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Theory articles

  • Capitalist crisis / It’s not the workers but the capitalists who are causing inflation

    It is the right and the duty of workers to demand a bigger share of the wealth their own labour has created.

    25 Jan 2023 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / The cost of living crisis is a capitalist crisis

    Economic crises are an inescapable feature of life under the market system. Socialist planning is our only way out.

    4 Nov 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / ANC veteran: ‘An anti-nazi patriotic war is not an interimperialist war’

    Seven decades of revisionist rot are revealed in the anti-Russia stance being taken by so many communist parties today.

    4 Jul 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Disappearing context: West created and backed Ukrainian fascists for 85 years

    The Azov battalion did not appear out of nowhere; fascism has been the imperialist tool of choice in Ukraine since the 1930s.

    25 Jun 2022 , Lalkar
  • Theory / Food and decolonisation

    How is it that war in Europe should threaten people in Africa and the middle east with starvation?

    16 Jun 2022 , Proletarian
  • Korea / Kim Il Sung: 110 years since the birth of Korea’s great revolutionary leader

    Workers all over the world have much to learn from this great Marxist, whose birth is celebrated in the DPRK as the Day of the Sun.

    15 Apr 2022 , Lalkar
  • Russia / Who benefits by falsely labelling Russia as ‘imperialist’?

    There is a growing and disturbing trend for self-styled ‘communists’ to join the Nato bandwagon in denouncing ‘Russian imperialist aggression’.

    11 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Ukraine / Western presstitutes rediscover international law after 77 years

    Will this admission turn out to have been a massive own goal?

    1 Apr 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Why should the working class pay the cost of the capitalist crisis?

    Profiteering, taxation, money printing, social provision cuts, interest rate hikes ... are all combining to transfer the burden of the crisis onto the backs of the poor.

    16 Mar 2022 , Lalkar
  • Theory / Connecting Marxism with the masses is the number one priority of communists

    Individually and as a collective we must constantly reassess whether our effort is being wisely spent.

    7 Mar 2022 ,
  • USSR / The fight against bureaucracy in the Soviet Union under Stalin

    What do we mean when we talk about bureaucracy? How did it manifest in the Soviet Union? What was done by Stalin and the Bolsheviks to counteract it?

    25 Jan 2022 , Lalkar
  • British politics / A critique of the CPB’s ‘Britain’s Road to Socialism’ in the 21st century, pt 3

    Eclectic and utopian, the CPB’s programme is full of pious wishes but its authors don’t seem to have the first clue about the realities of the state or of class war.

    17 Jan 2022 , Lalkar
  • Theory / Is inflation good for you?

    What is really at the root of the inexorable rise in prices?

    5 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Yanis Varoufakis and Diem25: erratic Marxism and consistent anticommunism

    It is scientific socialism that workers need, not plausible lies about how to ‘fix’ social democracy, the EU, and capitalist imperialism itself.

    3 Dec 2021 , Lalkar
  • British politics / A critique of the CPB’s ‘Britain’s Road to Socialism’ in the 21st century, pt 2

    On every question of importance, the CPB has ditched Marxism in favour of servility to the imperialist Labour party.

    8 Nov 2021 , Lalkar
  • USSR / Marxism v liberalism: HG Wells talks to Stalin

    ‘If Roosevelt makes a real attempt to satisfy the interests of the proletarian class, the capitalists will put another president in his place.’

    20 Oct 2021 ,
  • Theory / Book review: China’s Great Road by John Ross

    The battle between socialist and bourgeois ideas is not one in which workers can be neutral: on its outcome, humanity’s fate depends.

    1 Oct 2021 , Lalkar
  • British politics / A critique of the CPB’s ‘Britain’s Road to Socialism’ in the 21st century, pt 1

    What lies at the root of the CPB’s total inability to educate or inspire even a fraction of the working class?

    1 Sep 2021 , Lalkar
  • British politics / WPB storms Batley: ‘We intend to replace Labour as party of working class’

    George Galloway’s party took 22 percent of the vote and sowed chaos in the ranks of the Labour party in July’s West Yorkshire by-election.

    10 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • China / Greetings to the Communist Party of China on its 100th anniversary

    Throughout the last tumultuous century, socialism has scored victory after victory in China, fully justifying the people’s faith in its superiority.

    30 Jun 2021 , Proletarian
  • Sport / What can the European Super League teach us about monopoly capitalism?

    The monopolisation of football is teaching workers all over again some of the lessons taught to us by Lenin over a century ago.

