By Andy Durgan “The POUM: Republic, Revolution, and Counterrevolution” provides an updated and original introduction to the history of the party. It examines the POUM’s origins, its relations with the workers’ and peasants’ movements of the time, its political ideas, and its role in the revolution that erupted in July 1936. This is a story […]
Leon Trotsky and the Legacy of the Moscow Trials. by Douglas Greene. “In Stalin’s Shadow” examines how Trotsky has been portrayed as a villainous figure in conspiracy theories ranging from Russian antisemitic television series to neo-Stalinist historical narratives. Greene analyzes the Moscow Trials of the 1930s and unmasks modern defenders of Stalin like Domenico Losurdo […]
Protesters’ defiant speeches in Russian courts. Foreword by John McDonnell MP and edited by Simon Pirani. This book comprises ten speeches in court by people who opposed Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, and were arrested, tried and handed long jail sentences for doing so. There are also letters and interviews in which they made […]
Great John Maclean has come home to the Clyde. The life and times of Scotland’s greatest socialist. by Donald Robertson. ABOUT THE BOOKJohn Maclean was a Scottish school teacher, and revolutionary who helped to plant the seeds of Marxism in Scotland. This book is the story not just of the man, but of everything that […]
by Bob Williams-Findlay ABOUT THE BOOKComing to terms with disability brings together selected texts by a longstanding disabled political activist. Readers will gain insights into theoretical, political, social, and personal issues explored by Bob and others. From how disabled people are viewed and treated, to revealing the consequences of facing disablism, the book challenges our […]
ABOUT THE BOOKThe race for profit is widening social inequalities and destroying the planet. As the productivist catastrophe is worsening day by day, democratic and revolutionary socialism must be rethought to meet needs within ecological limits. This Manifesto adopted by Fourth International in February 2025 by the Fourth International raises the banner of a civilisational […]
AN OCTOBER IN CATALONIADisruptions and paradoxes of the Catalan independence movement by Josep Maria Antentas ABOUT THE BOOK“This book does a wonderful job of dissecting the Catalan independence movement, analysing its victories, defeats, and the broader implications of its strategic decisions. We are provided with profound insights into the interplay of internal weaknesses and state […]
The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America is a major development for global politics. He is now in almost total control of the USA, the largest imperialist power. Trumpism is part of the global wave of far-right populists, authoritarians and semi-fascists taking power in countries around the world. This […]
Anti*Capitalist Resistance // 12.08.2024
