What is value? This question has perplexed the human mind for more than 2,000 years. The classical bourgeois economists grappled with the question, as did Marx.

Joe Russell, Executive Committee member of the RCP, discusses Marx’s completion of the Labour Theory of Value, and provide a defence of his economic ideas against attacks from modern day critics.

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As British capitalism’s first colony, imperialism cut its teeth in Ireland. The domination of Ireland by British capitalists, landlords, and financiers resulted in untold horrors; from the artificial famine of the 1840s and 50s, to the war for national liberation, through to the murder of unarmed civilians on Bloody Sunday. 

In this session from the Revolution Festival 2024, Shaun Morris, Central Committee member of the RCP, discusses the cruel legacy of British imperialism in Ireland.

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This week on Communist Radio, Jack and Tom discuss:

🌹 Labour's austerity attacks

👮 State attacks Youth Demand

➡️ The rise of Reform

💰 'Tax the rich'

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Karl Popper dedicated his life to dressing up very commonplace arguments against socialism with philosophical and political critiques. The most famous one was to claim that Marxism is not scientific, since it does not satisfy his ‘falsifiability criterion’. Marx’s insights, therefore, did not make any serious advance from the utopian socialists that preceded him. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi defends the scientific status of Marxism, and reveals the faults in Popper’s one-sided approach to both science and history. 🔗 Read more about Marxist philosophy over on our Marxist education hub: https://socialist.net/science-and-technology/ 📚 Get a copy of 'Reason in Revolt: Marxism and Modern Science': https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/reason-in-revolt/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://socialist.net/donate

15 May marks 75 since the 'Nakba', a campaign of terror against Palestinians, led by Zionist paramilitaries as part of the proclamation of Israel in 1948. This resulted in over 700,000 Palestinians being expelled from their land. And it paved the way for the chaos that has engulfed Israel-Palestine ever since. Today, Palestinians continue to suffer under the iron heel of the Israeli imperialist state. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Khaled Malachi outlines the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the current crisis in Israel, and a revolutionary programme for the liberation of Palestine. 📚 Get your copy of our brand new pamphlet 'Israel-Palestine: a revolutionary way forward': https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/pre-order-israel-palestine-a-revolutionary-way-forward/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

With the coronation of Charles III around the corner, many workers and youth are responding with apathy and revulsion at this royal circus. But is the British monarchy just a feudal relic, or does it play a more important role for the ruling class? In this episode of Marxist Voice, Jack Tye Wilson discusses the real role that the monarchy plays, as a reserve weapon that can and will be deployed to defend capitalism against the growing class struggle. 📚 Leon Trotsky discusses the role of the monarchy in his Writings on Britain - a treasure trove for Marxists. Get your copy from Wellred Books: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/trotskys-writings-on-britain/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

The crisis of capitalism is not just an economic and political crisis. It is a crisis of culture, of art, and of science. Mysticism and idealism are increasingly being reflected in the sciences. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Curry puts forward a defence of materialism: against idealist interpretations of quantum mechanics, mystical theories of consciousness, Big Bang creationism, and many other examples of the garbage that passes today as ‘science’. 🔗 Read more about Marxism and science over on our Marxist education hub: https://socialist.net/science-and-technology/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

Over the last year, a spectre that was thought by many to be dead-and-buried has returned with a vengeance: the spectre of inflation. Across the world, prices continue to soar. And yet, whilst the capitalists profit from scarcity and shortages, the ruling class scandalously blames workers and their pay demands for causing a ‘wage-price spiral’. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth explains the real causes behind inflation, and presents a revolutionary alternative to this menace and madness. 📚 If you want to dive into Marxist economics, get yourself a copy of "Understanding Marx's Capital" by Adam Booth and Rob Sewell: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/understanding-marxs-capital/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

From Xi Jinping to Putin, to Stalin and Hitler, strong-man leaders who rule with an iron hand appear throughout history. In this talk, Ben Gliniecki explains the Marxist concept of Bonapartism. 🔗 Leon Trotsky elucidates the concept of Bonapartism in his biography of Stalin. Get your copy from Wellred Books: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/stalin/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's website for theory, news, and analysis: https://socialist.net/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

