Tag: Theory
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Where to Begin?
We republish below Where to begin?, Lenin’s famous call to arms. Here Lenin makes the case for a disciplined revolutionary party, organised around an “All-Russian” political newspaper. Through the aid of a newspaper, Lenin explains, “a permanent organisation will naturally take shape that will engage, not only in local activities, but in regular general work,…
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Women and the Struggle for Socialism
The fight against the oppression of women is one of the most fundamental tasks for communists. Oppression finds its roots in class society and can only be eradicated through the abolition of capitalism by means of a socialist revolution. But such a revolution is itself impossible without a correct understanding, clear programme, and consistent struggle…
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What will socialism look like?
For many today, it is clear what we are fighting against: corruption, crisis and austerity. But it can be harder to articulate or even picture exactly what we are fighting for. Today we republish an article originally written in 2015 where Ben Gliniecki from the Revolutionary Communist International examines: how might a new society work?…
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Frequently Asked Questions about Marxism
To help readers with the fundamentals of Marxism, and to reply to the biggest myths surrounding Marxist ideas, we provide here a series of answers to the most frequently asked questions about socialism, communism, and revolution.
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James Connolly: socialism made easy
157 years ago, the great Marxist and revolutionary martyr James Connolly was born in Edinburgh. We republish today his pamphlet Socialism Made Easy that since his first publication has served to introduce millions of workers to the basic ideas of socialism. It still remains today one of the best, simple rebuttals to all the common…
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Connolly and the 1916 Easter Uprising
109 years ago today, on 24 April 1916, a joint force of the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army – a workers’ militia led by the Marxist revolutionary James Connolly – stormed the GPO in Dublin. At the same time, various rebel detachments occupied several other buildings and sites in Dublin’s inner city. The…
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The meaning of Donald Trump: a Marxist analysis
A spectre is haunting Europe. This horrible phenomenon has appeared suddenly, as if by some kind of black magic, conjured up from the darkest pit of hell by a malevolent devil, to plague and torment the good people of the Earth, to disturb their rest and people their worst nightmares.
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Dublin Communists Organise School on Revolutionary Philosophy
The 12th of October was marked by the Communist Day School on revolutionary philosophy organised by the Dublin group of the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland. A consistent revolutionary philosophy stands at the core of a Marxist arsenal, and comrades spent 7 hours sharpening up this most vital weapon! Comrades came from around the country including…
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“The greatest event in human history”: Lenin and the Russian Revolution
One-hundred-and-seven years ago, on 7 November 1917, the Russian working class conquered power. This was the greatest event in human history. For the first time ever, workers and peasants overthrew the dictatorship of the rich, took control of society themselves, through their ‘soviets’, i.e. workers’ councils – and held it. They could not have done so,…
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Ireland after the Ceasefire
30 years ago, on 31 August 1994 the Provisional IRA declared a ceasefire. 25 years of armed struggle had failed to bring the unification of Ireland any closer. The ceasefire (which despite an interruption between 1996 and 1997 would eventually lead to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998) was an admission on…