Bipartisan Sequester Holds Workers Hostage to Austerity The big bad wolf has finally arrived—and he has very real teeth. $85 billion in automatic spending cuts will now begin raining down on American workers, children, the elderly, and the poor.

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"Is Capitalism Dying?" This was the pointed question posed in a recent article on the website of Forbes. The very fact that the question of capitalism’s viability is being presented in this way in a publication like Forbes indicates that even some of its most ardent defenders are having some second thoughts.

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U.S. Perspectives and Tasks 2012 This U.S. Perspectives document was passed by the 2012 National Congress of the Workers International League on November 10th, 2012. If you agree with the broad outlines put forward in the document, contact us for more information on joining the WIL.

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El EZLN y la construcción de una alternativa de izquierda “Para un revolucionario no basta con tener ideas correctas. No olvidemos que El Capital y el Manifiesto comunista ya establecieron ideas correctas, sin que ello impidiera la propagación de ideas falsas....
Elecciones EEUU 2012: cuanto menos cambian las cosas, más cambian 6.000 millones de dólares y más de un año de campaña más tarde, pareciera que el statu quo permanece igual. Obama sigue siendo presidente, los Demócratas controlan el Senado y los Republicanos controlan...
Obama vs Romney: ¿Opción? ¿Qué opción? Es difícil creer que hayan pasado ya casi cuatro años desde la elección de Barack Obama. Las calles estaban llenas de coches tocando la bocina, ondeando banderas y había gritos de emoción. Lágrimas...
No Hay Opción Para los Trabajadores? Aquí vamos de nuevo. Cuatro años más han pasado desde las últimas elecciones presidenciales y, una vez más, los sindicatos se encuentran sin opciones reales. Está claro que si Mitt Romney fuera elegido...
La Izquierda Socialista: New Website of the Mexican Marxists! Check out La Izquierda Socialista (The Socialist Left), the new website of the Mexican Marxists! The latest news and Marxist analysis from our neighbors to the South. Published in Spanish.
Carta abierta a Richard Trumka, presidente de la AFL-CIO, de la Campaña por un Partido Laborista de John Peterson, de la Campaña por un Partido Laborista de Masas, escribe una carta abierta a Richard Trumka en respuesta a las recientes declaraciones de Trumka relativas a la independencia politica...

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Hugo Chávez is Dead: The Fight for Socialism Lives!

Written by International Marxist Tendency Wednesday, 06 March 2013 12:30

Hugo Chávez is no more. The cause of freedom, socialism and humanity has lost a courageous champion. He died on Tuesday, March 5, at 4.25 pm local time. The news was announced by Vice President Maduro. The President was just 58, and had been 14 years in power. He has been battling cancer for the last two years, but when news of his death was announced, it came as a shock.

The Pope's Abdication Highlights the Crisis of Roman Catholicism

Written by Mauro Vanetti Tuesday, 05 March 2013 14:35

In a period of crisis and decline of capitalism, to many people religion is the one certainty to cling on to. But if the Pope himself is no longer convinced he can keep his position until his death, this illusion of solidity begins to break down. The effect of the surprise announcement of his retirement by Pope Benedict XVI on the consciousness of over a billion Roman Catholics is going to be that of a spiritual earthquake, and it is surely going to have political consequences too.

The Anniversary of the Death of a Tyrant

Written by Alan Woods Tuesday, 05 March 2013 14:30

Josef Stalin died on this day sixty years ago. To mark this anniversary we are going to publish a new edition of Trotsky's Stalin later this year, based on Trotsky's original notes. It will be the first complete version, with new material not included in the scandalous edition produced by Charles Malamuth. In the meantime, we would like to draw our readers' attention to the first part of Alan Woods' article from ten years ago, which deals with the revolution and Stalin's defeat of the Left Opposition: Stalin: 50 years after the death of a tyrant - Part one

“Another fine mess” Budget Crisis in the United States

Written by Rob Sewell Monday, 04 March 2013 15:51

Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad, goes the saying. It is an apt description of the warring factions of the US political establishment, especially the Republicans, who are engaged in a ferocious battle over the government budget, and to hell with the consequences.

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The Fundamentals of Marxism: A Short Reading List

Marxist theory is the basis upon which our analysis, perspectives, program, and participation in the movement are based. It is our "guide to action." This why the WIL and IMT place so much emphasis on political education. To this end, we have created an extensive Education Plan to assist comrades in their political development. This is an important resource. However, it's length and scope may seem...

Introduction to "Four Marxist Classics"

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Science and Dialectical Materialism

Dialectical Materialism is a way of understanding reality; whether thoughts, emotions, or the material world. Simply stated, this methodology is the combination of Dialectics and Materialism. The materialist dialectic is the theoretical foundation of Marxism. We provide various educational readings on dialectical materialism and its relation to natural science.

Historical Materialism

Marxists attach enormous importance to the study of history; not for its own sake but so as to study the great lessons it contains. Without that understanding of the development of events, it is not possible to foresee future perspectives.

Marxist Economics

Only with a Marxist understanding of capitalist society can the conscious worker cut through the lies and distortion of the capitalist economists and combat their influence within the Labor Movement.

Marxism and Anarchism

What are the differences between Marxism and anarchism? What relationship have followers of these two philosophies had in the past?

Marxism and Feminism

The oppression of women has been a key question for Marxism. After all, women constitute half the human race, and have faced discrimination and degradation in many areas of life.

The National Question

The question of nationalities, that is, the oppression of nations and national minorities, which has characterised capitalism from its birth till the present time, has always occupied a central position in Marxist theory.

Marxism and Religion

We have received quite a few e-mails from our subscribers asking about the attitude of Marxists to religion.

The United States

The struggle of the working class in the United States will be a decisive factor in the outcome of the class struggle around the world. We provide here a list of works explaining the important role of the working people of the US.

The Fundamentals of Marxism: A Short Reading List
Introduction to "Four Marxist Classics"
Science and Dialectical Materialism
Historical Materialism
Marxist Economics
Marxism and Anarchism
Marxism and Feminism
The National Question
Marxism and Religion
The United States

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