In State and Revolution, Lenin said: "Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich—that is the democracy of capitalist society." Laura, Tom and Erika explain exactly how the wealthy dominate every sphere of our lives to control and limit working class participation in politics.

This week we are republishing an episode from our international podcast: Spectre of Communism. If you haven't subscribed to their podcast, please do so here: https://podcast.marxist.com/subscribe-to-podcast/ The situation in the Middle East is escalating dramatically. Israel’s current invasion of Lebanon has sent shockwaves throughout the region and represents a further step towards the outbreak of a region-wide conflict, risking open war with Iran. As the Middle East grows more unstable, communists need a clear understanding of these events and what we can do to fight against militarism and imperialism wherever we are. This week’s episode of Spectre of Communism Podcast welcomes Fred Weston, from the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International. Fred discusses recent events in Israel’s escalating military campaign, and explains the need for communists to fight for the real interests of workers and youth, which has nothing to do with the hypocritical warmongering of the ruling class internationally. For further reading on Israel’s war on Lebanon, we recommend this article published on 1 October: https://www.marxist.com/israel-invasion-of-lebanon-starts-fight-war-fight-imperialism.htm For more from Fred on recent events in the Middle East, we recommend his latest article on the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah: https://www.marxist.com/the-killing-of-nasrallah-netanyahu-is-provoking-iran-to-enter-war.htm ----more----

Capitalism is collapsing and destroying our lives. By what method can a communist party direct the masses toward a successful revolution? Pete Walsh outlines what the transitional method is, its usage by Lenin and Trotsky, and how we can wield this method today. 📖Read the Transitional Program: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/books/products/marxist-classics-volume-one   Get The Communist issue 6: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/paper-and-magazine-indivual-current-issues/products/the-communist-issue-6-september-2024  Join the communists! Join the fight against Trump and Harris! https://communistusa.org/join/

From our 2024 founding congress: Fred Weston, outlines the historic crisis facing world capitalism, which is burdened by economic instability, unprecedented debt levels, political polarization, and heightened military tensions. These factors are pushing every country on earth towards an explosion in the class struggle in the coming years.  Get The Communist issue 6: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/paper-and-magazine-indivual-current-issues/products/the-communist-issue-6-september-2024  Join the communists! Join the fight against Trump and Harris! https://communistusa.org/join/

Without a correct diagnosis of Trumpism, it is impossible to understand where US society is headed. Throughout Trump’s rise, liberals have argued that fascism and dictatorship are on the horizon in the US. But is this the case? Laura Brown and Bryce Gordon give the Marxist appraisal of fascism and discuss what Trumpism really represents.  Buy The Communist issue 6, which includes the new article "What is Trumpism?" https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/paper-and-magazine-indivual-current-issues/products/the-communist-issue-6-september-2024  Read Ted Grant's "The Menace of Fascism: What it Is and How to Fight It" https://www.marxist.com/ted-grant-the-menace-of-fascism.htm  Buy Germany 1918-1933: Socialism or Barbarism https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/books/products/germany-1918-1933-socialism-or-barbarism  Buy Revolution and Counterrevolution in Spain https://www.marxistbooks.com/products/revolution-counterrevolution-in-spain/  Join the communists! Join the fight against Trump and Harris! https://communistusa.org/join/

Our comrades report back after the first week of the Class War 2024 campaign. Class War 2024 is a coast-to-coast effort to declare our total opposition to both rotten capitalist parties, to inject a class-struggle perspective, and fight to build a party for the working class.  Print the materials for your part in the campaign: https://communistusa.org/posters-class-war-2024-campaign/ Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. About Class War 2024: https://communistusa.org/class-war-2024.  Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.

The newly founded Revolutionary Communists of America is launching Class War 2024 this Saturday, August 24. The campaign is a coast-to-coast effort to declare our total opposition to both rotten capitalist parties, to inject a class-struggle perspective, and fight to build a party for the working class.  Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. About Class War 2024: https://communistusa.org/class-war-2024.  Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  

John Peterson gives an overview on the political conditions in the US, and the perspectives and tasks of communists. This talk was recorded at our founding congress in Philadelphia, where over 400 communists launched the Revolutionary Communists of America. Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifesto

Help us found the party that will overthrow capitalism. Our congress is in Philadelphia, PA on July 27 & 28, 2024. Join the party and attend the founding congress of the RCA: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifesto

Antonio Balmer and Laura Brown discuss the attempted assassination of Trump & the accelerated decline of US capitalism. This event is another step—a significant one—in the direction we’ve already been heading: one of instability, political crises, and growing political violence.  Read our article: https://socialistrevolution.org/trump-assassination-attempt/ Join the party and attend the founding congress of the RCA: https://communistusa.org/join. Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifesto. 

In the second of two episodes, Tom Trottier and Laura Brown discuss the history of the US labor movement and the role of the communists in building the unions. Part 1: https://podcast.communistusa.org/e/class-war-pt-1-the-resurgence-of-the-us-labor-movement/ Join the party and attend the founding congress of the RCA: https://communistusa.org/join. Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifesto. 

