Soviet Union

Occupation of Afghanistan is not ‘democracy’

When the anti-war movement makes the argument that U.S. and NATO troops must get out of Afghanistan, liberal apologists for…

February 24, 2014

90 years after death, Lenin’s contributions appreciated

Lenin is the recognized leader of the political party that directed the working-class’s seizure of state power in Russia in…

January 31, 2014

Red Army broke siege of Leningrad 70 years ago

Editor’s note: The imperialist ruling class puts its plentiful resources into making humanity forget the enormous contribution of the Soviet…

January 27, 2014

A brief history of ‘marriage,’ part 26

Marriage and the struggle for socialism "Revolution is necessary ... not only because the 'ruling' class cannot be overthrown in…

January 2, 2014

Only socialism can save Detroit

  Talk given at WWP conference  on Nov. 16 by Kris Hamel. Workers World Party wants to expropriate the expropriators…

December 12, 2013

The Russian Revolution changed the world forever

Ninety-six years ago on Nov. 7, 1917, workers and peasants overthrew the capitalist government in Russia. Two million soldiers in…

November 6, 2013

Rosenbergs, Manning & Snowden

June 19 marks the 60th anniversary of the assassinations of Ethel Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg at Sing Sing prison in…

June 18, 2013

Thatcher and Gorbachev: Her other anti-worker legacy

The role of Margaret Thatcher as Britain’s Ronald Reagan — that is, as a reactionary head of state who unleashed…

April 17, 2013

The recent trip to Cuba by Jay-Z and Beyonce in proper context

Recently the rapper Jay-Z released a track called “Open Letter” to answer the critics of him and his partner Beyoncé’s…

April 15, 2013

New Chinese leader denounces Gorbachev

But Xi continues dangerous policy of market 'economic reform' The new head of the Chinese Communist Party and president of…

March 11, 2013