Solidarity

Content by or about the UK libertarian socialist group, Solidarity, active from the 1960s until the 1990s.

Solidarity: For Workers' Power

Labour Party poster, 1945.

Capitalism and socialism - Maurice Brinton

Maurice Brinton of Solidarity outlines his view of traditional socialists, and libertarian socialists.

Portugal: the impossible revolution? - Phil Mailer

Phil Mailer of Solidarity's excellent history and analysis of the Portuguese Revolution from 1974-1976.

Theses on the Chinese revolution - Cajo Brendel

Cajo Brendel discusses the Chinese revolution and conflicts between the Chinese Communist Party and the working class and peasantry, and…

Suicide for socialism? - Maurice Brinton

Maurice Brinton's analysis of the bizarre mass suicide of a socialist cult led by American Jim Jones in Jonestown, Guyana, which discusses the…

Cover of Paris: May 1968 by Maurice Brinton

Paris: May 1968 - Maurice Brinton's diary

A vivid and exciting eyewitness diary by Maurice Brinton (the writing pseudonym of Chris Pallis) of Solidarity on the events in Paris in May 1968…

Wilhelm Reich.

The Irrational in Politics - Maurice Brinton

Maurice Brinton outlines his Reichian views on human psychology, arguing that sexual repression is an important factor in social conditioning.

As we see it / Don't see it - Solidarity

An introduction to the ideas and activity of the UK libertarian socialist group Solidarity. The articles provide an interesting and clear summary…

Leading Bolsheviks Lenin and Trotsky.

The Bolsheviks and workers' control: the state and counter-revolution - Maurice Brinton

A remarkable pamphlet by Maurice Brinton exposing the struggle that took place over the running of…

A hot air balloon with Marx's face on it and Lenin, Stalin and Mao as the basket

A Contribution to the Critique of Marx - John Crump

This essay was published in pamphlet form in February 1976. It was published jointly by Social Revolution and Solidarity.

Rohana Wijeweera - leader of the JVP

Third worldism or socialism - Solidarity

Originally published by Solidarity in their pamphlet "Ceylon: the JVP Uprising".

Hungary '56 - Andy Anderson

Andy Anderson's pamphlet, written in 1964 and published by Solidarity is invaluable as a guide to the events of the Hungarian uprising of 1956.