This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The following world perspectives document was discussed, amended and passed by delegates and visitors at an international conference, held in London from July 22-25 2019, to reconstitute the Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI). Global events have, of course,Continue reading “World Perspectives: Marxist analysis of tumultuous events and key tasks for the workers’ movement”
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What lies behind the US-China trade war?
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Last week, US President Donald Trump announced that under the rarely invoked International Emergency Economic Powers Act, the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and seventy of its affiliated companies are set to be added to the ‘Entity List’. This effectivelyContinue reading “What lies behind the US-China trade war?”
The striking relevance of Leon Trotsky’s ‘Theory of Permanent Revolution’
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The revolutionary movements shaking Sudan and Algeria, and mass upheavals in other parts of the neo-colonial world, underlines the relevance of Leon Trotsky’s ‘Theory of Permanent Revolution’. This is particularly the case for the international workers’ movement and revolutionaryContinue reading “The striking relevance of Leon Trotsky’s ‘Theory of Permanent Revolution’”
100 years since founding of Communist International; 90 years since Trotsky’s expulsion from Soviet Union
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. This week saw two important historical anniversaries – the first conference of the Communist (Third) International, held on 6 March 1919, established to help organise Marxist revolutionary forces on an international basis and, after years of defeats of revolutionaryContinue reading “100 years since founding of Communist International; 90 years since Trotsky’s expulsion from Soviet Union”
New recession fear stalks the world economy
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. 2018 marked ten years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers bank which plunged the world economy into the deepest economic recession since the 1930s. The financial virus spread quickly, causing production and trade to seize up. Only swift coordinatedContinue reading “New recession fear stalks the world economy”
1918: Revolution ends First World War as international radicalisation shakes the world
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The horrific slaughter of the First World War has haunted generations. By the time it ended, it had put into question the ‘right’ of the ruling classes to rule, something that helped provoke revolutions and mass struggles around theContinue reading “1918: Revolution ends First World War as international radicalisation shakes the world”
The renewed relevance of Engels’ classic, ‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. ‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’ should be read and studied by socialists, worker-activists and young people interested in socialist ideas, as it greatly adds to our understanding of the roots of socialism and the tasks the working class need toContinue reading “The renewed relevance of Engels’ classic, ‘Socialism: Utopian and Scientific’”
10 years since the financial crash
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The socialist answer to capitalist crisis On 15 September this year, a posh get together takes place at a secret venue in London. At it, top bankers who were part of Lehman Brothers – once the fourth largestContinue reading “10 years since the financial crash”
France 1968: when workers were on the brink of taking power
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. 50 years since the greatest general strike in history Much has changed in the half century since the revolutionary events of May 1968 in France. At that time there was still a ‘cold war’ between states with very differentContinue reading “France 1968: when workers were on the brink of taking power”
Vietnam War: 50 years since the Tet Offensive
This article was originally written for socialistworld.net, the website of the Committee for a Workers’ International. On 30 January 1968 the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the People’s Army of Vietnam launched the Tet Offensive against US and allied troops in South Vietnam. On the 50th anniversary of this key stage in that war, weContinue reading “Vietnam War: 50 years since the Tet Offensive”
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