After an embarrassing display by both parties' candidates, the US ruling class is reeling. How can we explain this pathetic performance? What can communists do to tap into the reignited discontent of the American working class? Join the Party: https://communistusa.org/join Subscribe to the communist newspaper: https://socialistrevolution.org/subscribe Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate

There are potentially tens of millions of unorganized communists in the US. How can we find this most advanced, radicalized layer and get them into a party? How do you build and maintain a cell? We talk to members across the country and hear their experience and advice. Join our Party: https://communistusa.org/join How to convince someone to join the fight for socialism: https://socialistrevolution.org/how-to-convince-someone-to-join-the-fight-for-communism/ How to build communist cells (From our Canadian Section): https://www.marxist.ca/article/how-to-build-communist-cells Subscribe to the communist paper for news and analysis: https://socialistrevolution.org/subscribe/#communist Communist Correspondents Portal: https://communistusa.org/reports/ Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate

The imperialist wars in Ukraine and Gaza characterize the horror without end that is capitalism. How can we understand why these wars and subjugation of nations happen? John Peterson explains the Marxist theory of imperialism, as well as a history of US imperialism - the most powerful force on the planet.   Read the full report on the RCI founding conference: https://www.marxist.com/the-revolutionary-communist-international-has-arrived.htm Find all the recorded sessions right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTEkvx0FabU&list=PLmkivsu9EhGAdQG1hbn36TPMYLquG6vPt&pp=iAQB Join our Party: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate

How did the Bolshevik party endure the adversity it faced leading up to 1917? Antonio Balmer explains how a granite foundation of Marxist theory, firmness in principle, and flexibility in tactics led to the greatest event in human history - the October revolution. Read the full report on the RCI founding conference: https://www.marxist.com/the-revolutionary-communist-international-has-arrived.htm Find all the recorded sessions right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTEkvx0FabU&list=PLmkivsu9EhGAdQG1hbn36TPMYLquG6vPt&pp=iAQB Join our Party: https://communistusa.org/join Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate

Our communist cell in MSP airport distributed leaflets to coworkers with public data about wages. When they became too popular in the workplace, the bosses called in law enforcement. Our comrade, Milos could face 90 days in jail for giving leaflets to coworkers. Make a donation to the RCA’s fighting fund and send Milos your words of support: https://communistusa.org/donate Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join Communist International Conference Registration: https://schoolofcommunism.com

The starting point for all of our activities is political clarity. Only by building in quality will we succeed in building in quantity. But have we fully grasped all that this entails? Antonio Balmer leads off a discussion to shed fresh light on a familiar task we are all engaged in—the task of becoming Marxists. This leadoff was recorded at the 2023 National Congress of what was formerly Socialist Revolution. In July 2024, we will found the Revolutionary Communists of America. If you are a genuine communist and want to take part in this historic event, join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. Find all the books mentioned: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/books Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate. Communist International Conference Registration: https://schoolofcommunism.com.

We're interrupting our planned schedule for the Communists of America podcast with a special episode. UAW Local 4811, which represents 48,000 workers at the University of California system, has called a political strike in response to the brutal repression of the Gaza solidarity encampments. Tom Trottier, Antonio Balmer, and a rank-and-file member of the union at UC San Diego discuss how this struggle can escalate to a point of victory.  Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. On the UAW Strike: https://communistusa.org/uaw-strike-palestine.  Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  Communist International Conference Registration: https://schoolofcommunism.com.    

The US is living through a revival in the class struggle. There's a fresh layer of the working class that supports unions, and wants to organize and fight for workers rights and for a better society. In the first of two episodes, Tom Trottier discusses the situation in the US labor movement today and the role of communists.  Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. UAW Organizing: https://communistusa.org/uaw-vw-victory.  Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  Communist International Conference Registration: https://schoolofcommunism.com.  RCA Manifesto: https://communistusa.org/manifesto.   

Student activists have escalated the Palestine solidarity movement significantly over the past week, establishing encampments at campuses across the country. The goal of the students is to divest—that is, cut all financial ties—from companies that are aiding Israel’s war. The Revolutionary Communists of America wholeheartedly support this movement and seek to help escalate it however possible. We encourage all communists, pro-Palestinian workers, and young people to help build this movement nationwide. In this episode, we offer our proposals for how we can collectively escalate the movement further. Links: Join the party!. Organize the Mass Struggle! A Communist Program to Escalate the Gaza Solidarity Encampments Donate here! Communist International Conference Registration Link. RCI Manifesto.   

Vladimir Lenin was the greatest revolutionary in history. He built the Bolshevik Party, which led the working class to power in the Russian Revolution of 1917—the greatest event in human history to date. Lenin may have died 100 years ago, but the RCA is building a party following in his footsteps.  Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join. Study Lenin: https://marxistbooks.com/lenin-book.  Donate: https://communistusa.org/donate.  Communist International Conference Registration: https://schoolofcommunism.com.  RCI Manifesto: https://srev.org/rci-manifesto.   

