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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

World Socialism, What It Is —What It Is Not The World Socialist Movement (WSM)  is often criticized for not being “practical ” or for not putting forward any proposals for today. But this is not the point. The WSM does not exist to campaign for petty reforms within the capitalist system. It is the instrument which the…

That the emancipation of labour is neither a local nor a national, but a social problem, embracing all countries” – IWMA It is scarcely necessary to observe that capitalism is the same everywhere, that like causes produce like results. Wherever capitalism appears, its mission of is the pursuit of profit and exploitation. Socialism is necessary to the emancipation…

Socialism is a real alternative. We can only “cure the planet” by establishing a society without private productive property or profit where humans will be freed from the uncontrollable economic laws of the pursuit of profit and the accumulation of capital. Only a world socialist society, based on the common ownership and democratic control of…

The inequality which exists under world capitalism is simply breathtaking, and it is increasing. The world has never been so unequal as it is today. Giant global corporations own and control the world production of goods and services together with the natural resources of the planet. The sole object is to amass greater concentrations of…