Theory - Counterfire

Explainer: What is socialism?

In the first of a series of socialist explainers, Chris Nineham looks at the concept of socialism itself

Some past rank-and-file movements

We republish Brian Pearce's 1959 essay on trade unions and rank and file movements with an introduction by Alex Snowdon

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism: a short introduction

In the week of the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth, Morgan Daniels explains the relevance of his 1917 pamphlet, Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Lenin, state and revolution: an introduction

In the week of the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth, we repost Dragan Plavšić's take on this classic text

Tony Cliff: Strategy and Tactics

We republish Chapter 14 from Tony Cliff's Lenin 1: Building the Party on the 20th anniversary of his death

Why socialists oppose imperialist wars

Smashing the link between militarism and the system is a fixed task for our side, argues Dominic Alexander

Tony Cliff: The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust

Tony Cliff was a Palestinian Jew and leading revolutionary socialist in Britain. On Holocaust Memorial Day, and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, we republish an article that he wrote in 1998.

William Morris: father of socialist ecology

William Morris is one of the greatest environmentalists of the socialist tradition and his work becomes more relevant by the day, writes Gabriel Polley

What did Engels say about revolution?

Engels was a revolutionary democrat and a revolutionary realist, argues Dragan Plavšić

Marxism made easy

Despite the nonsense that gets talked about it, Marxism is a clear, powerful, and relevant philosophy, argues Morgan Daniels

Marx and the meaning of private property

Marx's stance on private property is far from the horror we're told it is, writes John Westmoreland

International Women's Day and revolution

102 years on from the Russian Revolution, we publish Alexandra Kollontai writing on the history of International Women's Day

Explainer: What is socialism?

In the first of a series of socialist explainers, Chris Nineham looks at the concept of socialism itself

Some past rank-and-file movements

We republish Brian Pearce's 1959 essay on trade unions and rank and file movements with an introduction by Alex Snowdon

Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism: a short introduction

In the week of the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth, Morgan Daniels explains the relevance of his 1917 pamphlet, Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism

Lenin, state and revolution: an introduction

In the week of the 150th anniversary of Lenin's birth, we repost Dragan Plavšić's take on this classic text

Tony Cliff: Strategy and Tactics

We republish Chapter 14 from Tony Cliff's Lenin 1: Building the Party on the 20th anniversary of his death

Why socialists oppose imperialist wars

Smashing the link between militarism and the system is a fixed task for our side, argues Dominic Alexander

Tony Cliff: The Jews, Israel and the Holocaust

Tony Cliff was a Palestinian Jew and leading revolutionary socialist in Britain. On Holocaust Memorial Day, and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, we republish an article that he wrote in 1998.

William Morris: father of socialist ecology

William Morris is one of the greatest environmentalists of the socialist tradition and his work becomes more relevant by the day, writes Gabriel Polley

What did Engels say about revolution?

Engels was a revolutionary democrat and a revolutionary realist, argues Dragan Plavšić

Marxism made easy

Despite the nonsense that gets talked about it, Marxism is a clear, powerful, and relevant philosophy, argues Morgan Daniels

Marx and the meaning of private property

Marx's stance on private property is far from the horror we're told it is, writes John Westmoreland

International Women's Day and revolution

102 years on from the Russian Revolution, we publish Alexandra Kollontai writing on the history of International Women's Day

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