Russia: The Great Betrayal
This article was originally published in the Militant newspaper in 1992. The bosses attempt to link the ideas of genuine socialism with the dictatorship, bureaucracy and mismanagement of Stalinism. So...
When the Russian workers took power
This article was originally published in the Militant newspaper in 1992. Every worker serious about real change in society should study the events of the Russian Revolution. It's not just...
CWI: Building a mass socialist international
A reply to the Democratic Socialist Perspective (DSP), Australia By Peter Taaffe The following article is a reply, by Peter Taaffe, from the Committee for a Workers? International (CWI), to...
The principles behind how we run the Socialist Party
What is Democratic Centralism? A speech by Samantha Ashby delivered at the Socialist Party Summer School February 2005. For those who dont know what democratic centralism is it is the...
Che Guevara: A legacy of struggle
Che Guevara has become an iconic figure. His face can be seen in the slums of Argentina, and on countless t-shirts across the globe. Since his death there have been...
Terrorism: A socialist response
The subject of terrorism is not a clean and easy one to deal with firstly there is the well known popular view that one individuals terrorist is anothers freedom fighter....
The case for a revolutionary party
The political organisation of workers is a lot weaker today than in the past. In the 1960s and 1970s, for example, many trade unionists and student activists were organised in...
The 1969 penal powers general strike
This year is the 35th anniversary of one of the most important and victorious strike movements in modern Australian history - the general strike movement in response to the jailing...
Review of new book on BLF deregistration
Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win! (Builders Labourers fight deregistration, 1981-94) is a history of the most severe defeat suffered by the Australian working class in recent times. Author Liz...
Introduction to trade unionism
Many young people today find it hard to see the point in joining a trade union. Unions often seem outdated and out of touch. The following is the Socialist Party's...
What is imperialism?
The speedy overthrow of the Saddam Hussain's regime has resulted in a wave of propaganda emanating from the leaders of the coalition forces. Bush, Blair and Howard are now basking...
Pilots defeat: Unions will pay the price
With the end of the pilot’s dispute, another chapter of shame closes for the leadership of the Australian labour movement. Their role in this episode has been nothing short of...
Pilots step up action
Striking Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) members have over the last couple of weeks staged protest demonstrations against Bob Hawke, the Labor government and the airline in various locations....
1989 pilots dispute: Defend the right to strike
The recent court decision against the Pilots Federation, with the threat of $10 million fines has profound implications for every worker in Australia. It has effectively confirmed that it is...
Pilots defy the odds
As the pilot’s dispute moves into its fourth month, still only 10% of the airlines own planes are flying. In frustration Tourism Minister Holding has put forward the idea that...
Support the pilots’ victory!
A heavy defeat for the pilots would be a victory for all union busters and for all those who want workers to pay for the economic crisis. The airline companies...
Pilots dispute: Armed forces, civil action…
The pilots dispute is the most important since the Hawke government came to power in 1983. The government’s main strategy has been to make the workers pay for the capitalist...