The Communist is the official newspaper of the Revolutionary Communists of America. We’re not the kind of internet leftists who stay inside and “do politics” online. The physical paper is an instrument for building a real-life organization—a genuine Communist Party of fighters. It is a tool for organizing in the streets, at protests and strikes, for building communist cells in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and campuses.  Join the party: https://communistusa.org/join.  Communist cell starter kit: https://marxistbooks.com/cell.  Submit to the paper: https://communistusa.org/reports.  Subscribe to The Communist: https://communistusa.org/subscribe.  Comintern Guidelines: https://bit.ly/comintern-guidelines. 

The Revolutionary Communists of America are a product of this new period in history. We are here for the complete overthrow of capitalism. If you consider yourself a communist, if you're committed to carrying out a revolution in our lifetime, this is your podcast.  Join the party: communistusa.org/join.  Donate: communistusa.org/donate. 

Fred Weston leads off a discussion on the global crisis of capitalism. To see more of the communist perspective on world events, go to marxist.com Read our recent Editorial "Why “Genocide Joe” and Trump’s System Has to Go": https://socialistrevolution.org/election-2024-why-genocide-joe-and-trumps-system-has-to-go/ Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate

Executive editor of Socialist Revolution, John Peterson, gives a history of Israel and Palestine, and explains what communists can do to free Palestine. Intifada Until Victory! Read our recent Editorial "Why “Genocide Joe” and Trump’s System Has to Go": https://socialistrevolution.org/election-2024-why-genocide-joe-and-trumps-system-has-to-go/ Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate

A Marxist analysis of the American hemisphere in the age of imperialism. John Peterson, the executive editor of Socialist Revolution, explains Lenin's brilliant analysis of capitalist imperialism, and directs that analysis to the subsequent history of the Americas that Lenin was not alive to see.  Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Socialist Revolution Editor Tom Trottier outlines the history of the Communist Party in the United States, and what communists today can learn from their successes and mistakes. The booklet Tom mentions can be found here: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/booklets/products/the-fight-for-a-mass-workers-party-in-the-us   This talk was part of the NYC Marxist School, which gathered some 200 communists from across the Northeast and Canada for a weekend of discussions on Marxist theory and revolutionary strategy. Read a full report of the event here: https://srev.org/nycms23 Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In this talk, Jon Lange explains the history and conditions leading up to the Chinese revolution of 1949, and the lessons that communists can learn from one of the greatest events in human history. To learn a more detailed history of China from a Marxist perspective, see our book here: https://www.marxistbooks.com/collections/books/products/china-from-permanent-revolution-to-counter-revolution This talk was part of the NYC Marxist School, which gathered some 200 communists from across the Northeast and Canada for a weekend of discussions on Marxist theory and revolutionary strategy. Read a full report of the event here: https://srev.org/nycms23 Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate

In this talk, Jack Halinski-Fitzpatrick explains the development of the Russian Revolution and what lessons communists can take away from the greatest event in human history. This talk was part of the NYC Marxist School, which gathered some 200 communists from across the Northeast and Canada for a weekend of discussions on Marxist theory and revolutionary strategy. Read a full report of the event here: https://srev.org/nycms23 Are you a communist? Get organized: srev.org/join Subscribe to the podcast: socialistrevolution.tv Donate & subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/donate

A new communist movement is being born. How can it turn into a force for revolution? How can communism win? Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer explains the foundations of communism and why we need to study Marxist theory to achieve a successful socialist revolution in our lifetime. This talk was part of the NYC Marxist School, which gathered some 200 communists from across the Northeast and Canada on October 7–8 for a weekend of discussions on Marxism and revolutionary strategy.  Watch the video here: srev.org/nycms23-vid1.  About the NYC Marxist School: srev.org/nycms23.  Join the communists: srev.org/join. 

Millions of people around the world are witnessing the horrific scenes of Gaza being massacred by the Israeli army. In this episode, Bryce Gordon and Laura Brown of the Socialist Revolution Editorial Board explain why US imperialism is just as responsible as the Israeli government for the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people—and what communists can do to fight back.  Read more: srev.org/israel-war-us.  Join the communists: srev.org/join.  Palestine union resolution: socialist.net/palestinemotion. 

We republish a special episode of International Marxist Radio where Marxist.com editor Fred Weston analyzes the sudden turn in events in Palestine and explains how communists around the world should respond. While bourgeois commentators hypocritically denounce any and every act of violence by the oppressed Palestinians, they turn a blind eye to the crushing dominance of the Israeli military. We say: End the occupation! Defend Gaza! Intifada until victory!  Read the IMT statement: srev.org/israel-war-statement.  On the history of the region: marxistbooks.com/israel-palestine.  Join the communists: srev.org/join. 

As the pace of history accelerates, humanity is approaching a decisive crossroads, and we must have a sense of urgency. Fortunately, the communists are not merely coming—we are already here!  Editorial for issue 42 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the communists: srev.org/join. 

