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    Revolutionary History: 100th Anniversary of the Kapp Putsch in Germany

    How the German working class fended off a right-wing coup, almost seized power and was once again betrayed by the Social Democratic Party Marcus Hesse SAV (ISA in Germany) One often hears that a general strike is not possible in Germany, let alone ...

    How the Bolsheviks treated the national question

    A century after the October revolution, the approach of the Bolsheviks to resolving the national question remains a shining example of what could be achieved in resolving national conflicts if genuine socialist governments were to come to power acros...

    Film Review: Parasite “The Smell of Poverty”

    Who are the real parasites? Claus Ludwig, Socialist Alternative The Korean film Parasite caused a sensation at the 2020 Oscars ceremony taking 4 awards including the first non-English language film ever to win "best film" . The film contrasts s...

    Socialists and the democratic struggle

    Socialists fight for all, even limited democratic advances, but explain the need to overthrow capitalism Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info The following is a reprint from September 2010 of our reply to criticisms on social media from a sectar...

    China: Tiananmen Square movement of 1989 reverberates today

    In 1989, Chinese students and workers shook the world Joshua Koritz, Socialist Alternative (US) Here we are publishing an article from our US comrades of Socialist Alternative looking back on the mass democracy struggle in China in 1989.&n...

    100 Years since the founding of the Communist International

    100 years ago, on March 2, 1919, 53 delegates from left and communist parties gathered at a congress in Moscow, with the goal of forming a new international By Per-Ake Westerlund, member of Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna (CWI Sweden) Within six mont...

    70 years since the Chinese revolution

    Capitalism and imperialism were driven out, but political power rested in the hands of a Stalinist communist party This article by Vincent Kolo was first published on chinaworker.info in October 2009, on the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Re...

    Common History Common Struggle by Peter Hadden

    Sectarianism or mass struggle? Book review by Per-Åke Westerlund   Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna(CWI Sweden) Northern Ireland is usually described by media and politicians as an eternal battle between Catholics and Protestants. Peter Hadden's...

    Marx’s Capital at 150

    An unequalled analysis and critique of capitalism, still relevant today Robin Clapp, Socialist Party (CWI in England and Wales) The Daily Mail reacted with predictable hysteria when, in May 2017, John McDonnell stated: "You can't understand the...

    Marxism and the democracy struggle

    The following article is the foreword to a new book from chinaworker.info on the democracy struggle in Hong Kong and China On July 1 2017, the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, Xi Jinping effectively read the riot act – warning Ho...

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    LA wildfires: No disaster profiteering — Force big business to rebuild Los Angeles

    Budget cuts endangered city residents David Rhoades, Socialist Alternative (ISA in the United States), Los Angeles (This article was first published...

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