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What is Socialism?

Anti-racism·Socialist Feminism·Theory & History

Fascism & misogyny – how anti-feminism fuels the far right

Misogyny and the promotion of oppressive, rigid gender norms have always been key characteristics of the far-right and fascism. This was clearly evident under Nazi rule in the 1930s and 1940s in Germany, where women’s roles were strictly defined in the context

Jul 15, 2026

Theory & History

Engels, Marx & the “Irish Question”

A lesser known aspect of Marx and Engels’ work is their attention to events and processes in Ireland. This is reflected in Marx’s Capital, where he references the shirt factories in Derry and the effect their development had on the broader local

Nov 29, 2020

The North·Theory & History

John Hume from civil rights to peace process – A critical assessment

On 3 August, John Hume, former leader of the nationalist SDLP, passed away at the age of 83. He was eulogised by establishment figures in the North – including Unionists – as well as in the South, Britain and internationally. His passing

Nov 17, 2020

Theory & History

Engels @ 200: A revolutionary thinker for a world in turmoil

By Katia Hancke Friedrich Engels was born 200 years ago, yet as a thinker was profoundly radical and strikingly modern. While his lifelong collaboration with Karl Marx resulted in many co-authored works, as well as extensive correspondence between the two in which

Nov 2, 2020

Anti-racism·Theory & History

The Battle of Cable Street: Lessons for combatting the far right

By Thomas Carmichael 84 years ago today, on 4th October 1936, Communists and socialists came together with Jewish and Irish workers in an historic stand to stop Oswald Mosley and several thousand of his fascist Blackshirts from marching through the East End

Oct 5, 2020

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Review: The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins

Reviewed by Manus Lenihan The beautiful Indonesian island of Bali attracts visitors from all over the world. But most holidaymakers have no idea that just over fifty years ago the Indonesian military and police killed 80,000 unarmed civilians on that island. The

Oct 2, 2020

Reviews and Culture·Theory & History

Book Review: White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

By Rebecca Green, Socialist Alternative USA After the brutal murder of George Floyd, Robin Diangelo’s 2018 book White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism became Amazon’s #1 best seller. Already, 1.6 million copies have been sold. An article

Sep 3, 2020

Theory & History

80 years after his assassination: The life & ideas of Leon Trotsky

By Daniel Waldron This year, 21st August marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Leon Trotsky in Mexico following an assault at the hands of a Stalinist agent. Alongside Lenin, Trotsky was the central Bolshevik leader of the October revolution in

Aug 20, 2020

Featured Articles·Theory & History·What is Socialism?

James Connolly’s revolutionary socialism

The relevance of Workshop Talks today By Kevin Henry and Eddie McCabe We live in turbulent times; just seven months into a new decade and it has been totally dominated by crises, especially in the form of the pandemic and the economic

Aug 8, 2020

Theory & History·What is Socialism?

Socialism: How would a planned economy work?

By Peter Delsing, (ISA in Belgium) This article is based on an introductory speech given to a commission on ‘Marxist economics — How would a planned economy work?’ at ISA’s Virtual Marxist University in July 2020. The discussion about how a planned economy would

Aug 7, 2020

Theory & History

75 years on – only socialist policies offer ‘No More Hiroshimas’

By James Clement On 6 August 1945 the world first witnessed the horrific power of the atomic bomb. The bombings of Hiroshima, and Nagasaki only days later, are today still the only examples of nuclear weapons having been deployed against a population.

Aug 6, 2020

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