of “The Life and Death of Leon Trotsky”, published in the latest issue of Socialism Today

Review of ‘PostCapitalism: a guide to our future’ by Paul Mason