OriginalGumby
3rd April 2009, 22:34
Here are articles on nine of ten socialist texts that the ISO ran in its newspaper. These articles are a good introduction to socialist politics and inspire folks to read the books all the more. The last one is Trotsky on Permanent Revolution and it has not been printed yet.
The Communist Manifesto (http://socialistworker.org/2008/03/21/the-communist-manifesto)
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels provided an overall theory to help explain history, how to fight for justice today and the possibility of a better future. March 21, 2008
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (http://socialistworker.org/2008/04/11/socialism-utopian-scientific)
Frederick Engels' pamphlet provided a popular account of the origin of socialist ideas and the Marxist view of history. April 11, 2008
Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/12/origin-family-private-property)
Frederick Engels provides a materialist analysis of the rise of class society and, with it, the roots of women's oppression. May 12, 2008
The Civil War in France (http://socialistworker.org/2008/06/09/the-civil-war-in-france)
The modern Marxist theory of the state owes its existence to the 1871 struggle of the Paris Communards, who taught people that workers can run society. June 9, 2008
The Mass Strike (http://socialistworker.org/2008/06/13/the-mass-strike)
Rosa Luxemburg's book, written after the 1905 revolution in Russia, shows how "economic" issues can be the catalyst for "political" demands. June 13, 2008
Reform or Revolution (http://socialistworker.org/2008/07/08/reform-or-revolution)
Rosa Luxemburg’s book was the first major work to take up a critical issue that divided the socialist movement—and does still to this day. July 8, 2008
State and Revolution (http://socialistworker.org/2008/07/22/state-and-revolution)
Lenin's classic work takes up the nature of the capitalist state and the question of how workers' power can be organized. July 22, 2008
What is to be done? (http://socialistworker.org/2008/09/29/what-is-to-be-done)
All too often, accounts of Lenin’s 1902 booklet What Is to Be Done? remove it from its political and historical context. September 29, 2008
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (http://socialistworker.org/2008/12/02/imperialism-the-highest-stage-of-capitalism)
Lenin showed how colonial expansion and imperialist rivalry were rooted in profound changes in the nature of capitalism. December 2, 2008
The Communist Manifesto (http://socialistworker.org/2008/03/21/the-communist-manifesto)
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels provided an overall theory to help explain history, how to fight for justice today and the possibility of a better future. March 21, 2008
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific (http://socialistworker.org/2008/04/11/socialism-utopian-scientific)
Frederick Engels' pamphlet provided a popular account of the origin of socialist ideas and the Marxist view of history. April 11, 2008
Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (http://socialistworker.org/2008/05/12/origin-family-private-property)
Frederick Engels provides a materialist analysis of the rise of class society and, with it, the roots of women's oppression. May 12, 2008
The Civil War in France (http://socialistworker.org/2008/06/09/the-civil-war-in-france)
The modern Marxist theory of the state owes its existence to the 1871 struggle of the Paris Communards, who taught people that workers can run society. June 9, 2008
The Mass Strike (http://socialistworker.org/2008/06/13/the-mass-strike)
Rosa Luxemburg's book, written after the 1905 revolution in Russia, shows how "economic" issues can be the catalyst for "political" demands. June 13, 2008
Reform or Revolution (http://socialistworker.org/2008/07/08/reform-or-revolution)
Rosa Luxemburg’s book was the first major work to take up a critical issue that divided the socialist movement—and does still to this day. July 8, 2008
State and Revolution (http://socialistworker.org/2008/07/22/state-and-revolution)
Lenin's classic work takes up the nature of the capitalist state and the question of how workers' power can be organized. July 22, 2008
What is to be done? (http://socialistworker.org/2008/09/29/what-is-to-be-done)
All too often, accounts of Lenin’s 1902 booklet What Is to Be Done? remove it from its political and historical context. September 29, 2008
Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism (http://socialistworker.org/2008/12/02/imperialism-the-highest-stage-of-capitalism)
Lenin showed how colonial expansion and imperialist rivalry were rooted in profound changes in the nature of capitalism. December 2, 2008