A Better World is Possible With Socialism PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ann Robertson -- www.marxist.com   
Thursday, 10 August 2006
Ann Robertson, in this article originally published in 2002, takes up the arguments often used by reactionaries to present a caricature of what socialism really is. Stalinism is often invoked as if that were genuine socialism. Ann explains what socialism really is.
 
Ted Grant: 1913-2006 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Alan Woods -- www.marxist.com   
Thursday, 20 July 2006
This morning we heard the tragic news of the death of comrade Ted Grant, just a few days after his 93rd birthday. The news was a great shock to all of us. Despite his age and the obvious deterioration of his condition in the last period, we had grown used to the idea that he would always be there, a permanent fixture amidst all the turbulence and change.
 
Marxism and Anarchism: The philosophical roots of the Marx-Bakunin conflict -- Part two PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ann Robertson -- www.marxist.com   
Tuesday, 13 June 2006
With Marx's and Bakunin's divergent philosophical frameworks at least partially clarified, it becomes clearer why their political differences could not be resolved. Their respective political programs were tied to conflicting philosophical principles so that they were at times being pulled in diametrically opposed directions.
 
Marxism and Anarchism: The philosophical roots of the Marx-Bakunin conflict -- Part one PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ann Robertson -- www.marxist.com   
Friday, 09 June 2006
Many superficial explanations have been given for the conflict between Marx and Bakunin, between Marxism and Anarchism. Some commentators have resorted to personality flaws to account for the conflict. A more promising line of explanation of their intractable differences, however, lies in an investigation into the profoundly divergent philosophical frameworks that served as the points of departure for their respective political analyses. As will be shown below, their foundational concepts are so incompatible that even their points of agreement are rendered more illusory than substantive.
 
The ABCs of Materialist Dialectics PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leon Trotsky and Rob Sewell   
Wednesday, 12 April 2006
Trotsky's 'ABCs of Materialist Dialectics' is a brilliant short explanation of Marxist philosophy. It was written as part of a defence of Marxism against a middle class revisionist tendency in the American Trotskyist movement in the late 1930s, which attempted to challenge its basic principles. As opposed to pragmatism and empiricism, Trotsky defended dialectical materialism as a richer, fuller, more comprehensive view of society and life in general. (by Leon Trotsky)
 
What is Dialectical Materialism? -- A study guide with questions, extracts and suggested reading PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Sewell   
Wednesday, 12 April 2006
We are publishing the first of what will be a series of Marxist study guides. The purpose is to provide a basic explanation of the fundamental ideas of Marxism with a guide to further reading and points to help organise discussion groups around these ideas. We are starting with dialectical materialism, the philosophy of Marxism. (by Rob Sewell)
 
What is Marxism? PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rob Sewell and Alan Woods   
Wednesday, 12 April 2006

We are reproducing a slightly edited version of 'What is Marxism?' by Rob Sewell and Alan Woods, last published in 1983 to celebrate the centenary of the death of Karl Marx. The three articles on the fundamental aspects of Marxism, Marxist Economics, Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism were originally published separately in the 1970s. These articles are a good, brief introduction to the basic methods of Marxism and can serve as a first approach to the ideas developed by Marx and Engels.
 
Noam Chomsky and Marxism: On the roots of modern "authoritarianism" PDF Print E-mail
Written by Heiko Khoo   
Monday, 01 November 2004
Whilst one does not find in Noam Chomsky any specific critique of Marx’s writings (he admits he is not a Marx “scholar”), there are a number of inferences that Marxism represents an authoritarian tradition, although this is qualified by regular references to a supposed “left libertarian tradition”. Heiko Khoo looks at some of the ideas of Chomsky, showing how he misrepresents – or doesn’t even understand – genuine Marxism. Part One | Part Two (by Heiko Khoo)
 
Marxism and direct action PDF Print E-mail
Written by Phil Mitcheson   
Monday, 01 May 2000
The recent anti-capitalist demonstrations have brought together many different groups protesting against the destruction of the environment, racism, the exploitation of the third world, and also many ordinary young people protesting at the state of things in general. This article debates the anarchist ideas of some of the groups organising these protests. (by Phil Mitcheson)