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Socialism
What, today, are the prospects for socialism? Many on the left, including figures previously identified with revolutionary Marxism, are now utterly pessimistic.
But socialism, far from being 'finished', will once again become the idea that guides workers and youth in the struggle for a new society.
Socialist Party publication 2002: Hannah Sell's book answers questions such as 'Could things be different?' 'How could socialism work?' and 'Is there an easier way to change the world?'
Published in August 2004 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Committee for a Workers' International, a new introduction by Peter Taaffe to his 'History of the CWI'
Science and Philosophy
A contribution to a discussion on modern science and the Big Bang theory.
War, Islam and the revolutionary left
Peter Taaffe's pamphlet was published on the CWi website in February 2002. It analyses war, Islam and examines how Marxists should approach these questions.
"11 September ['9/11'] and its aftermath underlined in a stark fashion the crushing dominance, economically and militarily, of US imperialism. However, the limits of this power will be demonstrated in the coming period..." September 2002.
Written by Peter Taaffe in November 2003, about the Vietnam war of the 1960s and 1970s this online CWI publication anticipates the difficulties the US regime has faced in its occupation of Iraq.
Written by Lynn Walsh in January 1991, just before of the ferocious US-led air war on Iraq, the 38-day prelude to the brief but devastating four-day land assault by US, British, French and other imperialist forces.
The rise of Stalinism
A collection of articles on the Russian revolution. New addition:
- Russia: How the Bureaucracy Seized Power (1987) A detailed study
Marxist debates of the 1990's
"1991 marked a turning point...We have entered a more disturbed period in world history, marked by sharper inter-imperialist rivalries and a deepening capitalist crisis."
"For Marxists, the crucial problem of strategy and tactics is this: How can a revolutionary minority win the support of the majority of the working class and other exploited layers..."
The Scottish debate covered the questions of the revolutionary party and its programme; reformism; and the role of a workers' revolutionary international.
Discussion which developed two vital tasks facing Marxists: to defend the genuine ideas of scientific socialism and to campaign to re-establish a mass party of the working class.
Marxist analysis of modern capitalism. Lynn Walsh explains the reasons behind capitalism's economic turmoil, and debates a number of issues.
Discussion within the ranks of Militant Labour on the issue of the party, the character of the party structures, and party democracy, began in 1996 with this document by Peter Taaffe.
A reply to the politics of the Socialist Workers Party in Ireland. A 1999 document by the Socialist Party in Ireland.
History of British Trotskyism
BBC radio 4 interviews Peter Taaffe, general secretary, Socialist Party England and Wales, on the history of the Militant Tendency in the UK.
Published in 1995, this book, transcribed in full for the Socialist Party website, is the official history of the Militant Tendency.
The 'Militant' newspaper appeared in 1964, and began its rise to prominence in the 1970's. The Militant Tendency fought against Margaret Thatcher's government and against the Labour Party bureaucracy's rejection of socialism.
A city of half a million, formerly a major seaport of the mighty 'British Empire', which witnessed a convulsive movement of the working class and compelled Prime minister Thatcher, the 'Iron Lady,' to beat a retreat in 1984.
Peter Taaffe defends the history of the Militant in reply to attacks by former members Ted Grant and Rob Sewell.
Marxism and Ireland
Written by Peter Hadden in 1994, this book remains a compelling Marxist historical analysis of the history of division and rule in Ireland up to the August 31, 1994 IRA announcement of a ceasefire.
Marxism and the Philippines
October 2006: Debate with Sonny Melencio, a long time socialist activist in the Philippines, a Central Council member of the Laban ng Masa left coalition. Written by Peter Taaffe of the International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers’ International.
Marxism and Sri Lanka
Important lessons drawn from a critique of Sri Lankan socialists in the year 2004. Correspondence from Chris Rodrigo led to an important document from Siri in Sri lanka and the CWI
Marxism and Cuba
By Peter Taaffe, May 2000. The Militant Tendency published in 1978 articles analysing the nature of the Cuban regime. Doug Lorimer, of the Australian-based Democratic Socialist Party, subjected them to criticism. Cuba: Socialism and Democracy is Taaffe's reply. The original Militant pamphlet is appended.
Revolutionary history
Speech by Ron Blom examining ‘Red Week’, November 1918, in the Netherlands, and the radical movements in the conscript Dutch armed forces during World War One.
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Marxist Classics
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Science and philosophy section:
 Science, Marxism and the Big Bang: A Critical Review of Reason in Revolt
Recommended Reading
 Karl Marx
The Communist Manifesto
Marxist view of the development of human society
 Frederick Engels
The materialist conception of history
The "division of labour"
The "economic conditions"
 Vladimir Lenin
The State and Revolution
The Historic Service Of Marx And Engels
The Three Sources And Three Component Parts Of Marxism
The Historical Destiny Of The Teaching Of Karl Marx
On The Theory Of Marxism
 Leon Trotsky
In Defence of October
Stalinism and Bolshevism
Lessons of October
The Class, The Party and the Leadership
Transitional Programme
The ABC Of Dialectical Materialism
Marxism and Individual Terrorism
Leon Trotsky’s Assassination
 James Connolly
Socialism Made Easy
The Friends of Small Nationalities
Labour in Irish History
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