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Portugal: 50 years of the Carnation Revolution
By Pedro and Vanessa Fifty years ago, the political upsurge of workers and youth In Portugal following the…
Class war in Britain – The Miners’ Strike, 1984-1985
By Helen Redwood A “civil war without guns” aptly describes the struggle against pit closures in Britain 1984-85,…
Socialism 101: What causes capitalist economic crises?
By Michael O’Brien Mainstream commentary on economic crises tends to focus exclusively on the special features that may…
Socialism 101: How do Marxists view religion?
By Conor Payne As Karl Marx wrote: “Religious suffering is, at one and the same time, the expression…
Jim Larkin @ 150 – a towering figure of the Irish working-class movement
By Oisin Kelly January 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of James Larkin’s birth. Larkin remains an inspiration for…
Did Lenin lead to Stalin?
By Manus Lenihan The Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, died on 21 January…
Leon Trotsky on Lenin’s life and legacy
The Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, died on 21 January 1924 — 100…
The Zhenotdel: Russian Revolution’s socialist feminism – lessons for fighting oppression today
This article by Saana Taussi explores the work of Zhenotdel, the women’s department of the central committee of the…
Socialism 101: What kind of organisation do we need? (part 2)
By Eddie McCabe In part 1 of this article we explained how the working class, in its resistance…
Mexico: ¡Ya Basta! 30 years after the Zapatista uprising
By Alternativa Socialista Mexico (our sister organisation in Mexico) Thirty years ago, on January 1, 1994, the Zapatista…