Capitalism is on the brink. An entire generation has known only crisis, exploitation, and climate catastrophe. People in the US and around the world are correctly beginning to draw the conclusion that the root of the problem is the capitalism itself. In this episode, Stanton and Laura launch our "Are You a Communist?" campaign, discuss the potential for building a mass communist party in the US, and why you should join the communists!  Join the communists: srev.org/join. 

The 80-year anniversary of Stalin's dissolution of the Communist International is an opportunity to explore theoretical and historical questions that led to its degeneration. In this three-part series, John Peterson digs deeper into the differences between genuine Bolshevism and Leninism, and its bureaucratic opposites of Zinovievism and Stalinism.  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/comintern-degeneration.  Read "The First 4 Years of the Comintern": marxistbooks.com/5-comintern.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join. 

The 80-year anniversary of Stalin's dissolution of the Communist International is an opportunity to explore theoretical and historical questions that led to its degeneration. In this three-part series, John Peterson digs deeper into the differences between genuine Bolshevism and Leninism, and its bureaucratic opposites of Zinovievism and Stalinism.  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/comintern-degeneration.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join. 

80 years ago, on May 15, 1943, Stalin dissolved the Communist International. This anniversary is an opportunity to explore key theoretical and historical questions that led to the Comintern's degeneration. In this three-part series, John Peterson digs deeper into the differences between genuine Bolshevism and Leninism, and its bureaucratic opposites of Zinovievism and Stalinism.  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/comintern-degeneration.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join. 

Our comrade Tom Trottier was interviewed by Joe Attard from our international headquarters in London about the exciting developments in the US labor movement. We are borrowing this content from the International Marxist Radio podcast—all their weekly episodes are available at podcast.marxist.com.  Read our interview of Chris Smalls: srev.org/chris-smalls.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join. 

More fuel has been poured into the dumpster fire of US politics. For the first time in history, criminal charges have been filed against a former president of the United States. The fact that Trump is the current front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination sends the country even deeper into “unprecedented” and “uncharted” waters as the crisis of the regime intensifies.  Editorial for issue 39 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

In this episode, comrades Erica L and Josh Bennett talk about piracy, poverty, and why it's so difficult to make it as an artist under capitalism. Above all, they explore who is to blame for these problems, and how they can be addressed in a socialist society.  Read the article: srev.org/capitalism-artists.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.  Watch the video "IMT vs. TPUSA": srev.org/imt-vs-tpusa.  Booklet on "Art and the Class Struggle": marxistbooks.com/booklet-art.

The sad attempt at provoking a new Red Scare in Washington doesn’t have any serious traction. But the communists are, indeed, coming. They’re coming, not to reform capitalism, but to abolish it.  Editorial for issue 38 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

Marxists understand that mistakes in theory can lead to catastrophes in practice, and the Finnish Revolution is one of the most tragic examples. In this final episode, John Peterson explains how the White terror drowned the revolution in blood after the Social-Democratic leaders' vacillation prevented the working class from seizing power.  Intro music: Finnish revolutionary song "Punaorvon Vala" (youtu.be/VF3XqDQCPZA).  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/finnish-revolution.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

The second episode of this podcast series explores how, inspired by the Russian Revolution, the Finnish workers rose up and gained the upper hand on the streets and in the factories. Even though the revolution had broad support among the population, the Social-Democratic party leaders derailed the mass workers' struggle into parliamentary and constitutional channels.  Intro music: Finnish revolutionary song "Punaorvon Vala" (youtu.be/VF3XqDQCPZA).  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/finnish-revolution.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

Commonly referred to as the Finnish Civil War, the Finnish Revolution of 1917–18 is a proud chapter in the history of the international working class. Tragically, despite the tremendous energy expended by the masses, the forces of counterrevolution defeated the working class and drained the revolution in blood. What lessons can we draw from this experience? In this three-part series, Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides a Marxist overview and analysis of these events.  Intro music: Finnish revolutionary song "Punaorvon Vala" (youtu.be/VF3XqDQCPZA).  Read the article on this topic: srev.org/finnish-revolution.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

Wherever you look, it's doom and gloom for the serious analysts of capitalism. Combustible material is piled high everywhere, and any number of potential sparks will eventually set it alight.  Editorial for issue 37 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR. In this episode, John Peterson provides a brief history and background on the USSR, what it was, and what it achieved—and why it was hated by the capitalist world.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.  Reading list:  The Revolution Betrayed (Leon Trotsky).  Stalin (Leon Trotsky).  If America Should Go Communist (Leon Trotsky).  The History of the Russian Revolution (Leon Trotsky).  Russia: From Revolution to Counterrevolution (Ted Grant & Alan Woods).

