Marxist Voice

Every day the news in the Western world is full of stories about migration. Major political parties are forming their messaging around anti-migrant rhetoric. At the same time, the left is organising protests and holding signs which say 'refugees are welcome here'. But migration didn't come out nowhere, it is a product of capitalisms need for cheap labour and foreign wars. So what is th...

Merry Christmas! But what is Christmas? What is Christianity, and where did it come from? From a small, radical sect, to the world's most popular religion, spanning from West to East. Here, we republish a talk from 2 years ago given by Alan Woods, theoretical leader of the RCI, on the origins of Christianity. Here, he tracks from the early and radical start of Christianity, through to the bure...

From this year's Revolution Festival, Peter Kwasiborski, introduces Shostakovich. Stalin's bureaucracy waged a campaign of hate against artists who defied their narrow doctrine of 'Socialist Realism'. Dmitri Shostakovich's 'Anti-formalist Rayok' lambasts these cultural crimes, and defends the spirit of cultural freedom unleashed by the October Revolution. 🔗  ⁠Head to o...

Lenin and Trotsky stand as two of the most slandered men in history. Whether from the bourgeois, or from the Stalinists, their ideas are constantly misappriopriated. Stalinists have spent a century trying to divide Lenin and Trotsky. But was there really any difference between their ideas? In this talk, Olivia Ruadh, RCP Central Committee member, explains the real legacy of Lenin and Trotsky

Whatever you think of the Russian Revolution, it transformed the 20th century. For us, this event is the greatest in human history. Where the masses not only entered the scene of history but took their lives' into their own hands. This incredible event is rich in lessons for how to overthrow capitalism today. In this talk, Georgina Ryan, RCP Central Committee comrade, gives life to this import...

Marx's masterpiece, Das Kapital, is dripping with the most important lessons for humanity to understand. How does capitalism, the system we live under, actually work? What are the contradicitions inherent in how our economy runs, and how does this impact our lives as workers? At Revolution Festival this year, Adam Booth, who has just rewritten his guide to capital, explains Marx's writing...

Recently there has been a renewed effort by the US to clamp down on Venezuela. Given this, we are publishing a talk by Jorge Martin from this year's Revolution Festival on the history of the Bolivarian Revolution and Hugo Chavez. This incredible event is rich in lessons for those wanting to fight imperialism and capitalism today.

Continuing with our series on the Russian Revolution of 1917, we republish here an episode from our sister podcast Spectre of Communism. In this discussion Fred Weston, alongside host Joe Attard discuss this monuments event; the first time the workers took power into their hands. This episode is also available at Marxist Voice on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts.

In honour of the anniversary of the Russian Revolution, Marxist Voice is proud to present a special episode. This Q&A with Rob Sewell, author of In Defence of Lenin , was recorded last night in front of an audience of communists in London eager to hear about the life and ideas of Lenin. The crisis of world capitalism clearly raises the need to train the next generation of Leninists. As we cele...

In the latest In Defence of Marxism magazine, Trotsky's theory of the Permanent Revolution is explained. This theory has gone down in history, as Stalin used it to try and divide Lenin and Trotsky. By the time these debates arose, the question had already been solved by history, in Trotsky's favour. Trotsky's theory was first written in his book Results and Prospects and was based on t...

The Spanish Civil War was one of the greatest revolutionary struggles of the 20th century—and one of its greatest betrayals. At the RCP Summer Camp , Joe Russell explained how the working class of Spain rose against fascism and capitalism, only to be betrayed by the Stalinists, the reformists, and the centrist leadership of the POUM. Joe outlines the main lesson of 1936–39: without a revolutionary...

The struggle against South African apartheid is a source of inspiration across the world. However, the understanding of how it was overthrown is limited, especially in the West. With the struggle to free Palestine, this topic holds a particular importance, as many on the left explain their support for the Boycott, Divest, Sanction movement on the lessons of South Africa. But what does this period...

