Party & Programme
End the cycle of splits
24 May 2012
If the left is to build a serious political organisation it will have to facilitate internal dissent, writes Mike Macnair. And that will require both majorities and minorities to act responsibly
Has history refuted dialectics?
13 Sep 2007
Rosa Lichtenstein explains why she rejects dialectical materialism - the 'mystical theory Engels smuggled into Marxism'
More of the same
13 Sep 2007
Around 100 students gathered at London's School of Oriental and African Studies on Saturday September 8 for what was billed as a student Stop the War "conference". Nick Jones reports
Leading workers by the nose
13 Sep 2007
Our immediate task is to pose a political alternative to the existing regime, writes Mike Macnair, not wait for the 'transitional method' to produce soviets. This article concludes his series on 'permanent revolution'
George Galloway demands the scalp of John Rees - so do we
13 Sep 2007
Following the failure of the SWP to reach an accommodation with George Galloway, is John Rees now preparing for a final showdown at Respect's annual conference in November? Peter Manson reports on the latest developments
Smearing solidarity
13 Sep 2007
The issue of Iran solidarity has provoked controversy recently in the debates on Indymedia Ireland (www.indymedia.ie). Anne Mc Shane reports
George Galloway's rebellion rocks SWP
06 Sep 2007
Peter Manson looks at the civil war being fought out in the run-up to the November 17-18 conference
Spontaneity and Marxist theory
06 Sep 2007
What is the relationship between unorganised mass movements and the revolutionary party? Mike Macnair continues his series on 'permanent revolution'
Facebook censorship
06 Sep 2007
David Isaacson of Communist Students shows that the SWP stands opposed to debate and the free exchange of ideas
For a minimum programme!
30 Aug 2007
Continuing his series on 'permanent revolution', Mike Macnair suggests that the victory of workers' power through a democratic republic does not remove the distinction between the two parts of the communist programme
Coming home to roost
30 Aug 2007
The central question of Iraq simply will not go away for the AWL, says Mark Fischer
Frederick Engels and nature's dialectic
30 Aug 2007
Sadly Marxism must be defended against some who claim to be Marxists, or at least sympathetic to Marxism. Jack Conrad shows that this is especially the case when it comes to attacks on Frederick Engels and his work on the dialectic of nature
What's a worker's wage?
09 Aug 2007
Section 3.5 of the CPGB's Draft programme, 'Trade unions', was the latest to be discussed at the London Communist Forum held on July 29. London comrades are continuing their study of 'Immediate demands' as part of the process of redrafting. Peter Manson reports
What is workers' power?
09 Aug 2007
A workers' state cannot be determined by property forms, argues Mike Macnair
Head to head
09 Aug 2007
As we go to press, voting is about to begin in the August 9 by-election for Shadwell ward in the east London borough of Tower Hamlets. The election campaign, triggered by the bitter resignation of Shamim Chowdhury - from Respect as well as from the council - saw Harun Miah go head to head with former Labour council leader Michael Keith. Huw Bynon reports
SP's rival to Respect
09 Aug 2007
Alan Stevens reports on the progress the National Shop Stewards Network is making