Theory and Discussion

This selection of articles and discussions from the radical and Marxist tradition will be expanded over time. Please e-mail any suggestions to web@swp.org.uk

The widest selection of online Marxist theoretical material can be found at the Marxists Internet Archive.

Reds is a useful collection (in English and German) containing many writers from the International Socialist tradition. www.marxists.de

Why the Working Class?

• Duncan Hallas
  The Workers Vital Role
  First printed in The Meaning of Marxism (1971)


• Hal Draper
  The Two Souls of Socialism(1971)


• Martin Smith
  The Shape of the Working Class
  From International Socialism (2007)

The Leninist Party
• Tony Cliff
  Why do we need a revolutionary party?
  First printed in Marxism at the Millennium (2000)


• Chris Harman
  Party and Class
  From International Socialism (first series) 35 (1968-9)


• Chris Harman
  Spontaneity, Strategy and Politics From International Socialism 104 (2004)

Statergy and Tactics
• Tony Cliff
  Lenin on Strategy and Tactics
  First printed in Lenin: Building the Party (1975)


• Duncan Hallas
  Agitation and Propaganda
  From Socialist Worker Review 68 (1984)


• Sabby Sagall
  When Unity is Strength
  From Socialist Review 241 (2000)


• Duncan Hallas
  Trotsky and the Comintern
  From Trotsky's Marxism (1979)

The State and Revolution
• John Molyneux
  How They Rule Us
  From johnmolyneux.blogspot.com (2006)


• Chris Harman
  How Society Can Be Changed
  From How Marxism Works (1979)


• John Molyneux
  What is Revolution
  From johnmolyneux.blogspot.com (2011)


• Tony Cliff
  Lenin'State an Revolution
  First printed in Lenin: All Power to the Soviets (1976)

Introducing Marxist Econonics
• Chris Harman
  How the System Began
  From How Marxism Works (1979)


• Joseph Choonara
  The value of money
  From Socialist Review (330) (November 2008)

Imperialism and National Liberation
• Chris Harman
  Analysing Imperialism
  From International Socialism 99 (2003)

Labourism and the Trade Unions
• Dave Sherry
  When mass strikes showed their power
  From Socialist Worker (2006)


• Dave Sherry
  Power that came from the rank and file
  From Socialist Worker (2006)


• Dave Sherry
  Political lessons for the rank and file
  From Socialist Worker (2006)


• Judith Orr
  The Labour debate
  From Socialist Review 345 (March 2010)

Women's Liberation and Class Struggle
• Sally Campbell
  Women's oppression is not natural or age-old
  From Socialist Worker (2006)


• Sally Campbell
  Capitalism and the ‘private family’
  From Socialist Worker (2006)


• Judith Orr
  Marxism and feminism today
  From International Socialism 127 (2010)

Tony Cliff (1917-2000)

The Tony Cliff Internet Archive

• Trotskyism After Trotsky: The Origins of the International Socialists
• Marxism at the Millennium
• State Capitalism in Russia
• Lenin (volume 1): Building the Party
• A World to Win: Life of a Revolutionary
• Roots of Israel's Violence

Duncan Hallas (1925-2002)

The Duncan Hallas Internet Archive

• Trotsky’s Marxism
• The Comintern
• The Meaning of Marxism

Mike Kidron (1930-2003)

The Mike Kidron Internet Archive

• Western Capitalism Since the War
• A Permanent Arms Economy

Paul Foot (1937-2004)

The Paul Foot Internet Archive

• Why You Should be a Socialist: The Case for the new Socialist Workers Party
• The Case for Socialism: What the Socialist Workers Party Stands for

Chris Harman (1942-2009)

The Chris Harman Internet Archive

• Party and Class
• How Marxism Works
• Economics of the Madhouse
• The Workers of the World



Classic Marxist Texts

Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919)

• The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions



Karl Marx & Frederick Engels

• The Communist Manifesto