The war on Iran: where do communists stand?
In the morning of Saturday 28 February, Tehran was shaken by a series of loud explosions as US and Israeli…
Author: Alan Woods
Donald J Trump’s New Year’s gift to the world
The arrival of the year 2026 was greeted not by the popping of champagne bottles, but by the merry sound…
West faces humiliation in Ukraine
If the meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies in India was intended as a show of unity…
Lenin’s struggle against bureaucracy
Today, 4 January 2023, marks the centenary of Lenin’s dictation of his postscript to his ‘Letter to the Congress’, also…
“Why has there not been a revolution?” – The need for revolutionary leadership
So-called left activists, even some self-described Marxists, often exclaim with despair and frustration: “look at how terrible things are, why…
In Memory of Leon Trotsky
20 August marks the anniversary of the assassination attempt on Leon Trotsky, which led to his death the following day.…
Why we are Marxists
Capitalism is in its deepest crisis in its history. It is an economic, social and political crisis, which is now…
What the Russian Revolution achieved and why it degenerated
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution. The apologists of capitalism, and their faithful echoes in the…
The Russian Revolution: The meaning of October
Today is the 99th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, an event which altered the entire course of human history. For…
What is historical materialism?
This work by Alan Woods, provides a comprehensive explanation of the Marxist method of analysing history. This first part establishes…