What is the meaning of the "culture war"? Why is this racist, sexist, transphobic right-wing frenzy being whipped up, and is there an effective way to cut across it? In this talk from the 2022 NYC Marxist School, Laura Brown provides a perspective for how the working class can fight against these right-wing attacks and struggle collectively to end all forms of oppression.  Watch full video here: bit.ly/vClassWar.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

After a period of ebb in the class struggle, the US labor movement is taking the initial steps to reclaim the militant traditions of the past. In this talk from the 2022 NYC Marxist School, Mark Rahman provides an overview of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and draws on the lessons of this inspiring period of US history referred to as the "labor wars." Watch full video here: bit.ly/strike1877.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

In this episode, we take a look at how the impasse of capitalism is paving the way for a revolution in the US. This talk by Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer was one of the sessions from the 2022 NYC Marxist School. This event brought together 130 socialists from across the US Northeast, Canada, and Puerto Rico, for a weekend of discussions on revolutionary theory and strategy.  Watch full video here: bit.ly/us-revolution.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

The inspiring struggles in Iran today are waking people up to the revolutionary potential of the Iranian working class. In this episode of Socialist Revolution podcast, we aim to provide an objective portrayal of what actually happened in the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which is quite different from the stereotypes shown in the movies and on TV.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

With the 2022 midterms more or less behind us, the opening shots of the next presidential election campaign are already being fired. While the results shed some light on some processes, the political waters are, in many ways, even muddier than before.  Editorial for issue 36 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Read article online: srev.org/2022-us-midterms.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

The US government recently released a report on the horrific abuses in the American Indian boarding schools. While some seek to mend these travesties via “reconciliation” with the American government, Marxists believe that only a socialist revolution can lay the basis for genuine reparations for the genocide and oppression suffered at the hands of the capitalist state.  Read the article: bit.ly/indian-schools.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

Judging by the liberal press, the only way forward for humanity is to ensure the Democrats maintain control of Congress in the midterms. But an even more urgent crisis faces our species: climate change.  Editorial for issue 35 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

What is the Marxist position on mutual aid? Can it play a role in transforming society? What political tasks should revolutionaries prioritize today? In this round table discussion, Socialist Revolution editors Antonio Balmer, Bryce Gordon, and Tom Trottier take up some of these questions and more to clarify our views on the important topic of socialist strategy.  FAQ Article: srev.org/faq-mutual-aid.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

Only the conscious efforts of the working class can ensure the victory of the world socialist revolution and bring order out of capitalism's chaos.  Editorial for issue 34 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

The US Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the historic 1973 decision protecting a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. While this is a particularly egregious attack against working-class women, it is part of a broader assault on basic democratic rights and an attack on all workers and oppressed people.  Editorial for issue 33 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.  Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join.

With capitalism in its death agony, the world is experiencing turmoil: from the war in Ukraine, to the unresolved pandemic, to runaway inflation, and the threat of a new recession. In the following talk from the April national conference of Socialist Appeal, Fred Weston explains the fundamental driving factors of this crisis and how it is transforming consciousness, preparing the ground for an era of revolutionary upheaval.  Watch video of the talk: srev.org/video-world-in-crisis.  Join Socialist Revolution: srev.org/join.

The Supreme Court’s position on Roe v. Wade would ban abortion access for millions of people in the US. This attack on abortion rights is a stark wake up call for all workers—an injury to one is an injury to all! In this episode, Laura Brown of Socialist Revolution discusses with Joel Bergman of Fightback. Episode republished from Fightback, the Canadian section of the International Marxist Tendency. Join the fight for socialism in our lifetime: srev.org/join

Our comrade outlines her journey from feminism to a revolutionary, communist struggle against women's oppression. This is part of an ongoing series on membership in the IMT, in which comrades explain what drove them to reject the capitalist system and embrace revolutionary Marxism.  Read the full article: bit.ly/feminism-marxism.

As the war in Ukraine drags into a new month, revolutionary Marxists must be crystal clear on the fundamental class dynamics of the situation. Lurking behind the lofty lies and rhetoric, the cruise missiles and the artillery, lie the class interests of the capitalists: the pursuit of markets, spheres of influence, natural resources, labor power, and profits.  Editorial for issue 32 of Socialist Revolution. Subscribe to the magazine: srev.org/subscribe.

In this episode, Antonio Balmer discusses the polarized debate over Critical Race Theory, the history of the mass struggles against racism in the US, and the fight against racism today.  Read our article on this topic: bit.ly/marxism-crt.  The episode is based on a session at the 2022 Montreal Marxist Winter School.

Since 2021, 137 bills have been proposed limiting what schools can teach. What does this say about the capitalists' confidence in their system? Editorial for issue 31 of Socialist Revolution magazine.  Subscribe to our magazine: srev.org/subscribe. 

Postmodernism is an amorphous philosophical school of thought that has grown to become one of the dominant schools of bourgeois philosophy. This article, first published in the IMT’s theoretical journal, In Defence of Marxism, is the first in a series of articles analyzing the different aspects of postmodernism from a Marxist perspective. Read it on our website at bit.ly/marxpomo.

The war in Ukraine, with the human misery and death it will cause, is a stark reminder of the sharp and sudden changes we will continue to see in this epoch of capitalist crisis—which coincides with the relative decline of US imperialism. Read the full article: bit.ly/war-ukraine.

A tidal wave of class anger is building just beyond the horizon, and when the tsunami hits, the very shoreline will be transformed. Editorial for issue 30 of Socialist Revolution magazine, read it in full at srev.org/history-aint-over-yet.

