Socialist Revolution

Alan Woods gives an introduction on Marxist philosophy, dialectical materialism, in the 2018 book launch of The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism. As Lenin said, without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. All revolutionaries must make an effort to study the ideas of Marxism, which is a powerful weapon in our hands to transform society.  Get the book: bit.ly/3od3sba.  Video presentation: bit.ly/3tKFqpH.  Alan Woods's book intro: bit.ly/3fmutoS.

This document was approved unanimously at the 2018 IMT World Congress, and its aim is to intensify the theoretical and political struggle against identity politics, postmodernism, and other alien class ideas. Read it on our website at srev.org/marxism-vs-idpol.

Our fourth episode on the American Civil War covers the course of events from Emancipation Proclamation to the end of the war. After a brief hiatus, we will be back with more episodes to cover the convulsive period of Reconstruction. Full transcript: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

In this episode of our Civil War series, John Peterson analyzes the events of the war itself, all the way from secession to the Emancipation Proclamation. Full transcript: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

In the second episode of our Civil War miniseries, John Peterson takes a closer look at the Constitutional foundations of the crisis, the economics of slavery, the abolitionists, the political scene at the time, and provides a brief timeline of events leading up to secession and the war itself. Full transcript: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson kicks off our miniseries on a Marxist analysis of the American Civil War. He lays out the basic theoretical foundations for understanding the events of the War, which Marxists see as the second American Revolution. Full transcript: bit.ly/3aWMvg6.  Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP.  Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF.  Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ.  Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5)

On January 28, at a meeting of leading members of the International Marxist Tendency, Alan Woods provided an overview of the dramatic events unfolding at the start of 2021. The crisis of world capitalism is causing ruptions, dislocation, and class polarization in one country after another. Alan explains that, in this context, the task of Marxists is to present a revolutionary socialist program to the millions of radicalizing workers and youth. Video and Transcript: https://bit.ly/2Z0Hixf

This weekend, Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer addressed a meeting of our British section, Socialist Appeal. He explained that the storming of Capitol Hill by a mob of Trump supporters on January 6 is a graphic illustration of the deep crisis of American bourgeois democracy and American capitalism. At the same time, Antonio explained that Joe Biden and the Democrats offer no way forward for American workers and youth. The working class needs its own party—a mass socialist party that will fight to transform society. Read more: https://bit.ly/39qGQgH

The storming of the US capitol—egged on by the president himself—marks an unprecedented crisis of the regime less than a week into 2021. Listen to our latest article on this topic, published on socialistrevolution.org.

The whole world is in crisis. The events of 2020 have made it clear that capitalism is at an impasse and offers no way forward for humanity. The choice is one between socialism or barbarism—get organized now and join us in the fight for socialism in our lifetime! In this session from our online Marxist School, we explain what the International Marxist Tendency is and why you should join. We also brought in organizers from across the world (from Pakistan, to France, to Brazil, to South Africa, and more) to share their experiences of building the revolutionary organization in their countries.  Read a report from the event: https://bit.ly/35ETXtN