    2 Jun 2021 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / Marx and Engels on the Paris Commune

    150 years on, Marx’s vivid portrait of the world’s first working-class government still impresses with its ‘short powerful strokes of such clearness and truth’.

    18 Mar 2021 ,
  • Civil liberties / Red scare and yellow peril: challenging the new McCarthyism

    Many self-identifying leftists are going along with the imperialist campaign to vilify China, including by cheering on attempts to crush all debate and dissent.

    23 Feb 2021 , Lalkar
  • Theory / Modern monetary theory: is there a magic money tree?

    Those who would change the world must first understand it: Marxist economics is the antidote to bourgeois voodoo.

    22 Oct 2020 , Lalkar
  • Korea / Korean victory in the Fatherland Liberation War: 70 years on

    ‘Our people have inherited the heroic spirit of the generation who defeated the US-led gang in 1953 – a de facto confrontation between the rifle and the atomic bomb.’

    21 Oct 2020 , Lalkar
  • Theory / Friedrich Engels 200 years on

    ‘What a torch of reason ceased to burn; what a heart has ceased to beat!’ – Comrade Lenin’s tribute to one of socialism’s great founders.

    18 Sep 2020 , Lalkar
  • Divide and rule / Statues and the crimes of imperialism

    It is widely accepted that the imperial powers committed terrible crimes in the past, but is the past really so different from the present?

    21 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / The oil slump and its ramifications

    In attempting to retain domination over the oil market, Saudi Arabia has alienated its most important ally, supporter and protector.

    19 May 2020 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / The economic crisis and coronavirus

    In fighting capitalist exploitation and the war danger, workers will ultimately seek a way out through socialist revolution.

    11 May 2020 , Lalkar
  • USSR / Harpal Brar: Long live Leninism!

    Why does Lenin hold such an honoured position in the lexicon of socialist leaders? A century later, what can we learn from his teachings?

    26 Apr 2020 ,
  • Theory / Critique of the linguistic theory of Noam Chomsky

    What is behind the theory that language structures in the mind are inborn?

    24 Apr 2020 ,
  • Divide and rule / Book: Identity Politics and the Transgender Trend

    Where is LGBT ideology taking us and why does it matter?

    5 Dec 2019 ,
  • Working-class history / Lessons of the Communist (Third) International

    What can workers today learn from the experience of the Comintern?

    27 Oct 2019 , Lalkar
  • Housing / Housing and architecture in the Soviet Union

    A variety of housing was built for working people designed to reflect the varied character, climate and context of the vast territories of the USSR.

    15 Apr 2019 , Lalkar
  • Lay-offs and closures / Job cuts and factory closures; the car industry in Britain

    As automation and overproduction combine to wipe out industrial jobs, what is the answer to this seemingly insoluble problem?

    12 Mar 2019 , Lalkar
  • China / Chinese forum discusses humanity’s shared future

    Why is China so far ahead of the imperialist countries in its development of green technologies?

    5 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • Cuba / Cuba 60: Hasta la victoria siempre!

    Progressive humanity continues to cheer the incredible achievements of the tiny island nation, made in the teeth of the imperialists’ determined and unceasing aggression.

    14 Feb 2019 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / The only thing that unites us is class

    Socialists must avoid the trap of bourgeois identity politics if they are to make headway in uniting the working class against capitalism.

    7 Dec 2018 ,
  • Science and technology / Right to repair: a threat to monopoly superprofits

    Apple are using their monopoly to rob workers by designing their phones and laptops to break. It’s wasteful, anti-environment and anti-worker; it’s capitalism!

    28 Nov 2018 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Book: The Drive to War Against Russia and China

    Why do the US and British ruling classes seem so set on war with Russia and China, and what can the working class do to prevent such a cataclysm?

    22 Nov 2018 ,
  • Working-class history / Marx 200: A brief overview of an extraordinary life’s work

    Why does Marx's name still strike fear and loathing into the hearts and minds of the bourgeoisie so many years after his death? What is the legacy that refuses to die?

    19 Nov 2018 , Lalkar
  • Theory / What is the significance of dialectical materialism for science?

    Marxist philosophy is not a science above other sciences; it is an instrument of scientific investigation.

    31 Oct 2018 ,
  • Economy / Sanctions: a self-defeating weapon

    The tectonic plates of the world order are beginning to shift as a consequence of imperialist parasitism.

    1 Sep 2018 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Trump’s trade wars

    US tariffs have increased the uncertainty in an already volatile system, and represent a new milestone in its aggressive policy towards China.