By harnessing the colossal potential of science and technology, freeing them from the chains of private ownership and the nation state, it will be possible to solve all the problems that oppress our world and threaten it with destruction. Read the article on our website: bit.ly/whymarx.

How can Marxists reach the masses? This is a pressing and fundamental question which has been at the center of revolutionary debate since the birth of the socialist movement. The following article contrasts the Bolshevik method to the modern-day iteration of base-building. Read it on our website: bit.ly/base-bolsh

In this episode, comrade Kiara joins us from Philadelphia after a very successful event series with her university's Socialist Revolution club, Temple Marxists. She will explain the ideas of revolutionary Marxism and why we are communists, giving a taste of the kinds of revolutionary propaganda work and discussions our comrades are carrying out in colleges, workplaces, and neighborhoods in dozens of cities from coast to coast.

Socialist Revolution recently held its US Congress. Comrades from every corner of the country met for a weekend of discussions and voted on the US Perspectives document. In this episode, John Peterson gives an updated recap of this discussion document, which draws a balance sheet of the profound transformation of the political landscape in the US and analyzes the major factors that are shaping mass consciousness today.  Read the full US Perspectives: bit.ly/usp-21.  Read a report of the National Congress: bit.ly/USIMT21.  Join Socialist Revolution: srev.org/join.

We present the revolutionary Marxist position on how to adapt to climate change. In the final analysis, the climate catastrophe is a product of capitalist exploitation and domination, and the solution to this problem is intimately connected to the class struggle. This is a crisis that the working class didn’t create, but which only we as a class can resolve by taking control over society.

Jorge Martin, a comrade in the International Marxist Tendency and editor for Marxist.com, appeared on Rupture Radio to discuss the Cuban Revolution, the recent protests that have broken out in the country, the imperialist blockade, and the tasks facing revolutionaries.  Read Jorge's most recent article on Cuba: bit.ly/CubanRev.  Both Rupture Radio and Rupture Magazine are produced by members of RISE, a network within People Before Profit in Ireland.

For decades, the Israel-Palestine conflict has been one of imperialism's most blatant acts of oppression—with the systematic annihilation of the rights and lives of the Palestinian people at the hand of the Israeli state. Under capitalism, both the one-state and two-state solutions are utopian and can only lead to barbarism.  Marxists have a radically different proposal. In this talk from the 2019 Revolution Festival in London, Fred Weston (editor of marxist.com) puts forward a socialist, working-class, internationalist perspective: to fight for the revolutionary mobilization of the Middle Eastern masses against capitalism and imperialism, and for a Socialist Federation of the Middle East.

On May 31, 1921, 100 years ago, a mob of enraged white vigilantes descended on Tulsa's black district of Greenwood, slaughtering hundreds of black people—the largest mass killing since the Civil War. These events are a tragic example of how American capitalism uses the poison of bigotry to “divide and rule.” Once unleashed on the world, the monster of racism took on a life of its own and has left many corpses in its wake.  Read the full article: srev.org/the-racist-terror-of-tulsa-1921

This article argues that the historical pendulum is swinging toward a resurgence of the labor movement. What needs to be in place for a future revolution to succeed? What kind of organization and program can lead the working class to victory? Read it on our website at bit.ly/3u6Kp3Q.

Alan Woods gives an introduction on Marxist philosophy, dialectical materialism, in the 2018 book launch of The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism. As Lenin said, without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. All revolutionaries must make an effort to study the ideas of Marxism, which is a powerful weapon in our hands to transform society.  Get the book: bit.ly/3od3sba.  Video presentation: bit.ly/3tKFqpH.  Alan Woods's book intro: bit.ly/3fmutoS.

This document was approved unanimously at the 2018 IMT World Congress, and its aim is to intensify the theoretical and political struggle against identity politics, postmodernism, and other alien class ideas. Read it on our website at srev.org/marxism-vs-idpol.

Our fourth episode on the American Civil War covers the course of events from Emancipation Proclamation to the end of the war. After a brief hiatus, we will be back with more episodes to cover the convulsive period of Reconstruction. Full transcript: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

In this episode of our Civil War series, John Peterson analyzes the events of the war itself, all the way from secession to the Emancipation Proclamation. Full transcript: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

In the second episode of our Civil War miniseries, John Peterson takes a closer look at the Constitutional foundations of the crisis, the economics of slavery, the abolitionists, the political scene at the time, and provides a brief timeline of events leading up to secession and the war itself. Full transcript: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson kicks off our miniseries on a Marxist analysis of the American Civil War. He lays out the basic theoretical foundations for understanding the events of the War, which Marxists see as the second American Revolution. Full transcript: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5)

On January 28, at a meeting of leading members of the International Marxist Tendency, Alan Woods provided an overview of the dramatic events unfolding at the start of 2021. The crisis of world capitalism is causing ruptions, dislocation, and class polarization in one country after another. Alan explains that, in this context, the task of Marxists is to present a revolutionary socialist program to the millions of radicalizing workers and youth. Video and Transcript: https://bit.ly/2Z0Hixf

This weekend, Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer addressed a meeting of our British section, Socialist Appeal. He explained that the storming of Capitol Hill by a mob of Trump supporters on January 6 is a graphic illustration of the deep crisis of American bourgeois democracy and American capitalism. At the same time, Antonio explained that Joe Biden and the Democrats offer no way forward for American workers and youth. The working class needs its own party—a mass socialist party that will fight to transform society. Read more: https://bit.ly/39qGQgH

The storming of the US capitol—egged on by the president himself—marks an unprecedented crisis of the regime less than a week into 2021. Listen to our latest article on this topic, published on socialistrevolution.org.

