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Socialism

Marx’s Theory of Class

Marx did not invent either class or the class struggle. The use of the word class, as a social group,...

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Socialism

70 Years of Beveridge’s “Social Welfare” Failure

The Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Social Insurance and Allied services, more commonly known as the Beveridge Report was...

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Capitalism Explained

What Is Capitalism?

The first Principle of the Socialist Party of Great Britain’s Declaration of Principles gives a succinct definition of capitalism: That...

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Socialism

The Case for Socialism

Last year saw world-wide protests “against” capitalism, which included direct action at Wall Street and the City of London, so...

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Capitalism Explained, Historical References

Engels and the Materialist Conception of History.

Between 1890 and 1894 Engels wrote a number of letters clarifying Marx’s theory of history, more popularly known as the...

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Historical References, Political Analysis

The Arab Awakening and the Myth of ‘Direct Action’

In a discussion about the ‘Arab Awakening’ on BBC NEWSNIGHT (14 February 2011), one speaker asked this important question: How...

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