The nature and tasks of a small socialist group in Australia today
This article first appeared in Socialist Alternative in January 2008 and I reprinted it a few months ago. While it remains in its general approach something I agree with, it does need updating for...
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What would you do if you were in charge?
Socialism: no more dog eat dog madness. It has always amused me that most Miss World contestants are able to provide a more compelling answer to this question than the average politician: “World...
View ArticleWhat do I mean by socialism?
There was a question on reddit socialism about the political philosophies of the individuals on the site. I think the Socialist Alternative website with its General Principles in their ‘What we stand...
View ArticleCan we reclaim the Labour Party?
The Unite union in Britain has launched a strategy to win the British Labour Party back for the working class. But can it be made to stand for left wing policies? Martin Mayer and Michael Lavalette...
View ArticleSocialism from below
The Vietnam War radicalised me. But it wasn’t till I was at work that I met a group whose ideas of socialism from below, especially Marx’s statement to the effect that the emancipation of the working...
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For the joy of life
There’s a wonderful and joyous image doing the rounds on facebook, so good that I thought I’d share it. Life is a musical thing and you're supposed to dance! It reminded me of something Trotsky wrote...
View ArticleHow do we get a future that works?
We all want a future that works—for ourselves and for future generations. We want jobs, freedom from poverty, decent education, healthcare and housing. But with capitalism in crisis, John Molyneux in...
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Bush fires, climate change and the community of hope
The response of communities around Australia to the threats and reality of bushfires over the last few weeks has not only been magnificent. It has given us a glimpse, but only a glimpse, of the basic...
View ArticleStalin’s rivers of bloods
On the 60th anniversary of the death of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, Ian Birchall in Socialist Worker UK looks at his life and how his politics damaged the idea of socialism for decades Joseph...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to be a Leninist?
In February’s issue of Socialist Review Alex Callinicos addressed the claim that Leninism is finished. In the latest issue, Ian Birchall responds to Alex arguing that he asks the question, but does...
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We need system change to stop climate change
World leaders are coming to New York City this week for another United Nations-sponsored summit on climate change. This time, though, they’ll be greeted by the largest climate justice march in...
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The revolutions of 1989: how the old regimes were torn down
Revolt swept across Eastern Europe 25 years ago, toppling the Berlin Wall and the Stalinists who built it. The real socialists were cheering, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans in Socialist Worker UK Masses...
View ArticleIs Cuba coming in from the cold?
In a wide ranging and thought provoking article in RS21 called ‘Cuba: coming in from the cold?’ Mike Gonzalez charts the recent deal between Washington and Havana and asks if this really is the end of...
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Jeremy Corbyn through my Australian eyes
Jeremy Corbyn has won a stunning victory to became leader of the British Labour Party. With almost 60% of the vote, with more than 250,000 voting for him, his win is astounding and will secure his...
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The revolutions that ended World War I
This is from the front page of the New York Times on 11 November 1918. The October Revolution in Russia in 1917 inspired workers and soldiers around the globe. It helped inspire the German...
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What is socialism and where will it come from?
Where will socialism come from? What we mean by socialism is bound up with the questions of how we think a new society can be achieved–and who can achieve it. Alan Maass explains why in Socialist...
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Sanders’ New Hampshire victory shows establishment politics in the US is...
Bernie Sanders, who openly calls himself a socialist, at a campaign rally in New Hampshire (Pic: @people4bernie/Twitter) Charlie Kimber in Socialist Worker UK looks at the rise of self-proclaimed...
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Socialism is much more than just voting for one person in one election
Socialism is about more than just voting for one person in one election. But what else? Eric Ruder in Socialist Worker US looks back at the centuries-old socialist tradition to provide some answers....
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Cuba is not socialist
Many (including socialists and those opposed to socialism) see Cuban society as a model for socialism. But a look at its history presents different conclusions, argues Mark Gillespie in socialist...
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Fidel Castro has died
Fidel Castro Dave Sewell analyses the legacy of Fidel Castro in Socialist Worker UK When the young Fidel Castro stood trial for an armed attack on the Moncada military barracks in 1953, he dared the...
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