In Defence of Marxism, 80 years on

Per-Åke Westerlund is a member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI in Sweden). Leon Trotsky’s In Defence of Marxism is a book every Marxist needs to study. It’s a collection of letters and key documents from a sharp debate within the Socialist Workers Party in the US in 1939-40. It’s a very rich book, on application of […]

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Brazil: Perspective for the resistance to Bolsonaro

André Ferrari is a member of Liberdade, Socialismo e Revolução (CWI in Brazil). Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil is a country that is going backwards in all respects. Seven months after his inauguration, what we see is poverty, unemployment, the withdrawal of social rights, attacks on democratic freedoms, authoritarianism, submission to imperialism and a permanent offensive against […]

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Socialist Alternative councilwoman Kshama Sawant leads a protest march in Seattle, WA

Seattle and the Socialist Surge in the U.S.

Ty Moore is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Seattle’s Socialist City Councilmember, Kshama Sawant, is in the midst of a major fight for re-election. U.S. elections are long and expensive compared to most of the world. Seattle city elections are in two parts: a primary that runs through August 6 and then […]

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No Surprises in Greek General Election

SYRIZA responsible for ND’s return There were no surprises in the results of the July 7 elections in Greece, they confirmed the trends that were already evident in May’s Euroelections: Greece’s traditional right-wing party New Democracy (ND) was the victor, SYRIZA’s support fell as voters punished it for its austerity policies, the Left remained weak […]

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