Karl Marx’s Theory of Class Struggle: The Working Class
WEBMay 5, 2018 — Two hundred years since Karl Marx was born and 170 years since his most famous work, The Communist Manifesto, was published, Eddie McCabe looks at Marx’s theory of class struggle and assesses its relevance for today.Originally published in Socialist Alternative, the political journal of the Socialist Party (CWI in Ireland) Without the labour power of workers, capitalists can’t make profits.
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History Is Ours: Salvador Allende & Chile’s Thwarted Revolution
WEBNov 11, 2023 — In November of 1970, following a long and uncertain campaign, the Chilean working class elected a self-described Marxist, Salvador Allende to the Presidency. With the Socialist Party at the helm, the Allende government instituted reforms that radically improved life for working-class Chileans. Th
February 1917: The Fall of the Tsar | Socialist Alternative
WEBThe February revolution in Russia opened nine months of titanic class struggle which culminated in the coming to power of the working class, led by the Bolshevik Party headed by Lenin and Trotsky. Revolution broke out first in Russia because the war placed the greatest burdens on what was indus
New Popular Front Blocks Far Right in France — For Now
WEBJul 10, 2024 — The far right failed to win a majority in the French general election held over two weekends (June 30 / July 7), and the biggest grouping in Parliament is now the ‘New Popular Front’ left-wing alliance. In early June’s European elections, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) surged, spoo
Can the Working Class Change Society? Socialists Say Yes
WEBSep 10, 2018 — One hundred years after the Russian Revolution and 50 years after the revolutionary general strike in France in 1968, many on the left question whether the working class has a central role in changing society. This is understandable given the enormous retreat of the labor movement in recent decades.
Robert Owen and Utopian Socialism | Socialist Alternative
WEBJun 22, 2021 — By Tom Costello, Socialist Alternative (ISA in England, Wales and Scotland) This year marks 250 years since the birth of a legendary utopian socialist. While today many of his ideas have been contorted into simple philanthropy, what is often overlooked is what he developed. Robert Owen’s radical
Introducing International Socialist Alternative
WEBMar 5, 2020 — In January, the week-long 12th World Congress of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) was held in Belgium, with representatives from 27 countries in attendance. The Congress changed the name of the international from the CWI to the International Socialist Alternative (ISA). Several member
2013 Introduction | Socialist Alternative
WEBFor most people in the U.S., the Occupy movement may be a fading memory, but the tremendous gulf between rich and poor that Occupy brought to the surface only continues to grow. No one knows more about the depths of poverty in the U.S. than the sprawling low-wage work force: serving food, stocking s
Pittsburgh’s Fight For Community Control Over the Police
WEBJul 7, 2021 — Last summer, Pittsburgh, along with the rest of the nation, saw the Black Lives Matter movement’s powerful resurgence in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. Amidst massive protests and repressive police violence against youth and people of color, Stop the Station formed as a grassroots c