Class War

Dream On (Amber Films, 1992), Class War, and ultra-left critique. Film review – Tom Jennings

Tom Jennings’ essay on the theoretical and propaganda use and abuse of concepts of socio-economic class.

The Hidden Injuries of Theory by Tom Jennings

Unfinished Business - The politics of Class War

The definitive book about the politics of the Class War Federation, including brief histories and descriptions of the capitalist system and how it functions.

Clearly written and interesting, it is a good introduction to CW's ideas, though we at libcom.org would have several important disagreements with it. Notably on the issues of class and nationalism

David Shayler, his friends and Class War

Article from Class War newspaper about former MI5 officer David Shayler and his dealings with left-wing, anarchist and progressive groups

Class War, Real Ale, and Stuart Christie - The Guardian

Extract from the light-hearted Guardian Diary of Thursday November 24 2005, by Duncan Campbell about Stuart Christie and Class War

Reply to Animal's Reply

As the reply-proper (below) to the Animal reply makes clear, the article 'Death of a Paper Tiger' was not written by Aufheben. 'Intakes' articles in Aufheben are 'guest' articles and so do not go through the normal editorial process (of editing, criticism etc.) but nevertheless are considered useful contributions.

A Reply to Death of a Paper Tiger by Animal

Demanding Critical Thought,
or Still Born Aufheben

This is a reply to "Intakes: Death of a Paper Tiger... Reflections on Class War" found on the Aufheben website on Feb. 21st 2000, but printed in 1997, Autumn no.6, in their magazine.

Death of a Paper Tiger - Reflections on Class War

Class War's attempt to break out of the anarchist ghetto, which had been dominated by eccentrics and liberal pacifists, has had a profound impact on many anarchists and revolutionaries. In this issue's Intakes we have a piece written in response to the disbanding of Class War which looks at the fundamental problems of Class War's populist approach.

Death of a Paper Tiger... Reflections on Class War

news

UK: One in four will live in fuel poverty
Over 14 million people could find themselves in fuel poverty in the near future, if new figures from gas giant Centrica predicting a 70% rise in gas prices prove accurate - nearly a quarter of the population.

articles

Trotsky, the Left Opposition and the Rise of Stalinism: Theory and Practice - John Eric Marot
Through a critical examination of the limits of SWP guru Tony Cliff's analysis, Marot demolishes the popular myth that Trotsky and his Left Opposition within the Bolshevik Party in Russia were, during the 1920s, a heroic attempt to defend working class interests against a Stalinist 'socialist construction' and repression that they disagreed with.

1968

1957-1975: The Vietnam War
Howard Zinn's short history of the war in Vietnam from the beginning of the Communist insurgency in 1957 until the defeat of US and South Vietnamese forces in 1975.

Tea Break

Tea Break July 2008
First issue of an irregular workers' bulletin put together by users of the website, libcom.org. This issue focuses on the 2008 pay dispute over sub-inflation pay offers.

Class War

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