Category: Marxism

  • State and Revolution

    State and Revolution

    This article by Ryan Aldred is part of an ‘Introduction to Marxism’ series by the Socialist Party, our sister organisation in the UK. Lenin’s State and Revolution was written during the revolutionary upheavals that were taking place in Russia in 1917. By necessity it had to be cut short, as Lenin explains at the end…

  • Capitalist society convulsed and in turmoil: new challenges and tasks for Marxists and the working class

    Capitalist society convulsed and in turmoil: new challenges and tasks for Marxists and the working class

    The following document was agreed by the International Executive Committee of the CWI, 23-27 January 2023 Capitalist society is convulsed and in turmoil. Marxists and the working class face one of the most challenging periods in history. It is essential that we analyse the processes unfolding and face up to the theoretical and programmatic challenges…

  • Dialectical materialism: The underlying fundamental philosophy of Marxism

    Dialectical materialism: The underlying fundamental philosophy of Marxism

    This article by Robin Clapp is part of an ‘Introduction to Marxism’ series by the Socialist Party, our sister organisation in the UK. The 21st century has not brought prosperity and security to the vast majority of people on planet earth. Capitalism, fuelled by the profit motive has led to an ever-spiralling wealth gap between…

  • What is Marxist economics?

    What is Marxist economics?

    Steve Score, from Socialism Today (monthly journal of the Socialist Party – CWI England & Wales), October 2022 issue We live in a world where historically undreamt-of wealth exists, where technology has been developed in a way that was only envisaged in science fiction, where enough food, shelter and the basics of life could be…

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