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.
#M2013: Crisis and resistance in the Spanish state
Robin Burrett reports on a session at Marxism 2013 on the Indignados movement.
#M2013: Henrique Sanchez & Alfredo Filho on Brazil
Roderick Cobley reports on a session at Marxism 2013 on the protests against fare increases on public transport in São Paulo and elsewhere.
#M2013: John Molyneux’s meeting on the IS tradition
Estelle Cooch reports from a critical debate at Marxism 2013 on the crisis in the SWP.
#M2013: Sarah Creagh on raunch culture
Colin Wilson reports on a session at Marxism 2013 on new kinds of sexism.
#M2013: Sai Englert on Bolshevik history
Jamie Woodcock reports on a meeting in a course on the history of Bolshevism that will hopefully be the start of a crucial debate on Leninism in the 21st century.
#M2013: Judith Orr on the definition of class
Judith argued that capitalism is always in flux, constantly revolutionising the means of production, but that exploitation of the majority by the minority remains the core of the system.
Lenin and Cliff on party discipline
David Hollings has responded to comments on his previous article with some thoughts on the nature of party discipline.
Peter Fryer’s Hungarian Tragedy
John Walker compares the crisis within the SWP to a crisis of the British Communist Party in the 1950s.
Reformism, the united front and anti-fascist strategy
Phil Tsappas has written an article looking at the state of reformism today and its implications for our united front work, and anti-fascism in particular.
Left Unity and the People’s Assembly
Charlie Hore writes on the emergence of new ‘reformist’ left groups.
The evolution of democratic centralism in the SWP
Pat Stack examines how the SWP came to adopt its internal structures, how they led to a “democratic deficit” in the organisation, and what needs to be done to transform them today.
Oppression and democratic centralism
A short response to Alex Callinicos’s Socialist Review article from Shanice McBean’s blog.
Organising the fight against oppression
Hanif Leylabi looks at the rise of new liberation movements, along with associated theories such as intersectionality, and examines their relationship to Marxism.
Leninism for the 21st century
Jack Farmer examines the SWP’s theorisation of the revolutionary party and argues that our “current practice diverges sharply from the ‘continuous creative renewal’ required by our political tradition”.