Zimbabwe crisis deepens as ZANU-PF turns against Mugabe
Note: this article was published shortly before Mugabe announced his resignation, with immediate effect, at approximately 4pm (UTC).
Read MoreZimbabwe on the brink as the army moves against Mugabe
Tensions are reaching boiling point in Zimbabwe after the Army Commander, General Constantino Chimurenga, threatened that the army could “step in” if the ruling party, ZANU-PF, continues with the purge of veteran leaders in its ranks.
Read MoreMass layoffs turn up pressure in class struggle
The announcement on Wednesday of more than 3000 job cuts at Sibanye Gold represents a clear attack against the South African working-class. Sibanye announced 2,025 ‘retrenchments’ and 1,350 ‘voluntary redundancies’, i.e, 3,375 job cuts at its Cooke mines in Gauteng and Beatrix West operations in the Free State.
Read MoreTop 10 lies about the Bolshevik Revolution: parts one and two
No other event in human history has been the subject of more distortions, falsehoods and fabrications the Russian Revolution. We publish here Alex Grant’s complete list of the 10 biggest downright lies about the Bolsheviks and October…
Read MoreZuma’s latest cabinet reshuffle and the dead-end of the ruling class
President Jacob Zuma’s latest cabinet reshuffle is deepening the troubles of the ANC and could be the prelude to the eventual breakup of the tripartite alliance of the ANC, COSATU and the SACP.
Read MoreThe divisions in Democratic Alliance reflect crisis of the regime
The Democratic Alliance (DA) presents itself as a model party, free from the factional fighting and corruption scandals that have plagued the ANC. But if we look beneath the surface then a completely different picture emerges. Behind the squeaky clean facade is a house divided, and there all manner of things crawling out of the […]
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Notes on the ideas of Che Guevara
On October 9th, 1967 Ernesto “Che” Guevara was killed by the Bolivian army, backed by the United States. Fifty years later, Guevara remains one of the most popular revolutionaries amongst workers and youth around the world. To commemorate the figure of Che, but also, and most importantly, to understand the relevance of his life and […]
Read MoreNotes on the ideas of Che Guevara
On October 9th, 1967 Ernesto “Che” Guevara was killed by the Bolivian army, backed by the United States. Fifty years later, Guevara remains one of the most popular revolutionaries amongst workers and youth around the world. To commemorate the figure of Che, but also, and most importantly, to understand the relevance of his life and […]
Read MoreIntroduction to The ABC of Materialist Dialectics
Over the past period, especially since the collapse of the Berlin Wall, there has been a systematic and vitriolic attack on the ideas of Marxism. From the citadels of higher learning to the pulpit, from free market institutes to the gutter press, a deafening torrent has rained down on the Marxist viewpoint. In order to […]
Read More[Video] The Theory of the Permanent Revolution
In this talk from a recent Socialist Appeal day school, Alan Woods (editor of In Defence of Marxism) explores Trotsky’s theory of the permanent revolution and how it has been vindicated throughout history – both in the positive sense, by the Russian Revolution, and in the negative, by the Chinese Revolution of 1925-27.
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