NATO was founded in 1949, not as an instrument of peace, but as a weapon of the Western imperialists to fight the Cold War. It has remained a weapon of Western imperialism ever since. In this session, Lotta Angantyr will explain the real role and history of NATO and why Marxists are irreconcilably opposed to NATO, as part of our struggle against imperialism and for genuine proletarian internationalism. 🌐 Check out the 'imperialism and war' section of our education hub over on Socialist Appeal's brand new website: https://socialist.net/education/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

Class struggle is back on the agenda in the USA. Workers at Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, and elsewhere are beginning to organise and unionise. Workers and youth are becoming increasingly radicalised - looking way beyond the Democrats and left-wingers such as Bernie Sanders, and are instead openly identifying as ‘communist’. These developments have important implications for the perspectives for world revolution. A mass movement of the working class in America, the biggest imperialist power on the planet, would send shockwaves across the globe. In this session, Dylan Thomas discusses the militant traditions of the American working class, the industrial battles taking place today, and the prospects for revolution in the USA – the belly of the capitalist beast. 🔗 Learn more about the situation in the US on Socialist Revolution's website: https://socialistrevolution.org/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's brand new website: https://socialist.net/socialist-net-relaunched-homepage-for-the-marxists-in-britain/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate

On 18 March 1871, the masses of Paris rose up and established the first ever workers' state, known as the Paris Commune. In this talk, Josh Holroyd covers these brief but heroic events, and draws out the lessons for revolutionaries today. We apologise for the low audio quality. This was due to a technical error. 📚 Order a copy of Marx's classic text on the Paris Commune 'The Civil War in France' from Wellred Books Britain: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/pre-order-women-family-and-the-russian-revolution/ 🌐 Check out Socialist Appeal's brand new website: https://socialist.net/socialist-net-relaunched-homepage-for-the-marxists-in-britain/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

The Russian revolution made colossal steps in the fight for women's liberation, far greater than any other movement - today or in history. In this talk, Natasha Sorrell discusses how the Bolsheviks approached the women's question, the gains that were won in the Revolution, and the conditions that led to their reversal. 📚 Pre-order our latest book 'Women, Family and the Russian Revolution' from Wellred Britain https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/pre-order-women-family-and-the-russian-revolution/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Opening our new series on Marxist Classics, aimed to inspire our listeners to tackle these texts for themselves, Daniel, Tom, Lubna & Peter discuss the Communist Manifesto.

The founding document of our movement, it is without a slightest doubt a text that changed the world. Despite being published all the way back in 1848, we discuss its remarkable relevance today, and highlight some of its main lessons.

This podcast series is in no way a replacement for studying theory for yourself.

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We are often told that the war in Ukraine is being fought in defence of democracy and national self-determination. In this talk, Jorge Martin details the real reasons for the war, and the complex history of the national question in Ukraine. 🌐 Read our latest article on the situation in Ukraine over on marxist.com: https://www.marxist.com/ukraine-s-bloody-anniversary.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Amidst the carnage of the First World War, Lenin characterised capitalism as “horror without end”. Today, the grim truth of that statement can be seen in the proliferation of brutal conflicts around the world from the industrial slaughter of civilians in Yemen, to the intensification of the proxy war between NATO and Russia in Ukraine. In this talk from last year’s Revolution Festival, Josh Holroyd discusses the nature of capitalism today, how it necessarily leads to imperialist domination and conflict between the major powers, and how an end to war might be achieved, once and for all. 📚 You can learn more about the Marxist view of imperialism and war on our website: https://www.socialist.net/marxism-and-war.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

From 1925 to 1927, the young Chinese working class waged a revolutionary struggle against the decaying order of the warlords and imperialists. Tragically, the errors of the Stalinist Comintern led to the crushing of this revolution. In this talk, Daniel Morley outlines the key lessons of these events, and draws out the need for class independence and a socialist programme. 🔗 Learn more about the Chinese Revolution in this article by Daniel Morley: https://www.marxist.com/90-years-of-the-chinese-communist-party-part-one.htm 📚 Buy a copy of 'China: From Revolution to Counter-Revolution' from Wellred Books Britain: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/china-from-permanent-revolution-to-counter-revolution/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Within the Irish Republican movement, there have always been two tendencies: one which sees the struggle for Irish liberation as solely a nationalist question, and another which correctly sees it as a class question. In this talk from the book launch of 'Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution', Ben Curry uncovers the revolutionary lessons of Ireland's struggle for liberation. 📚 Get your copy of the book: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/ireland-republicanism-revolution/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

