[Audio] Marxism and Religion Alan Woods talks at the IMT Winter School in Berlin on the topic of 'Marxism and Religion'. Alan explains the materialist conception of the world, integral to the theory of Marxism, and contrasts it to the idealist perspective that gives rise to religion. Alan explains the nature of religion as a means of consoling the oppressed with a life after death.
[Video] Funeral of murdered workers outside Mitsubishi factory in Venezuela We publish here two videos of the funeral for the murdered Mitsubishi workers outside the factory with about 2000 people present.
[Video] Venezuela: The assassination of comrade Tiko Tiko These two videos show how the workers only had stones and the police was firing live ammunition, contrary to reports in the Venezuelan bourgeois media. The first video shows the moment in which Javier Marcano (Tiko Tiko) was killed.
[Video] Repression of Anzoategui Police against Mitsubishi workers in Venezuela We publish here videos of the brutal repression of the Anzoategui Police against the Mitsubishi workers on January 29, which ended up in two workers dead.
[Audio] A Marxist view of art and culture Alan Woods spoke at the IMT Winter School in Berlin on the subject of the relationship between Art and the Class Struggle.
[Video] France - Reinforce PCF with Marxist ideas Jérôme Métellus, member of Parti communiste français and La Riposte, talks about the congress of the PCF held in December 2008. Before the congress the Marxists of La Riposte presented their document "Renforcer le PCF, renouer avec le marxisme". The document obtained a resounding success which went beyond any expectations: 5419 or 15.04% of the total valid votes.
[Video] “Pakistan's Other Story - The 1968-69 Revolution” Inaugurated in London On Thursday, January 22rd, there was a successful inauguration of Dr. Lal Khan's new book, "Pakistan's Other Story - The 1968-69 Revolution" in London. Young and old, students and trade unionists, turned up to hear a panel of speakers including Zakir Hussain, Qayyum Butt, and Alan Woods who addressed the audience before Lal Khan spoke.
[Video] General strikes and the student movement in Italy Roberto Sarti, member of FalceMartello, talks about the economic and political situation of Italy, the elections of April, the congress of Rifondazione Comunista in July and the recent strike movement of the workers and the youth.
[Audio] The financial crisis and its political consequences John Peterson, national secretary of the Workers International League, talks about the current crisis of world capitalism, the effect it has on the conciousness of the working people and political consequences for all the countries throughout the world.
[Video] The election of Obama and the perspectives for class struggle in the USA John Peterson, national secretary of the Workers International League, talks about the economic situation in the USA, the election of Obama and the perspectives for class struggle.
[Video] Student general strikes in Spain and the demonstrations against the war in Gaza Victor Taibo of the Spanish Students Union, Sindicato de Estudiantes, talks about the current economic and political situation in Spain, the two student general strikes of October and November last year, and the current demonstrations against the war in Gaza.
[Audio] Israel's invasion of Gaza and the consequences for the Middle East Once again the Middle East is engulfed in the flames of war. Alan Woods explains at the IMT Winter School last weekend in Berlin the reasons for Israel's invasion of Gaza and analyses the wider implications for relations between the powers in the Middle East and on a world scale.
[Audio] The Spanish Revolution The part played by the Bolsheviks in the history of the Russian revolution of 1917 proves the importance of the role of leadership. The history of the Spanish revolution proves the same thing, but in a negative sense. In September Alan Woods spoke to the Socialist Appeal Northern Weekend School in Britain, which had as its general theme 'The Class, the Party and the Leadership', on those events which took place in Spain 70 years ago.
[Audio] Christianity - Capitalist or Communist? With Christmas just around the corner we present the final meeting of the ULU Marxist Society, which celebrated the end of a successful first term of meetings on December 4th by hosting a debate on Marxism and Religion. Under the heading Christianity - Capitalist or Communist? Dr Peter Hatton, Methodist Minister, debated Fred Weston, co-editor of In Defence of Marxism and leading member of the International Marxist Tendency.
[Video] Spanish Revolution: 70 Years Later John Peterson, National Secretary of the Workers International League in the U.S., presenting at a forum on the Spanish Revolution at May Day Books in Minneapolis, MN on November 13th, 2008.