Theory & History

Women and the struggle for socialism By Christine Thomas Introduction At the turn of the millennium we were promised that women’s equality was just around the corner – and to many it really did seem possible. We had travelled such a long way compared to our grandparents and even our [...]

Socialism and Left Unity – A critique of the Socialist Workers Party The Socialist Party in England and Wales, and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) are the two largest organisations on the ‘Marxist left’ in Britain. Therefore, in a period when the left in general has been weakened – as [...]

Millions of people around the world are desperately searching for a way out of the misery inflicted by capitalism. Within the constant mass upheavals taking place in many parts of the world, many are debating new and old ideas of how to change society for the better. The idea of [...]

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 [...]

Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara is perhaps the most recognisable revolutionary icon, his image having graced countless posters and t-shirts. For some it is just a fashion statement, but many are drawn to him as a symbol of the struggle against capitalism and the fight for a better world. Films such as [...]

Colonialism, national liberation and revolutionary struggle Fifty years ago, in 1962, the ‘Algerian war’, one of the longest and bloodiest anti-colonial conflicts, ended with the victory of the Algerian fighters against French imperialism. Algeria had been under French colonial rule for 132 years. It was the ‘flagship’ of the French [...]

The following article appeared in The Militant newspaper (predecessor of The Socialist) in June 1996. We are republishing it now for the first time online against the backdrop of a spate of shooting massacres around the world. The article explains how socialists deal with issues like gun control, mental healthcare [...]

What has native title achieved? Last month marked the 20th Anniversary of the Mabo High Court ruling which resulted in the first native title recognition for Aboriginal people in Australia. In 1982 Eddie ‘Koiki’ Mabo led a legal claim of ownership rights to land on Murray Island in the Torres [...]

Socialists are for massive investment in new jobs and for retooling the economy to both protect the environment and put the unemployed back to work. Democratic planning by the majority of society could ensure that everyone has a good job and that the economy provides the products we need. Every [...]

By Wjard van Leeuwen, Socialist Party Conspiracy theories have had something of a resurgence in recent times. Even during the global Occupy movement it was common to meet people who claimed that a secret clique of bankers are running the world, that money is the source of all our problems, [...]