Clare Fester restarts our series on common questions about socialism

For the bulk of our existence, humans have lived in egalitarian societies, argues Caitlin Doyle-Markwick, showing that a society based on competition and greed is not inevitable.

Feiyi Zhang argues that racism is a modern phenomenon, a product of capitalism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade

Mark Gillespie looks at the changing nature of the economy and whether this means the working class is disappearing

Anti-political movements and new left parties like Podemos and Syriza are only inconsistent opponents of the system, writes James Supple

Christian Høgsbjerg shows how Karl Marx made a vital contribution to found the first international workers’ organisation and how he fought to ensure its militant trajectory.

Paddy Gibson continues our series on resistance to the First World War by looking at Rosa Luxemburg’s famous anti-war pamphlet

Alex Callinicos looks at the challenges facing Greece’s new left government—and the ideas behind its strategy

Eliot Hoving looks at how the international workers’ movement pledged to resist the outbreak of the First World War

The growth of inequality and the persistence of economic crisis mean Marx’s ideas are as relevant as ever, argues James Supple

Electoral earthquakes have rocked one country after another across Europe. Parties that dominated the mainstream for decades are seeing their support hollowing out or collapsing.

The Eastern European regimes toppled by mass protests twenty five years ago had nothing to do with socialism, argues Victor Yang

Alex Callinicos’s new book Deciphering Capital argues that Karl Marx’s main work is still vital to understand how to change the world

The counter-revolution in Egypt, together with the confused outcome of the upheavals in Ukraine, has revived the old argument that real popular power is impossible. John Molyneux explains why

Eliot Hoving continues our series on socialism, arguing that international revolution is both possible and necessary

Revolutions across Europe ended the First World War, writes Lachlan Marshall, as the working class rose up against the rulers that had sent them to war.

Geraldine Fela looks at the claim that the selfishness of human nature means socialism is impossible

Erima Dall begins our series answering common questions about socialism

Karl Marx’s ideas remain crucial to understanding capitalism and the crisis and instability across the world today.

The Act of Killing, Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer

In our democracy the key economic decisions are not open to democratic control, but are made by CEOs and the rich, argues James Supple

The Failure of Capitalist Production By Andrew Kliman, Pluto Press $39.95

What can human evolution tell us about human nature and the possibility of social change, asks Penny Howard

Everyone knows the image and almost everybody knows the name, but very few know about the  politics and the legacy. Tony Bozdagci uncovers the man behind the image

Behind the Cold War-era split in the Labor Party were efforts by union leaders to exert control of the Labor party, writes James Supple, in our latest instalment of our Labor history series

John Molyneux argues that while capitalism came into being with grand claims about universal freedom, democracy has had to be fought for—and is never completely secure

Amy Thomas introduces one of the key figures from the hidden history of US radicalism

The economic crisis is getting worse and heading our way. Solidarity looks at the roots of the crisis in the capitalist system and the socialist alternative

 Jean Parker continues our series on economics by looking at labour and surplus value

Anarchist and autonomist ideas have influenced many recent movements, including Occupy. Lachlan Marshall takes a look at a new booklet that weighs up their merits.