The Great Depression was the most severe crisis of the capitalist system in the 20th century. In the years following the Wall Street Crash, industrial production in the West collapsed, and world trade dried up. The impact of the depression on the working class and poor was severe. Millions across the world faced unemployment, destitution, and hunger. After the initial shock of the crisis passed, workers became increasingly radicalised around the world. The USA saw a wave of industrial militancy, which transformed the trade unions. A wave of strikes, revolutions, and counter-revolutions swept Europe. In this session, James Kilby discusses the causes of the Great Depression, its impact on the class struggle, and explores whether we will see another great depression, or one even greater. 📚 You can learn more about the Marxist view of lessons from the Wall Street crash of 1929: https://www.socialist.net/lessons-from-the-wall-street-crash-1929.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

With racism rife under capitalism, and following the explosive Black Lives Matter movement, the question of how to fight for black liberation is more pressing than ever. In this talk, Fiona Lali will discuss which is the way forward; Marxism, or black nationalism. 🌐 You can learn more about the Marxist view of fighting racism and oppression at: https://www.socialist.net/racism.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by donating: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

In response to the coup in Peru against President Castillo, and the heavy repression of the mass movement by the Boluarte regime, the Marxist Student Federation held a joint meeting to discuss these turbulent events, and explain why only a revolutionary struggle against capitalism can secure the interests of the Peruvian workers and peasants. 🌐 Read the latest on the situation in Peru on the In Defence of Marxism' website: https://www.marxist.com/peru.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by donating: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

After decades of proudly poclaiming the era of globalisation, today we see trade wars instead of free trade, and misery instead of prosperity. In this talk, Niklas Albin Svensson discusses the reasons behind the collapse of free trade, what it would mean for the world economy and what attitude we should take towards it. 🔗 Read Niklas' article on this subject: https://www.socialist.net/is-this-the-end-of-globalisation.htm ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by donating: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

⚠️ This episode is a cross post from International Marxist Radio. To stay up to date with future episodes, head to https://www.socialist.net/imt-radio-new-podcast-coming-soon.htm ⚠️ The International Marxist Tendency (IMT) is pleased to announce the launch of its new podcast, International Marxist Radio (IMR). The first episode of this new series features presenter Joe Attard speaking to In Defence of Marxism (IDOM) editor-in-chief Alan Woods. They discuss perspectives for the world situation going into 2023: will there be a return to normality for capitalism, or will the class contradictions continue to sharpen, as the bosses’ system lurches from crisis to crisis? Will there be a global recession? Where is the war in Ukraine heading? Alan delves into the history of capitalism to help explain these processes going on today – and why a socialist revolution is the only way forward for humanity.

The Russian Revolution was the greatest event in history, with the working class and poor taking power into their own hands for the first time. In this talk, Keelan Kellegher will discuss the Stalinist degeneration of the USSR that led to its demise. 📚 You can learn more about the Soviet Union in Ted Grant's book 'Russia: From Revolution to Counter-Revolution' available from Wellred Books: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/russia-from-revolution-to-counter-revolution/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by making a donation: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Fiona Lali and Adam Booth sit down to discuss the Labour government's militarist tirade, and why their attempts to whip up patriotism are not being bought by the workers and youth, who are sick of the establishment's austerity and warmongering.

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Marx referred to religion as the sigh of the oppressed, the sentiment of a heartless world, the soul of soulless conditions. In this talk, Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick discusses the Marxist view of religion, and its social foundations in class society. 🎧 Check out the International Marxist Tendency's new podcast, 'International Marxist Radio': https://www.marxist.com/new-imt-podcast-international-marxist-radio-coming-in-2023.htm 📚 You can learn more about the Marxist view of religion in Alan Woods' 'History of Philosophy: A Marxist Perspective' available from Wellred Books: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/the-history-of-philosophy/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

