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About the International Committee of the Fourth International
The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) is the leadership of the world socialist movement, the Fourth International founded by Leon Trotsky in 1938. In all countries the sections of the International Committee fight to unite the world working class in a common struggle for social equality. The ICFI rests on the proud heritage of the movement founded by Leon Trotsky, co-leader with Lenin of the Russian Revolution. For more information on the history and program see the further reading list. Be sure to check this page frequently as more material will be added.		Contact United States Socialist Equality Party PO Box 48377 Oak Park, MI 48237 Click for more info about SEP (US) Contact the SEP (US) Canada Socialist Equality Party/ Parti de l'égalité socialiste P.O. Box 183, Station B, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3B 3J7. Contact the SEP/PES (Canada) Britain Socialist Equality Party PO Box 3978 Sheffield S1 9BP Email: sep@socialequality.org.uk Website: www.socialequality.org.uk
Further Reading
Marxism and the Fundamental Problems of the 20th Century A series of lectures given at the ICFI International School held in Sydney, Australia January 3 to 10, 1998. Leon Trotsky and the Fate of Socialism in the 20th Century By David North Full text of lecture [102 KB] No discussion on the fate of socialism in the 20th century deserves to be taken seriously unless it considers, with the necessary care, the consequences of Trotsky's defeat. It is essential to consider not only "what happened" under Stalin; but also "what well might have happened" had Trotsky prevailed. The Significance and Implications of Globalisation By Nick Beams Full text of lecture [115KB] The globalisation of production has prepared a new period of social revolution. This is the inevitable outcome of the vast changes in the structure of world capitalist economy over the past two decades -- the culmination of processes stretching back over 200 years. The Aesthetic Component of Socialism By David Walsh Art expresses things about life, about people and about oneself that are not revealed in political or scientific thought. To become whole, human beings require the truth about the world, and themselves, that art offers. Reform and Revolution in the Epoch of Imperialism By David North In this lecture SEP (US) National Secretary David North examines the theoretical conflicts within the German Social Democratic Party in the 1890s. At that time Eduard Berstein, then a leading figure in the SPD, argued that capitalism was not leading to collapse or social disaster and could be gradually reformed, rather than replaced by an insurrectionary movement of the working class. The debate which ensued on the issues of reform and revolution retains all its significance 100 years later. Stalinism in Eastern Europe: the Rise and Fall of the GDR By Peter Schwarz ICFI Secretary Peter Schwarz explains the historical origins of the East German state and demonstrates that Stalinism, not socialism, existed there. Castroism and the Politics of Petty-Bourgeois Nationalism By Bill Vann Did the political strategy advanced by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara provide a new road to socialism or did it turn out, as the ICFI warned 35 years ago, to be a blind alley and a trap for the working class? Marxism and the Trade Unions By David North The trade unions have been incapable of defending the working class against the onslaught of capital. Inasmuch as this failure has been demonstrated over several decades on an international scale, one is led inescapably to search for its objective causes -- both in the socio-economic environment within which the trade unions now exist and, even more fundamentally, in the essential nature of the trade unions themselves.		Australia Socialist Equality Party PO Box 367 Bankstown NSW 1885 Tel. (02) 9790 3511 Fax: (02) 9790 3501 Email: sep@sep.org.au Web site: www.sep.org.au Germany Partei für Soziale Gleichheit Postfach 040 144, D-10061 Berlin Tel. +49 30 30 87 24 40 Fax +49 30 30 87 26 20 Email: info@gleichheit.de Web: gleichheit.de Sri Lanka Socialist Equality Party PO Box 1270, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tel. 94 1 682220 For other countries please WSWS contact form.