Through the 1960s until the 1990s, the Militant Tendency gained infamy for its defence of Marxist and socialist ideas within the labour movement in Britain. It took the fight to the Thatcher government in the 80s, both in the struggle of the socialist Liverpool City Council, and in the struggle against the poll tax. What were the lessons of these fight? How was Militant built? Join us for another episode of Revolutionary Ideas to find out more! socialistalternative.info ..read more

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Since the explosion of struggle against systemic racism and state violence in 2020, a new generation of workers and young people have asked: what sort of approach is needed to help in the fight for liberation? At the same time, there has been a right-wing backlash against the ideas of 'Critical Race Theory'. But do CRT provide a way forward? Or does Marxism have more to offer? Or are the two compatible? To learn more, listen to and share this latest episode of Revolutionary ideas! JOIN SOCIALIST ALTERNATIVE: linktr.ee/SocialistAlternative ..read more

Over the last few years, the #metoo movement has exposed the widespread sexual abuse in society often perpetrated by men in positions of power such as Jeffrey Epstein, and most recently with the high-profile accusations against Prince Andrew. In this episode of REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS, we discuss a socialist feminist and Marxist approach to understanding and fighting the power and privilege behind this abuse, and how we can build a mass movement to fight back for International Women's Day 2022. Subscribe today! FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/SocialistAlternative ..read more

Lenin’s classic book, The State and Revolution is a must-read for all who want to get a firm understanding of how the state works. How do socialists approach complex issues like the police? How can the working class take state power, and what do we need to do to make that happen? In this episode, our regular hosts, Tom and Connor will be joined by Sofia, from Socialist Alternative in Leicester. Listen now ..read more

On Christmas 1914, soldiers across the trenches of WWI disobeyed orders and dropped their guns. In this act of resistance during the imperialist war, a glowing example was set - of working class solidarity and internationalism. In this special Christmas episode of Revolutionary Ideas, our regular panelists Yaara and Tom interview Greg Briscoe from Socialist Alternative in London. TUNE IN AND SHARE! Facebook: www.facebook.com/SocialistAlternativeEW Twitter: twitter.com/SocialistAltEWS Instagram: @SocialistAlternative.EWS TikTok: @Socialist_Vids ..read more

From Spain, to Argentina and beyond, women have increasingly staged feminist strikes against abuse, femicide, rape and oppression. We ask in this episode of Socialist Alternative's monthly podcast: what is the way forward for these movements? TUNE IN AND SHARE! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SocialistAlternativeEW Twitter: https://twitter.com/SocialistAltEWS Instagram: @SocialistAlternative.EWS TikTok: @Socialist_Vids ..read more

As Marxists, we follow the example set by the Russian Revolution of 1917, as the greatest event in human history - a milestone in the fight for a world liberated from oppression, exploitation and war. But we are also often told lies about what the revolution was and what it represented. In this episode of Revolutionary Ideas, we will be interviewing Rob and Lilly from Sotsialisticheskaya Alternative (ISA in Russia). FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: ISA England, Wales & Scotland Instagram: @SocialistAlternative.EWS Twitter: @SocialistAltEWS TikTok: @Socialist_Vids ..read more

It is now one year since the infamous toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. One year on, many are still uncovering the truth about capitalism’s connection with slavery. How were they linked? And how is this history relevant still? Listen to find out! Join Socialist Alternative at socialistalternative.net/get-involved ..read more