A letter to Alex Callinicos
In her letter Tithi charges Alex and Charlie with using “blatantly sleight-of-hand arguments” over the date of the first dispute complaint and over the issue of confidentiality.
“The politics of the SWP crisis” – a response
A response to the ISJ article by Charlie Kimber and Alex Callinicos is now up on the journal’s website. It is signed 18 journal board members.
Updates on International Socialism Journal 140
The latest edition of the International Socialism journal has been published and is available online.
Review of Luis Suarez-Villa’s Technocapitalism
Mark Bergfeld examines the arguments put forward by Luis Suarez-Villa’s book Technocapitalism.
To those arrested: my heart
Last Saturday’ anti-EDL demonstration in Tower Hamlets successfully kept the fascists out of the borough – but at a heavy cost. The police used powers under the Public Order Act to mass arrest anti-fascist protesters, journalists and even legal observers.
Pop-ups through history – the NASD
Brian Parkin looks at the history of the dockworkers’ NASD union and its rivalry with the TGWU – and considers the lessons for revolutionaries today.
Standing up to state violence
The state continues to use violence and intimidation against protesters, minorities and the working class.
The three whales of Bolshevism
The militant slogans of the Bolsheviks after 1905 were colloquially known as the “three whales of Bolshevism”. Roderick Cobley puts forward his suggestions for 2013.
Lessons from the Communist Party USA
Jonas Liston argues we can learn important lessons from the legacy of the Communist Party USA’s anti-racism work in the 1930s.
What is intersectionality?
New movements against oppression have brought with them a new vocabulary. The concept of “intersectionality” is prominent among them. Shanice McBean outlines her understanding of the term and its relationship to Marxist theory.
Some thoughts on social media and organisation
Revolutionary socialists need to deepen their understanding of social media and how these technologies relate to problems of organisation, argues Mark Bergfeld.
How to get started with writing
Rachel Eborall and Louis Bayman argue that socialists need to get writing – and offer some thoughts and advice on how to encourage this.
Socialists have to stand firm against sexism
Socialists have a responsibility to confront sexism wherever it appears, including within their own organisations.
On strikes, generally speaking
Luke Evans has written a piece looking at the different ways Marxists and non-Marxists have understood the notion of a general strike.
The crisis in the party and the need for wider debate
Terry W from Edinburgh writes on political issues within the SWP.
ISJ: Neil Davidson on the neoliberal era in Britain
An analysis of the neoliberal period poses some crucial questions as to how revolutionaries move forward today.
#M2013: Paul Le Blanc’s review of Marxism 2013
The SWP is undergoing a crisis which is only one aspect of a much larger phenomenon, taking place on a global scale within the revolutionary left.
ISJ: Alex Callinicos on the left in Britain
Callinicos traces the crisis currently facing the Conservative party and argues that this is likely to lead to the Tories losing the next election.
Alienation and neoliberal capitalism
Dan Swain, author of Alienation: an introduction to Marx’s theory, was interviewed recently by Mark Bergfeld
Duncan Hallas on permanent factions
It is the duty of revolutionaries in these circumstances to set aside the rules and regulations, and to continue their fight for what is right by any means necessary.
Reflections of an ‘oppositionist’
“At the end of April a number of us concluded that it would be irresponsible to sit back and do nothing while the party continued to disintegrate.”
#M2013: Eamonn McCann at the closing rally
Eamonn McCann, veteran of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland and a leading member of the Irish SWP, set the closing rally of Marxism 2013 alight.
#M2013: Hannah Dee on women and neoliberalism
Jaz Blackwell-Pal writes on a session at Marxism 2013 addressing women’s experiences of neoliberalism.
#M2013: Kevin Doogan on the nature of work today
Dan Swain and Robin Burrett write on a session at Marxism 2013 on the economic crisis.
#M2013: Course on Marxism and oppression
Oppression is a material reality and questions around it are some of the most pressing we face.
#M2013: Laura M on transphobia and resistance
Hanif Leylabi writes on a session at Marxism 2013 on transphobia.
#M2013: Alex Callinicos on Leninism
Alex Callinicos spoke on Leninism in the 21st century, but the debate also focused on the questions raised by allegations of sexual violence in the SWP and the way those allegations have been handled.
The Sussex university Pop-Up Union: a myth buster
The Pop-Up Union is not a “red union”, does not divide workers, and is not a short cut born of frustration.
#M2013: Jess E on Lenin and the party
Rebecca Short reports on a session at Marxism 2013 on Lenin and Luxemburg.