The genocide of Palestinians over the last 2 years has become a lightening rod for all the accumulated anger in society. People have been exposed to the bombing of hospitals, videos of mothers pulling their babies from the rubble and the vile response from governments internationally - that Israel 'has the right to defend itself'. Since October 7th 2023, millions across the world have come...

Is artificial intelligence truly conscious—or is it just hype? At Revolution Festival 2024 , Daniel Morley applies the Marxist method to cut through the illusions surrounding AI. While tech billionaires claim AI is a revolution on par with human thought, Marxism shows that consciousness is not simply data processing but a product of labour, society, and material conditions. By examining the differ...

Marxism is not just a political programme—it is a scientific world outlook. At the RCP Summer Camp, Khaled Malachi explains the role of Marxist philosophy and why dialectical materialism is the most advanced method for understanding reality. From physics to biology, science confirms the revolutionary insights of Marxist dialectics. While bourgeois philosophers remain trapped in idealism and formal...

The rise and fall of the Fourth International is one of the most important lessons for communists today. At the World Congress of the Revolutionary Communist International, Rob Sewell explains how the degeneration of the leadership of the Fourth International left the working class without a revolutionary party. Ted Grant’s sharp criticisms of the opportunism and sectarianism of the leadership are...

Fiona Lali and Khaled Malachi discuss the deepening crisis in Britain — from the failure of Starmer's government to growing political disillusionment across the country. Why is public trust collapsing? Why does everyone seem to hate Starmer? And what does the future hold as the UK becomes increasingly polarised between left and right? Agree with the ideas in this show? Then join the fight for comm...

THERE WERE TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE RECORDING OF THIS PODCAST. WE APOLOGISE FOR THE MISSED CONTENT The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave revolt in history and remains one of the most inspiring chapters in the struggle against oppression. Speaking at Revolution Festival 2024, Keelan Kellegher explains how enslaved Africans in Haiti, under the leadership of Toussaint Louverture, ros...

In the 1950s and 60s, while the so-called Marxists couldn't understand the post war boom, Ted Grant used the Marxist method to analyse what was happening. From this, he was able to understand that capitalism had not solved its contradictions but was destined for slump again. At this year's RCP summer camp, Nelson Wan explains Ted Grant's article 'Will there be a slump?' and the method which allowe...

Most ‘mainstream’  historians tend to reject the Marxist view that the course of historical development has been fundamentally determined by laws that we can grasp scientifically.  Many also reject the idea of progress as a whole as merely a ‘point of view’. To them, history is little more than a series of accidents, or the choices of great individuals. But if this is the case, then why can we rec...

What is value? This question has perplexed the human mind for more than 2,000 years. The classical bourgeois economists grappled with the question, as did Marx. Joe Russell, Executive Committee member of the RCP, discusses Marx’s completion of the Labour Theory of Value, and provide a defence of his economic ideas against attacks from modern day critics. 🔗 ⁠Head to our website for more analysis o...

As British capitalism’s first colony, imperialism cut its teeth in Ireland. The domination of Ireland by British capitalists, landlords, and financiers resulted in untold horrors; from the artificial famine of the 1840s and 50s, to the war for national liberation, through to the murder of unarmed civilians on Bloody Sunday.  In this session from the Revolution Festival 2024, Shaun Morris, Central...

In this episode of Communist Radio, Ben Gliniecki and Daniel Morley discuss the prospect of a new left party and the role of the communists.

In this episode of Communist Radio, Khaled and Fiona discuss where next for the Palestine movement in Britain. After months of action, the words of the British ruling class changed but their actions and their backing of the Israeli war machine did not. Then only to come out in full support of Netanyahu again with the recent escalation in the Middle East with Iran. This has left many thinking &quot...

In this episode, Ben Gliniecki and Lotta Angantyr talk about the recruitment campaign, Revolution Against the Billionaires, and how this is connecting to the mood among young people today. Hearing reports from across the country and getting into what it means to join the RCP Agree with the ideas in this show? Then join the fight for communism! ✊ ⁠⁠⁠ Join the Revolutionary Communist Party⁠⁠⁠: ⁠htt...