This pamphlet by James Connolly has introduced millions of workers to the basic ideas of socialism. We are reprinting it so that workers and young people today can continue to read it and learn from its arguments. It is also available from in hard copy for only $2 from the SP National Office.

“Workers of the world unite!”
The famous slogan (above) appears in the 1848 Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels. In it they explained that the material interests of working people are essentially the same in all capitalist countries.
By Steve Score, Socialist Party

The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) was the bloodiest stage in the ten year-long Spanish revolution that began in 1931. As Hannah Sell explains below, Spain was a further confirmation of Leon Trotsky’s theory of ‘permanent revolution’, which was earlier borne out in the Russian workers’ socialist revolution of 1917.
By Hannah Sell, Socialist Party

The Tories’ £6 billion battle against the working class
Twenty five years ago the great miners’ strike of 1984-85 started. It was the longest lasting and most bitter industrial dispute of the second half of the 20th century in Britain. It had a huge impact on virtually every subsequent industrial and political development.
By George Bailey, [...]

Masses must move on to struggle for socialism!
On 25 January, 61.46% of Bolivians voted “YES” on the new constitution. At the same time, more than 80% voted against the large landowners and in favour of a maximum land limit of 5,000 hectares (as opposed to a limit of 10,000).
By Adam Ziemkowski, Alternativa Socialista Revolucionario, [...]

Lessons of Luxemburg’s inspirational, revolutionary legacy
On 15 January 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, the finest brains of the German working class and its most heroic figures, were brutally murdered by the bloodthirsty, defeated German military, backed to the hilt by the cowardly social-democratic leaders Noske and Scheidemann. On this important anniversary, it is vital [...]

The wave of nationalisations and part-nationalisations of banking systems sweeping country after country as a result of the meltdown of the world financial system is hugely significant. In light of these world historic events, GARY MULCAHY from the Socialist Party argues the case for socialism.

Leon Trotsky’s defence of the priceless heritage of genuine Marxism
Just over 70 years ago, on 3 September 1938, the founding conference of the Fourth International was held near Paris. The main inspiration and organiser behind the declaration of the new international was the Russian revolutionary, Leon Trotsky, who, however, could not attend the inaugural meeting [...]

Below we are publishing two articles to mark the 90th anniversary of seven protestors being killed during the November 3, 1918, demonstration of mutinous sailors and striking workers in Kiel, northern Germany. This clash transformed a naval mutiny into the November revolution that challenged the very existence of capitalism in Germany and throughout Europe.

The following SP pamphlet ‘What is Socialism?’ was originally written in 2005. This is an ideal introduction to the ideas of socialism and we are happy to publish the text for the first time here at socialistpartyaustralia.org. This pamphlet is also available in hard copy for $3 from our National Office.