Socialist Standard
Hugo Chavez: ‘21st Century Socialist’ or Populist Strongman?
From the April 2013 issue of The Socialist Standard The formula ‘socialism of the 21st century’ encapsulates the hopes that many leftists throughout the world placed in President Hugo ...
A Hundred Years Ago: The Winnipeg General Strike
From the May 2019 issue of The Socialist Standard ‘The Winnipeg Strike will go down in history as a magnificent example of working-class solidarity and courage’ (Bill Pritchard). In February ...
Archives, Capitalism, Film Review
Capitalism and Michael Moore (2010)
From the March 2010 issue of The Socialist Standard Like Michael Moore’s other films, ‘Capitalism: A Love Story‘, is brilliant in its way, hard-hitting and funny. He strips ...
Britain’s Political Crisis (1975)
From the October 1975 issue of The Socialist Standard Text of a letter sent by a member of the World Socialist Party of the US to the American left-wing ...
Archives, Film Review, History
What Was He Fighting For? (2011)
From the May 2011 issue of The Socialist Standard Phil Ochs as the Sound of the “New Left” A new documentary film on the life and music of Phil ...
First as Tragedy, Then as Farce (2010)
Book Review from the February 2010 issue of The Socialist Standard First as Tragedy, Then as Farce by Slavoj Žižek. Verso, 2009. Has Slavoj Žižek (the superstar Slovenian “theorist”) signed ...
The Campaign Against Prohibition in the U.S.A. (1932)
From the September 1932 issue of The Socialist Standard At the time of writing arrangements are being made to hold a big parade, and it is claimed that many trade unions ...
The Coming Election in the U.S.A. (1932)
From the October 1932 issue of The Socialist Standard The two great burlesque shows recently held in Chicago are now things of the past—the conventions of the two major ...
Bolshevism and the Third International (1936)
From the February 1936 issue of The Socialist Standard By no means unanimous will be the interpretations placed on the programmes formed at the recent seventh World Congress of the Communist ...
Archives, Capitalism, Class, Economics
I Wannabe a Plutocrat! (2013)
The Material World Column from the August 2013 issue of The Socialist Standard Dear Material World, My life’s dream is to become a fully paid-up member of the capitalist ...