    2 Jul 2018 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Trump and US capitalism in perspective – interest rates and the Federal Reserve

    The US government is rolling big in the capitalist casino.

    13 Jun 2018 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / 200 years since the birth of Karl Marx

    The founder of the modern proletarian movement who gave his life to furthering the science of class struggle.

    25 Apr 2018 ,
  • Leaflets / How can we stop imperialist war?

    If our unions take principled positions against British war crimes, we will have the backing we need to refuse to cooperate as individuals.

    12 Feb 2018 ,
  • USSR / October 1917: the defining event of our epoch

    What is the significance of the events in Russia one hundred years ago for workers in Britain today?

    1 Oct 2017 , Proletarian
  • USSR / VI Lenin: Report on the tasks of Soviet power

    Speech by Lenin to the first meeting of the Petrograd soviet of workers’ and soldiers’ deputies after the revolution, 7 November 1917.

    1 Oct 2017 , Proletarian
  • USSR / VI Lenin: To workers, soldiers and peasants!

    Decree issued by the second all-Russia congress of soviets of workers’ and soldiers’ deputies immediately after the revolution, 7 November 1917.

    1 Oct 2017 , Proletarian
  • USSR / VI Lenin: The immediate tasks of the Soviet government

    Excerpt from the pamphlet by V I Lenin, written in April 1918.

    1 Oct 2017 , Proletarian
  • USSR / JV Stalin: The tasks of economic executives

    Excerpt from Stalin’s speech to the first all-union conference of leading personnel of socialist industry, February 1931.

    1 Oct 2017 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Marx on Ireland: how colonialism abroad divides workers at home

    Two letters give Marx’s insight into the connection between the liberation struggle of the Irish and the British workers’ struggle for socialism.

    1 Aug 2017 , Proletarian
  • Ireland / Martin McGuinness: 1950-2017

    Irish revolutionary leader and working-class hero.

    1 Apr 2017 , Proletarian
  • Society / Letter: So you want to be a hero?

    A reader puts some pertinent questions to any young person thinking of joining the armed forces.

    1 Apr 2017 , Proletarian
  • Culture / Celebrating Shakespeare: a Marxist-Leninist perspective

    Part 1. The times make the man: Shakespeare’s historical context

    1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Why British workers need a Brexit

    Leaving the EU would undoubtedly weaken the ability of British, European and US imperialists to dominate the globe.

    1 Apr 2016 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Black and white, unite and fight!

    Racism is built into the system of exploitation, and will not be abolished until that system is replaced by socialism.

    1 Aug 2015 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Time to face it: capitalism must go!

    Only a planned economy designed to meet people’s needs can solve the problems of disease, poverty, inequality, war and environmental degradation.

    3 Mar 2013 ,
  • World history / Review: Ten Mile Inn by Isabel and David Crook

    This seminal work continues to bring the achievements and challenges of the Chinese agrarian revolution to life for English-speaking readers.

    1 Oct 2012 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Communists and the struggle against imperialism

    In the present era of crisis and war, our movement must return to and unite around the profound truths contained within the works of our movement's founders.

    1 Oct 2011 , Proletarian
  • Tunisia / Intifada in Tunisia and the fall of Ben Ali

    The long-awaited harbinger of a wider revolt against reactionary Arab regimes.

    1 Dec 2010 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Mao Zedong on contradiction

    A masterly exposition of how to use dialectics to change the world, by the leader of the Chinese revolution.

    1 Feb 2009 , Proletarian
  • Theory / The dictatorship of the proletariat

    What kind of state will the workers need after the socialist revolution?

    1 Oct 2008 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Letter to a comrade overcome by pessimism

    Living in an imperialist country, where the movement is weak and at a low ebb, it is easy to get discouraged or disillusioned with communist work.

    1 Apr 2006 , Proletarian
  • Zimbabwe / Book: Chimurenga! The liberation struggle in Zimbabwe

    A vital lesson in the importance of solidarity with anti-imperialist national-liberation struggles.

    1 Aug 2005 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Lenin on party building

    What kind of organisation does the working class need if it wants to overthrow imperialism and build socialism?

    1 Aug 2005 , Proletarian
  • Climate change / Save humanity: the ticking time bomb of climate change

    Even faced with their own destruction, the imperialists are incapable of doing anything to prevent a climate catastrophe.

    1 Apr 2005 , Proletarian
  • Theory / Lenin’s What Is To Be Done?

    What is the role of theory in the communist movement? How should it affect the work we do?