One hundred years ago, the streets of Dublin were turned into a warzone. These were the opening salvoes of Ireland’s brief but bloody civil war. In this talk, Shaun Morris discusses these events, and the continuing struggle for a socialist united Ireland today. 📚 Check out Alan Woods' latest book 'Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution': https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/ireland-republicanism-revolution/ ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

The past week has seen the largest wave of protests in China for over 30 years, as discontent over harsh lockdown measures, bureaucratic mismanagement and corruption, and the deep crisis of Chinese capitalism has boiled over onto the streets. In this talk, Daniel Morley outlines the Marxist perspective for the class struggle in China, and why workers and youth must take the revolutionary road. 🔗 Read our material on China here: https://www.marxist.com/china.htm 📚 Check out Wellred Books' pamphlets and books on China: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/?s=china&post_type=product ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Unable to find profit in productive investment, capitalists are seeking easy money in speculative orgies of fictitious capital. In this podcast, Nelson Wan discusses this ludicrous casino of capitalism. ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 🔗 Head to Socialist Appeal's education hub: https://www.socialist.net/education 📚 Register for the book launch of 'Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution' on 26 November: https://www.socialist.net/book-launch-ireland-republicanism-revolution.htm 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

Across the world, industrial struggle, political instability, and growing radicalism are gathering momentum. In this podcast, Alan Woods analyses the world situation, and outlines a Marxist perspective for revolutionary struggle. ✊ Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join 📰 Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe 💸 Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate 📚 Register for the book launch of 'Ireland: Republicanism and Revolution' on 26 November: https://www.socialist.net/book-launch-ireland-republicanism-revolution.htm 🔗 More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

The Iranian masses are in the midst of a monumental struggle against the regime, sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini by state forces. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Esaias Yavari will discuss what route the movement must take in order to succeed. Head to In Defence of Marxism for regular news and analysis: https://www.marxist.com Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

By drumming up xenophobia and nationalism, the ruling class uses the migrant crisis to blame anyone but themselves for falling living standards at home. In this talk from the recent Revolution Festival, Manon Powrie discusses the real causes of the refugee crisis and the socialist struggle for open borders. Join the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/join Subscribe to the Socialist Appeal newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe Support the fight for socialism by helping the International Marxist Tendency buy its own permanent office: https://www.socialist.net/donate More links and resources: https://www.socialist.net/links

As the attacks of the ruling class intensify, tens of thousands of workers in Britain are moving into action. But what is the way forward? In this talk given at the recent Revolution Festival, Rob Sewell discusses the Marxist perspectives for the British revolution. Read the report from our recent Revolution Festival: https://www.socialist.net/revolution-festival-2022.htm Get involved in the fight for revolution with the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.marxist.com/join Support the fight for socialism! Help us buy a permanent office for the International Marxist Tendency: https://www.socialist.net/campaign-new-office.htm Find out more about Socialist Appeal, including who we are and what we're fighting for, our analysis and educational resources, social media links, and more: https://www.socialist.net/links

More and more young people are turning towards the ideas of communism and revolution. The Marxists have been connecting with this mood across the world. But what is communism? In this talk given at the UCL Marxist Society, Josh Holroyd explains why capitalism is in crisis, why we need revolutionary class struggle to overthrow it, and why we need Marxist ideas to guide the struggle for communism. Join the Marxists today: https://www.socialist.net/join Come along to next weekend's Revolution Festival: https://www.revolutionfestival.co.uk

The Iranian masses are in the midst of a monumental struggle against the theocratic regime, sparked by the murder of a young Kurdish woman. n this podcast recorded by Fightback (Canadian section of the International Marxist Tendency), Hamid Alizadeh talks about the mass movement in Iran, what's necessary for it to win, and what we can learn from it internationally. Get your tickets for Revolution Festival 2022, for which we have just announced an extra session the lessons of the movement in Iran: https://www.revolutionfestival.co.uk Get involved in the fight for international socialist revolution today: https://marxist.com/join

The crisis of capitalism has brought serious attacks on the rights of women. Capitalism has failed women through austerity and imperialist warmongering that has seen places like Gaza turned to rubble and working class women in Britain pushed into further financial insecurity.

In this episode of Communist Radio, Fiona discusses with Lotta and Lubna about the real heritage of International Working Women's Day and how we can fight for genuine equality between men and women.

