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• South Africa's movement against apartheid - Ella Gutteridge - Marx Talks

  For almost five decades, white rule in South Africa was codified in a brutally racist, segregationist regime that systematically controlled and exploited the mass of the black workers. But the hyper-e...

• Why is the far right growing and how can we stop them? - Jeff Sparrow, Liam Parry, Nahui Ludekens

  The threat of the far right continues to grow across the world. To fight it we need to understand what fascism is, why people are being drawn to the far right, and the culpability of the mainstream pa...

• Karl Marx: An Extraordinary Life - Michael Lazarus - Marx Talks

  To mark the 200th birth of Karl Marx, this talk gives an account of his life and thought. Lazarus focuses on the theoretical turning points, from his early turn to philosophy to the completion of Capi...

• Historical materialism: The Marxist theory of social change - Jack Mansell - Marx Talks

  Theories abound concerning why society changes. Some reduce it to the actions of 'great men'. Others assert that there is a natural tendency towards progress and enlightenment. In the Communist Manife...

• Democratic socialism: An easier method of change? - Luca Tavan - Marx Talks

  The idea of democratic socialism has made a resurgence since Bernie Sanders inspired millions with his talk of a political revolution. Yet is it really possible to achieve socialism through parliament...

• Key Texts of Marxism: Lenin's State and Revolution - Omar Hassan - Marx Talks

  Though it was written 100 years ago, the ideas in State and Revolution are still relevant for socialists who seek to connect with current consciousness and point the way towards the socialist transfor...