The whole world is in crisis. The events of 2020 have made it clear that capitalism is at an impasse and offers no way forward for humanity. The choice is one between socialism or barbarism—get organized now and join us in the fight for socialism in our lifetime! In this session from our online Marxist School, we explain what the International Marxist Tendency is and why you should join. We also brought in organizers from across the world (from Pakistan, to France, to Brazil, to South Africa, and more) to share their experiences of building the revolutionary organization in their countries.  Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

Not a wheel turns, not a phone rings, not a light bulb shines without the kind permission of the working class. And yet, unionization rates are at a historic low in the US, while homelessness climbs and wages continue to stagnate. How can workers organize to fight back? Socialist Revolution editor Tom Trottier provided an introduction to this question at our online Marxist School. He explained that, in order to win against capital, workers need to organize on the basis of class struggle methods and a fighting, revolutionary outlook. Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

The George Floyd uprising this summer was the largest protest movement in US history. Starting in Minneapolis, it spread to thousands of cities and towns across the country, with 10% of the population participating. Erika Roedl is an IMT organizer in Minneapolis who was there when the movement started, and she came to our online Marxist School to provide a first-hand account of the protests, as well as a perspective for the way forward in the fight against racism and police violence. Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

Over the past several years Mexico has seen a huge increase in violence against women and femicides, with hundreds of women and girls killed every year. We brought in Karen Campos—organizer with the IMT in Mexico, La Izquierda Socialista—to speak on this topic at our recent online Marxist School. Karen explains that the rise of violence against women in Mexico and around the world is evidence of a sick, oppressive system that must be transformed, root and stem, through united class struggle. Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

Record forest fires, droughts, and heat waves have devastated the US, but the capitalist system remains paralyzed in the face of climate catastrophe. In this session from our recent online Marxist School, Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer presents the revolutionary socialist solution to climate change. Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

The election is finally over and Trump has been defeated in the polls this time around. Still, Trumpism is alive and well and the US is more polarized than at any other time living memory. At the same time, COVID-19 infections are rising uncontrollably and the crisis of capitalism continues to deepen. What will the election results mean for the US working class? What should socialists do in the aftermath of the 2020 election? John Peterson, editor of Socialist Revolution, takes up these questions at our recent US Marxist School. Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN

Election night has come and gone and, as expected, there are no clear results. Trump has all but declared victory, while the Biden camp calls for patience. The general picture is one of polarization and political crisis. Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides an analysis of where things stand one day into the post-election chaos.  Episode video and transcript: bit.ly/electoral-chaos.  Register for our post-election event: socialistrevolution.org/election2020. 

What is the Marxist take on the 2020 election? Should socialists vote for Biden? Listen to our panel discussion where we address these questions and much more! Full video at https://youtu.be/JQqUs3dc7F8?t=608.  Host: K. Khan (Bay Area, writer for Socialist Revolution). Panelists: Tom Trottier (New York City, editor for Socialist Revolution), Nick Brancaccio (Phoenix DSA Vice-Chair, writer for Socialist Revolution), Erika Roedl (Twin Cities, writer for Socialist Revolution).

These days, we go from one crisis after another. From the death of RBG, to the so-called presidential "debate," to the spread of COVID-19 to Donald Trump and the White House, events are moving so quickly that you can hardly keep up. What should socialists make of all this? Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides a Marxist perspective.

In the midst of a devastating global pandemic, the US population faces a coming wave of foreclosures, evictions—and hunger—unlike anything experienced since the Great Depression. What is at the root cause of all this? How can we fight the looming eviction wave? Joe Lang, Socialist Revolution organizer and contributing author, explores these questions.   Read our article: https://bit.ly/eviction-wave.  Solidarity with our comrades at Esquerda Marxista: https://bit.ly/brazil-solidarity.  Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to"). 

