This year marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was killed on April 4, 1968 while supporting striking Memphis sanitation workers. Unfortunately, the official commemorations of King often provide us with a sanitized version of his life and legacy and the history of the civil rights movement.
By Will Soto, CWI United States (more…)

To mark the 40th anniversary of the revolutionary events of 1968 the Socialist Party will be publishing a series of articles in the next few weeks. This article written by Peter Taaffe from the Socialist Party in England and Wales analyses the tumultuous year when the floodtide of mass revolt swept over the narrow confines of capitalism and threatened the very foundations of the system. (more…)

“The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win.” This ringing battle cry was issued 160 years ago by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in their Communist Manifesto. Christian Bunke looks at the conditions which existed in Germany when the Communist Manifesto was published. The Communist League adopted the slogan “Proletarians of all countries unite!” and 1848 saw revolutionary movements across Europe. (more…)

On Wednesday March 26 about fifty mainly young people attended a debate between the Socialist Party (SP) and Socialist Alternative (SA) in the New Council Chambers at Trades Hall in Melbourne. The topic of the debate was ‘strategies for building revolutionary organizations’.
By Socialist Party reporters Melbourne (more…)

Many people who come into contact with the Socialist Party often ask “what’s the difference between you and the other socialist groups?” While there are many important political differences, there are also differences in our areas of work, our approach and the way that we explain ideas and interact with workers.
By Dean Roberts, Socialist Party Sydney (more…)

Towards the end of World War One Germany was a country in ruin. Over one and a half million Germans had died. An economic blockade meant conditions for workers in the cities were deteriorating. Opposition to the war rapidly increased. BEN ROBINSON looks at what led to Hitler’s rise to power seventy five years ago. (more…)

A short history of the Indonesian Communist Party.
This pamphlet was originally written by Craig Bowen and published by Militant, the forerunner of the Socialist Party.
Twenty five years ago the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was the largest aspiring revolutionary party in the world with three and a half million members. Six months later it had been effectively destroyed and up to a million people lay dead. (more…)

This pamphlet is a brief overview of the ideas and history of our party and the rights and obligations of membership. By reading a copy of this pamphlet you are either, a new Socialist Party (SP) member, or someone who is perhaps interested in joining SP. This pamphlet has just been reprinted and is also available from the Socialist Party National Office for $1. (more…)

Follow the link below to read a 5 part Marxist education pack. The pack includes the topics: Marxist philosophy, Marxist economics, the state, the Marxist view of history and the role of a revolutionary party. This is a fantastic starter pack for new members or for people wanting to know more about the ideas of SP.
Click here to visit the What is Marxism site

Lenin and the Russian workers’ movement 1885-1898.
Ninety years ago the Russian workers removed capitalism and began building the world’s first workers’ government. Today, academic historians, wedded to capitalism, often present this revolution as a coup or an isolated “mistake”.
By Hugh Caffrey, Socialist Party (more…)