Theory

Socialism in a ‘backward’ country

The 'three concepts of the Russian revolution' that grew up prior to the outbreak of the mass struggle in 1905.

Workers Power  ·  22 October 1999

Marxism and the national question

The Marxist programme on the national question.

Jeremy Dewar  ·  01 July 1999

Lenin’s fight against economism

An outline of the struggle against economism and the beginnings of Leninism.

Workers Power  ·  21 June 1999

Marxism and war

The communist policy on war.

Workers Power  ·  01 May 1999

Marxism and the family

The nuclear family is not as normal as its defenders would have us believe.

Workers Power  ·  01 April 1999

Socialism: the transition to communism

'Socialism is a good idea, but...' is an argument we have all faced. This article outlines how the transition is grounded in the everyday conditions of capitalism.

Workers Power  ·  01 March 1999

The philosophy of Marxism

The materialist and scientific foundations of Marxism.

Workers Power  ·  01 February 1999

The Marxist theory of political economy

Why Marxist political economy explains things better than the capitalists' economic models.

Workers Power  ·  01 January 1999

Where did Marxism come from?

The three strands of thinking that make up scientific socialism.

Workers Power  ·  01 December 1998

Resolution on the Characterisation of the Working Class

A political-economic analysis of the working class under capitalism.

Workers Power  ·  01 June 1998

Marxism versus postmodernism

By Colin Lloyd “The last few years have been marked by an inverted millenarianism in which premonitions of the future, catastrophic or redemptive, have been replaced by the end of this or that (the end of ideology, art or social class, the ‘crisis’ of Leninism, social democracy or the welfare state etc. etc.); taken together, […]

Workers Power  ·  01 January 1997

Nationalism, Nation States and National Liberation

Principles, strategy and tactics in the struggle for national liberation.

Workers Power  ·  19 April 1995

Theses on the United Front

Theses on the united front and how revolutionaries use the tactic to win support and leadership within workers' struggles

Workers Power  ·  01 January 1994

Marxism and the national question

Is the national question Marxism's achilles heel?

Workers Power  ·  30 September 1993

30 Theses in Defence of Trotskyism

1992 edition of our theses on the nature and principles of Trotskyism.

Workers Power  ·  01 July 1992

Theses on the Early Stages of Party Building

Theses on the method and principles of the organisation of pre-party communist groups

Workers Power  ·  01 July 1992

Marxism and Women’s Liberation

A Marxist analysis of the origins and forms of women's oppression and the communist programme for liberation.

Workers Power  ·  01 December 1989

Theses on Electoral Tactics

How should revolutionaries operate in elections and parliament?

Workers Power  ·  01 October 1987

Gramsci and the revolutionary tradition

An article on the 50th anniversary of Gramsci's death examines the enigma of his contribution to Marxism

Workers Power  ·  01 September 1987

Theses on the Anti-Imperialist United Front

Resolution outlining the tactics of communists towards non-proletarian classes in the struggle against imperialism in the semi-colonies.

Workers Power  ·  31 December 1986

Communists and nuclear power

The communist programme for the nuclear power industry.

Workers Power  ·  31 December 1986

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