In a wide-ranging interview, JEREMY CORBYN talks to Ben Chacko about the difficulties the new Prime Minister faces and why he sees no future in Labour
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What is the role of the individual in history?
Marxists maintain that while individuals cannot change the objective course of history at will, the individual can at times play a major role, says the MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Gavrilo Princip, Charles Darwin, Joan of Arc and the death of Wat Tyler
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Burnham’s billions for defence while councils and local services struggle will not deliver the change that Britain’s working-class communities need, says MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS
Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains
CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at the facts behind US persecution of Fergie Chambers
While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT
IF YOU’RE an older person it’s likely that the history you had at school was primarily a list of dates of kings, queens and (old) prime ministers.
If you’re young it’s likely that you’ll have learnt more about “movements” — the American civil war, maybe about the civil-rights movement (but probably very little about the Peasant’s Revolt, the Putney Debates, Chartism or the miners’ strike, and probably next to nothing about class struggles in Europe).
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Internationalism is deeply embedded in socialist theory and practice. Examination illuminates its complexity asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
Nature as well as society works dialectically, asserts the Marx Memorial Library and Workers’ School
The selection, analysis and interpretation of historical ‘facts’ always takes place within a paradigm, a model of how the world works. That’s why history is always a battleground, declares the Marx Memorial Library
From hunting rare pamphlets at book sales to online panels and courses on trade unionism and class politics, the MML continues connecting archive treasures with the movements fighting for a better world, writes director MEIRIAN JUMP