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After months of stalemate, a new stage has opened up in the Ukraine war, with Russian forces being put to rout in the Kharkiv Oblast. In this episode of Marxist Voice(recorded a few days before Putin’s announcement of a partial mobilisation), Hamid Alizadeh and Jorge Martin, members of the marxist.com editorial board, discuss the main developments in the Ukraine war, and where the conflict is going. Read our latest analysis on the conflict: https://www.marxist.com/russia-putin-declares-partial-mobilisation.htm Get your tickets to Revolution Festival 2022: https://revolutionfestival.co.uk

The national question is one of the most complex questions that Marxists must grapple with. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Shaun Morris - editor of Revolution Scotland - explains how Marxists approach this question, drawing on Marx’s writings on Ireland, and Lenin’s writings on the subject. Read more on the national question over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/the-national-question.htm Get your tickets for this year's Revolution Festival - a festival of Marxist ideas hosted by Socialist Appeal - which includes a talk on the national question in Ukraine: https://www.revolutionfestival.co.uk Join the fight for revolution! Join Socialist Appeal today! https://www.socialist.net/join

Far from being a neutral force standing above society, Marxists understand that the state is a tool for the suppression of one class by another. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Fiona Lali discusses the origins of the state, and refutes the views of the reformists and anarchists on this question. 🔗 Want to learn more about the Marxist view of the state? Head to our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/the-state.htm 📚 Get a copy of Lenin's classic text 'The State and Revolution' from Wellred Books, Britain's Marxist bookshop: https://wellredbooks.net/state-and-revolution.html ✊ Get involved in the fight for socialist revolution! Join Socialist Appeal today: https://www.socialist.net/join

To understand the current conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere, it is necessary to understand why war is inherent to capitalism. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Daniel Morley outlines what imperialism is, how it emerged, and how revolutionaries must approach inter-imperialist conflicts. 🔗 Learn more about war and imperialism over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/marxism-and-war.htm 📚 Get your copy of Lenin's classic text 'Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism' from Wellred Books, Britain's Marxist bookshop: https://wellredbooks.net/imperialism-the-highest-stage-of-capitalism-337.html ✊ Get involved in the fight to overthrow imperialism! Join Socialist Appeal today: https://www.socialist.net/join

The history of the Bolsheviks - particularly the life and ideas of Vladimir Lenin - contains essential lessons to guide us in the struggle for revolution today. In this talk from the recent Marxist Student Federation summer school, Rob Sewell - editor of Socialist Appeal - explains why we need to build a revolutionary leadership on the model of the Bolsheviks. 🔗 Find out more about the lessons of Bolshevism over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/organisation-and-tactics.htm 📚 Get a copy of 'Lenin and Trotsky: What they really stood for' from Wellred Books, Britain's Marxist bookshop: https://wellredbooks.net/lenin-and-trotsky-what-they-really-stood-for.html ✊ Get involved in the fight for socialism! Join Socialist Appeal today: https://www.socialist.net/join 🎟️ Get your tickets for this weekend's International Marxist University: https://university.marxist.com

In this episode of Marxist Voice, Adam Booth - editor of socialist.net - offers a Marxist perspective on the crisis within the ranks of the Tory party, and the explosive events that lie ahead for British capitalism. This podcast was originally published by Fightback Radio, the podcast of the Canadian section of the IMT. Check out their podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ApBZg3nM172AEb4LmxnFw And check out their website here: https://www.marxist.ca For more Marxist news and analysis on events in Britain and across the world, head to our website: https://www.socialist.net Subscribe to our newspaper: https://www.socialist.net/subscribe Join us in the fight for socialism: https://www.socialist.net/join

In this podcast episode, Laura Brown and Joel Bergman discuss the reasons and impact of the repeal of Roe v. Wade and provide a Marxist perspective on how to fight back against this egregious attack on abortion rights. Originally published by Fightback, the Canadian section of the IMT (https://www.marxist.ca)and Socialist Revolution, the US section of the IMT (https://socialistrevolution.org). 🔗 Read more: https://www.socialist.net/usa-roe-v-wade-overturned-prepare-for-battle.htm 🎟️ Get your tickets for this year's International Marxist University: https://www.socialist.net/imu ✊ Get involved in the fight for socialist revolution: https://www.marxist.com/join

