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History of the First International 3/3
The Congress of 1870 had to be abandoned owing to the outbreak of the Franco-German war. It had been brewing for some time, fostered on the one side by the expansionist policy of the Napoleonic regime, with its stock-jobbing supporters, and on the other side by the capitalist development of Germany, which was unifying the…
History of the First International 2/3
The first congress of the International was held at Geneva in 1866, and it ran into difficulties at its opening. Individual members, mainly Blanquist, insisted on sitting as delegates and voting, although they only represented themselves. The London Conference had laid down that only official delegates were to be allowed to sit and vote. After…
History of the First International 1/3
An attempt to form a Communist Party in 1847 failed partly on account of the defeat of working class aspirations during the European uprisings of 1848, shortly after the publication of the Communist Manifesto. Just over 20 years later, when working class militancy was reviving, another attempt was made. Though this one was wider and stronger…
Estamos en contra del reformismo, no en contra de las reformas
Los partidos acompañantes del Movimiento Socialista Mundial no abogan por reformas. Como dice el encabezado en la página de inicio de este sitio web, el Partido Socialista Mundial de los Estados Unidos “representa el socialismo y nada más”. Al adoptar esta postura, vamos en contra de la sabiduría predominante en la izquierda. Casi todos los…
Where the WSM Stands
The World Socialist Movement (WSM) aims to convince our fellow workers of the need for socialism by reasonable means. It is our argument that the hard logic of the case for socialism is powerful enough to defeat the ideology of capitalism as presented by the education system, media, religion and so on. To get workers to…
Destino Manifiesto” y la Guerra Mexicoamericana
Cada año, decenas de miles de irlandeses-estadounidenses celebran con orgullo su herencia en el Día de San Patricio, sin embargo, pocos son conscientes del destino de los irlandeses en el Batallón de San Patricio que eligieron luchar bajo su bandera verde por México contra la agresión de los Estados Unidos en la Guerra Mexicoamericana de 1846-48. ¿Cuántos…
Hail the socialist world cooperative commonwealth.
Political organisation in this country takes many forms. There are organisations which exist solely in order to gain one reform. Until capitalism is ended such parties can go on existing, there are always new problems arising for them to deal with, always new opportunities of fighting for their respective sectional interests, and always the need…
Explaining Socialism 3/3
The object of the World Socialist Movement is to unite humanity and to solve social problems by building a society which can satisfy the universal need for cooperation and material security. Socialism involves a creative outlook concerned with the quality of life. In association with others, the individual will develop himself as a social being. With…
Explaining Socialism 2/3
What World Socialism Will Be Like Over the years the word socialism has been used to describe the aims and principles of many different organisations and the policies of numerous governments and regimes. Nowadays, in most people’s minds, socialism is associated with the Labour Party and the small organisations on its left-wing or with countries…
Explaining Socialism 1/3
World socialism will be a class-free, wageless, democratically-run society where goods are produced to satisfy human needs instead of being sold for profit. The administration of such a society will be decided by its citizens, basing their decisions on the needs of the community, available resources, and technology. Capitalism fails to fulfil the already existing potential…