Marxism and the Fundamental Problems of the 20th Century

The Revolution Betrayed and the fate of the Soviet Union

By Peter Daniels, February 26, 2009

An understanding the Russian Revolution and the Soviet state—their rise and subsequent degeneration—is critical in politically arming the working class by learning the lessons of the twentieth cen...

The tragedy of the 1925-1927 Chinese Revolution

Part 3

By John Chan, January 7, 2009

The rise and fall of the 1925-1927 Second Chinese Revolution was one of the most significant political events of the twentieth century. One cannot understand modern Chinese history without examining i...

The tragedy of the 1925-1927 Chinese Revolution

Part 2

By John Chan, January 6, 2009

The rise and fall of the 1925-1927 Second Chinese Revolution was one of the most significant political events of the twentieth century. One cannot understand modern Chinese history without examining i...

The tragedy of the 1925-1927 Chinese Revolution

Part 1

By John Chan, January 5, 2009

The rise and fall of the 1925-1927 Second Chinese Revolution was one of the most significant political events of the twentieth century. One cannot understand modern Chinese history without examining i...

Stalin, Trotsky and the 1926 British general strike

Part Two

By Chris Marsden, December 29, 2008

Bereft of any revolutionary guidance from the Communist Party of Great Britain, the working class had no possibility of arming itself against the role of the lefts who were being continually boosted u...

Declassified grand jury transcripts confirm frame-up of Ethel Rosenberg

The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

By Tom Eley, September 13, 2008

The recent release of previously secret grand jury transcripts has revealed that crucial testimony was perjured in the conviction and 1953 execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for conspiracy to com...

1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France

The political background of Pierre Lambert

By Peter Schwarz, September 8, 2008

This is the eighth and final part in a series of articles dealing with the events of May/June 1968 in France.

1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France

The OCI during the general strike

By Peter Schwarz, September 5, 2008

This is the sixth in series of articles dealing with the events of May/June 1968 in France.

1968: The general strike and the student revolt in France

Political hide and seek

By Peter Schwarz, September 4, 2008

The Organization Communiste Internationaliste (OCI) officially broke with the International Committee of the Fourth International in 1971, but the political course it pursued in 1968 was already far r...

Hegel, Marx, Engels, and the Origins of Marxism

A review of Marx After Marxism: The Philosophy of Karl Marx by Tom Rockmore

By David North, May 3, 2006

The following is second of a two-part series. The first part can be read here.

Hegel, Marx, Engels, and the Origins of Marxism

A review of Marx After Marxism: The Philosophy of Karl Marx by Tom Rockmore

By David North, May 2, 2006

The following is the first of a two-part series. The second part will be posted tomorrow.

International school examines the century’s central problems of history, politics and culture 

By the, October 31, 1998

The International Summer School held in early January by the International Committee of the Fourth International and the Socialist Equality Party of Australia represented a milestone in the revival of...