From our archives
Why the Earth Summit failed
David Treece (1992)
The ‘workers’ government
Chris Harman and Tim Potter (1977)
A critique of Nicos Poulantzas
Colin Barker
Theories of Patriarchy
Lindsey German
The state and capitalism today
Chris Harman
Marxism, political economy and the crisis
A Mike Kidron talk from 1974
Gramsci versus Eurocommunism
Chris Harman
The ‘new middle class’ and socialists
Alex Callinicos
The working class after the recession
Chris Harman
Replies to articles
A comment on Alex Callinicos in discussion on origins of capitalism
John Game
Asiatic, Tributary or Absolutist?
Neil Davidson: A Comment on Chris Harman’s The rise of Capitalism
Socialists and the Tasks of Democracy
Geoff Eley: A reply to In the middle way by Colin Barker
The sex work debate
Thierry Schaffauser: A reply to Sexism and Sex work by Jess Edwards
Other articles
Not all Marxism is dogmatism
Chris Harman replies to Michel Husson on profit rates and capitalism’s crisis.
Plumbing the Depths: Marxism and the Holocaust
Alex Callinicos
A Tactical Question
Rosa Luxemburg (translated by Liz Chapman)
Alex Callinicos on the situation in the Middle East today
Interview for Marx21 in Germany
Fighting the Last War
Alex Callinicos
Anti-Bukharin: A reply to Alex Callinicos: “Fighting the Last War”
Adam David Morton
Audio and video
Audio and video from International Socialism seminars:
State capitalism and revolutionary perspectives: a recording of a debate in 1969 between Ernest Mandel and Mike Kidron:
Ernest Mandel opens the debate
Mike Kidron states his position
Kidron and Mandel sum up
Racism in Britain today
Video of the International Socialism seminar with Richard Seymour
Crisis, class and resistance
Videos of the International Socialism conference with Alex Callinicos, Jane Hardy, Robin Blackburn, Guglielmo Carchedi, Joseph Choonara, Kevin Doogan, Guy Standing and Esme Choonara
Discussing the crisis and the left in Europe
with Charlie Kimber and Giorgos Pittas
Videos of International Socialism “Marxism and Revolution Today” event
With sessions on Marxism and Revolution today, The Arab revolutions, Eastern Europe 1989 and the “colour revolutions” 2003-5, South Africa, Latin America and contemporary problems of revolutionary politics. Speakers include Claire Ceruti, Neil Davidson and Dalia Mostafa
Videos from the day school on work, class and resistance
With Jane Hardy, Jim Wolfreys, Kevin Doogan and Lucia Pradella
Syriza and socialist strategy
Transcript and videos of the debate between Alex Callinicos and Stathis Kouvelakis on 25 Feb 2015, one month after the election of Syriza
China, world capitalism and resistance
Videos of some of the talks at our day school on China, 28 February 2015
Marxism and nature
Videos of the talks and further reading from our day school on Marxism and Nature October 2016. Features Ted Benton, Ian Angus and others
For wide range of recorded talks visit the SWP Youtube channel
Capitalism: Where it Came From and Where it’s Going
These articles were recommended reading for the day school organised jointly by International Socialism and the journal Historical Materialism in London in November 2004.
Towards the Precipice
Robert Brenner on the crisis in the US economy.
New boom or new bubble?
Robert Brenner
England’s Divergence from China’s Yangzi Delta: Property Relations, Microeconomics, and Patterns of Development
Robert Brenner and Christopher Issett
Marxism and sexuality
The roots of gay oppression
Norah Carlin’s classic account from International Socialism 42, spring 1989.
Mistaken identity: can identity politics liberate the oppressed?
Sharon Smith’s article from International Socialism 62, spring 1994.
Class divisions in the gay community
Peter Morgan’s article from International Socialism 78, spring 1998.