What are the historical causes of the conflict in Israel and Palestine? What is the role of British and US imperialism? In this talk, Fracesco Merli discusses the way forward for the Palestinian struggle against oppression and for national liberation, and how it connects with the revolutionary movement against capitalism on a world scale. 🔗 Stay up to date with situation in Israel-Palestine: https://www.marxist.com/israel-and-palestine/ 🎟️ Get your ticket to the International Marxist University 2022: https://socialist.net/imu ✊ Get involved in the fight for socialist revolution today: https://www.marxist.com/join

Marxists have a great deal to learn from the tremendous insights of the materialist thinkers of the Enlightenment, one of the most revolutionary periods in human history. In this talk, Ben Curry explores the road to genuine knowledge that was paved by these giants, drawing out the lessons we must apply to the movement today. 🔗 Brush up on your Marxist philosophy over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/science-and-dialectical-materialism.htm 📚 Get your hands on a copy of Alan Woods' latest book 'History of Philosophy: A Marxist Perspective': https://wellredbooks.net/history-of-philosophy-marxist-perspective.html 🎫 Get your tickets to the International Marxist University 2022: https://socialist.net/imu

Latin America is a region in turmoil. Before the pandemic even struck, there were a series of powerful revolutionary uprisings. In this talk, Jorge Martin will discuss the events that have challenged the capitalist system, making a balance sheet of the experiences and shortcomings of the "progressive governments" of a decade ago. 🌎 Read our analysis of events in Latin America on In Defence of Marxism: http://www.marxist.com/americas.htm 📚 Pick up a copy of Jorge's book 'Permanent Revolution in Latin America': https://wellredbooks.net/permanent-revolution-in-latin-america.html 📝 Register for the International Marxist University 2022: https://www.socialist.net/imu ✊ Join the fight for socialism with the International Marxist Tendency, which is active across Latin America and around the world: https://www.marxist.com/join

The February Revolution brought an end to the blood-soaked Tsarist Empire. For the first few months, confusion reigned in Bolshevik party, most of whom failed to understand the limits of the Provisional Government; its interests opposed to the masses that brought it to power. In his April Theses, Lenin was able to theoretically re-arm the Party to connect it to the downtrodden masses, leading them to power in October. 

In this episode, Olivia Rickson, Central Committee member for the RCP, discusses Lenin and the Russian Revolution of 1917.

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The events surrounding the upsurge in the Black Lives Matter movement forced the issue of racism to the front of people's minds. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Fiona Lali explains why we must link the fight against racism with the fight against capitalism, to bring an end to the racist divisions of bourgeois society. 🔗 Read more about the Marxist view on how to fight racism over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/racism.htm 📚 Get yourself a copy of our pamphlet 'A Marxist Introduction to Racism': https://wellredbooks.net/capitalism-and-racism-a-marxist-introduction.html ✊ If we want to end all forms of oppression, we must fight to overthrow capitalism. Get involved in the fight for revolution today: https://www.socialist.net/join

The capitalist state, that is in essence the police, army, courts, and prisons, is a weapon of the ruling class used against the rest of us. In this episode of Marxist Voice, Olivia Ruadh will explore how the state developed, how it is maintained, and how to fight against it. 🔗 Read more about the Marxist analysis of the state over on our education hub: https://www.socialist.net/the-state.htm 📚 Pick up a copy of Lenin's classic 'The State and Revolution' from Wellred Books UK: https://wellredbooks.net/state-and-revolution.html ✊ Get involved in the fight for socialism: https://www.socialist.net/join

In this episode of Marxist Voice, Ben Gliniecki answers the vital question of how we can build revolutionary leadership today, drawing from many examples of previous attempts to do so, most notably the example of the Bolshevik party - the only party to ever lead the working class to power. 🔗 Read more about revolutionary strategy and the lessons of Bolshevism over on our education hub: http://www.socialist.net/organisation-and-tactics.htm 📰 Subscribe to the In Defence of Marxism magazine, and read the latest issue which focusses on the question of revolutionary leadership: https://socialist.net/magazine ✊ Help us in the task of building revolutionary leadership today! Get involved with Socialist Appeal: www.socialist.net/join