    1 Feb 2005 , Proletarian
  • Theory / The three contradictions of imperialism

    As monopoly capitalist imperialism continues its inexorable decline, we can see the profound truth of Marx's observation that the system creates its own gravediggers.

    1 Oct 2004 , Proletarian

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  • 2020 crash
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  • Overproduction crisis
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  • Protests and strikes
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  • Ukraine war
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Chinese revolution
  • CPC
  • Mao Zedong
  • Maoism
  • Market socialism
  • Planned economy
  • Revisionism
  • Anti-imperialism
  • Anti-imperialist Platform
  • CPGB-ML
  • Eastern Europe
  • Fascism
  • Imperialist war
  • KKE
  • Nato
  • NKPJ
  • Non-cooperation
  • US imperialism
  • Leninism
  • Marxism
  • October revolution
  • Science
  • VI Lenin

Theory video

  • China / Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: Chinese Revolution 4: The cultural revolution

    What was the cultural revolution? Why was it launched? Did it acheive anything? And who won?

    8 Jan 2023, Proletarian TV
  • Yugoslavia / British delegates in Belgrade: Nato is trying to expand the war in Europe

    The imperialists desperately hope they can win out in the end by wearing Russia down and causing her economy and society to collapse.

    18 Dec 2022,
  • Theory / Comrade Joti: Why our rulers hide the truth about socialist science

    ‘The whole history of our movement tells us we must not leave this vital work to others. Every one of us needs to get educated!’

    3 Dec 2022, Proletarian TV
  • Theory TV / Harpal Brar: Lenin on party building (One Step Forward)

    How is it that the Russian revolutionary experience is still so relevant for workers in Britain today?

    14 Nov 2022, Proletarian TV
  • Theory TV / Ella Rule: Lenin on revolutionary theory (What Is To Be Done?)

  • World / Paris Declaration: The rising tide of global war and our tasks

  • British politics / Book: Britain’s Road to Socialism?

  • Capitalism or communism TV / Comrade Ella tells Chinese conference: ‘A decent future is ours for the taking’

  • USSR / Harpal Brar: Why celebrate the Soviet and allied victory over fascism in 2022?

  • Ukraine / Joti Brar: British people being subjected to a major psyop regarding Ukraine

  • China / Ella Rule: China’s history confirms that workers need a scientific socialist party

  • Theory TV / Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: The Communist International

  • Working-class history / Comrade Ella Rule on socialism and women’s liberation

  • World TV / Imperialist war threatens Russia, China and the world

  • USSR / Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: Soviet farming – revolution in the countryside

  • USSR / Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: How the October Revolution changed the world

  • China / Harpal Brar on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

  • Divide and rule / Caleb Maupin and Harpal Brar: Capitalism and immigration

  • China / Serve the people! On the 100th anniversary of the CPC

  • Iran / Iranian professor: ‘Israel is in no position to wage war against Iran’

  • Capitalism or communism TV / President Maduro: The significance of the Communist Manifesto

  • Capitalist crisis / Covid has laid bare the capitalist dystopia in which we are already living

  • Yemen / Who is really fighting whom in Yemen?

  • China / Review: Socialism with Chinese Characteristics by Harpal Brar

  • Theory TV / Friedrich Engels: founding father of scientific socialism

  • USA / US election 2020: Biden v Trump: is there a difference?

  • British politics / Book: The Rise and Fall of Project Corbyn

  • Working-class history / Deborah Lavin: Early feminism, bourgeois and proletarian

  • Theory TV / Marxism in the 21st century: is it still relevant?

  • Economy / Can the food crisis be solved?

  • Theory TV / Anarchism or socialism?

  • USSR / Grover Furr on the continuing revolution in Stalin-era history

  • Theory TV / Harpal Brar on Trotskyism or Leninism?

  • Theory TV / The Communist Manifesto

  • Culture / Shakespeare: bard of a rising class

  • Theory TV / Harpal Brar on the state and revolution

  • USSR / The fall of the USSR

  • British politics / Workers for Brexit: why our party supported leave in the EU referendum

  • Divide and rule / Michael Parenti on the absurdity of IdPol oppression hierarchies

  • Divide and rule / The women’s movement in Britain

  • Divide and rule / Women’s liberation needs socialism

  • Theory TV / Trotskyism Q&A

  • World TV / The drive to war against Russia and China

  • Theory TV / Why do Marxists support the Syrian government?

  • Capitalist crisis / Economics 101: Capitalism

  • History TV / Tribute to Marx on his 200th birthday

  • Theory TV / Dialectical and historical materialism

  • Theory TV / The origin and development of class society and the state

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