The Amritsar massacre – 100 years on: never forgive, never forget
13th April 2019 marks the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh (Amritsar) massacre in colonial Punjab, India. Around 1,000 unarmed victims…
The Cuban Revolution
Sixty years ago, on New Year’s Day 1959, a general strike paralysed Cuba and forced dictator Fulgencio Batista to flee…
The German revolution of 1918
“The whole of Europe is filled with the spirit of revolution,” remarked Lloyd George to the French Premier Clemenceau in…
Climate chaos: capitalism to blame
This summer has been one of freakish weather events the world over. No longer is climate change a thing of…
Top 10 lies about the Bolshevik Revolution
No other event in human history has been the subject of more distortions, falsehoods and fabrications the Russian Revolution. We…
Indian Independence: A Revolution lost
In this article we summarise British rule in India and examine the main and most influential political characters, which eventually…
Gandhi: the myths behind the Mahatma
Mahatma Gandhi, the defining figure of the Indian nationalist campaign against British colonial rule in India, is known by most…
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 is Fascism and is it a threat today?
The election of Donald Trump in the US and the rise of Marine Le Pen in the French presidential elections…
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…