From May to August of 1934, Minneapolis was rocked by a strike that would forever change the course of US labor history. This was the strike of Teamsters Local 574, a union led by Trotskyists. Today, as the US working class regains its pulse after decades of lull in the class struggle, these events can provide us with many practical lessons for how labor can fight back and win through militant action. Steve Iverson of Boston Socialist Revolution presents on this topic.  Intro music:  "There is Power in a Union" (Version by Joe Glazer and Bill Friedland).  "Bella Ciao" remix (Toasted Tomatoes from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

Learn about Villa, Zapata, and the inspiring events of the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920. 100 years since the end of the revolution, what are its legacy and lessons for today? Presentation by John Peterson, editor of Socialist Revolution.  Intro music:  "La Toma de Zacatecas" (Antonio Aguilar).  "Bella Ciao" remix (Toasted Tomatoes from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

Socialist Revolution hosted an online National Marxist School on June 27 and 28. John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution, introduced the school with an address on the revolutionary ferment in the United States. The school was a great success—revolutionary socialist ideas are on the rise as workers and youth seek a revolutionary path out of the crisis of capitalism. If you enjoy this talk, we encourage you to register for Marxist University 2020—an online event on July 25–28 devoted to defending revolutionary socialist ideas: university.marxist.com. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

The racist murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police has ignited a movement of enormous proportions, unleashing decades of accumulated discontent, and even reaching insurrectionary levels in many cities. As the conditions for revolution rapidly mature in the US, there is an urgent need for the movement to grapple with some serious questions: What role do police play under capitalism? What will it take to abolish this institution? Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson provides a socialist perspective.  Read our article: https://bit.ly/abolish-police.  Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

The cold-blooded murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police is yet another horrific act of racist violence against an unarmed black man in broad daylight. This has yet again sparked protests across the country, showing that people are fed up with the systemic racism of the capitalist system. When the great revolutionary martyr Malcolm X said, “You can’t have capitalism without racism,” he summed up a profound truth about the world we live in. This racist brutality is hardwired into the capitalist system. Antonio Balmer (Socialist Revolution editor) speaks on racism, police violence, and the need for revolution. Read more online: https://bit.ly/blmprotests. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to"). 

Stefanie Reis, an IMT member in Boston and registered nurse, discusses with Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson on her experience as a frontline worker: the working conditions, the growing discontent due to hospital administration mismanagement, but also the growing class consciousness and militancy among healthcare workers.  Recently, Stefanie also wrote an article providing more background on the conditions faced by Massachusetts nurses, as well as on the response of the union, which has begun to take control of acquisition and distribution of PPE: https://bit.ly/sr-nurses.  Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

In the interest of the growing debate within the socialist movement, we’re publishing the second portion of a 2018 debate between Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of Jacobin Magazine, and John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution. It’s not only an interesting exchange between two different publications, but also two different outlooks, methods, and programs that are being proposed as a way forward for this movement. In this second part of the debate, they answer the question: "What is the state of the US socialist movement?"  Full video of the debate: https://youtu.be/fqjqu8G2hI0.  Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

This week we feature an interview with Socialist Revolution contributor K. Khan, author of the recent article "Lessons of the 'Dirty Break': Why Socialists Shouldn’t Run as Democrats" https://bit.ly/dirty-break. K. Khan joins Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson for a discussion on what it means for socialists to run in the Democratic ballot line, a balance sheet of Bernie’s campaign, and the electoral strategy put forward by Jacobin magazine. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

In the interest of the growing debate within the socialist movement, we’re publishing a segment from a 2018 debate between Bhaskar Sunkara, the editor of Jacobin Magazine, and John Peterson, the editor of Socialist Revolution. It’s not only an interesting exchange between two different publications, but also two different outlooks, methods, and programs that are being proposed as a way forward for this movement. In this first part of the debate, they answer the question: "What is socialism?"   Full video of the debate: https://youtu.be/fqjqu8G2hI0.   Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

Comrades and workers of Socialist Revolution put together a video laying out a revolutionary socialist program to fight against COVID-19 and the economic crisis: https://youtu.be/IP2PHmzwJFc  In this episode, Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson, reviews the demands outlined in the video. The devastation of the pandemic is the product of capitalism, a system that puts profits over the lives of people. Only the working class, armed with a revolutionary socialist program, can put an end to this nightmare!   Check out the full program: bit.ly/covid-program   Donate: socialistrevolution.org/donate   Join Us: socialistrevolution.org/join   Subscribe to our magazine: socialistrevolution.org/subscribe   Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to"). 

With 22 million filing for unemployment in the span of 4 weeks just in the US, the world has entered a period of economic devastation of almost unprecedented levels. The bourgeois blame the virus, but COVID-19 was only the spark that ignited a much bigger, underlying systemic problem: capitalism is the disease. Pete Walsh, Socialist Revolution editor, discusses live from New York City. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

While the rich and powerful rush to protect their families and friends, they want to continue production to keep the stream of profits flowing—sacrificing thousands of lives at the altar of capital. But many workers resent this situation and have other ideas. Wildcat strikes erupted in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, and even the US. What is the way forward for the labor struggles in this country? Socialist Revolution editor Tom Trottier explores this question, live from New York City. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

The global pandemic has exposed the utter inability of the capitalist market to save human lives, pushing many to call for public ownership and economic planning. How would a workers’ government and a democratically planned economy address the crisis? Antonio Balmer, Socialist Revolution editor, discusses live from New York City.   Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").

John Peterson, editor of Socialist Revolution, introduces our new podcast series with an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the economy and shaping the class struggle in the US. Live from New York City, the new worldwide epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Intro music credit: Toasted Tomatoes (from "lofi hip​-​hop beats to organise​/​seize means to").