Capitalism presents exploitation, inequality, war, oppression and environmental destruction as unavoidable.
Marxism helps us understand how this system works, why workers have the power to change it, and what it will take to replace it with socialism.
For Workers Power, political education is not separate from action. It helps us learn from past struggles, understand the battles taking place today and develop a strategy for victory. These pages bring together introductory courses, study guides, classic texts and practical resources for learning individually or collectively.
You do not need any previous knowledge. Start with our New to Marxism guide, study the principles of Workers Power, or explore the wider library.
New to Marxism? Start here
Capitalism and exploitation
How does capitalism exploit workers, where does profit come from, and why the working class has the power to change society.
The state and revolution
What is the purpose and function of a state—and what would workers’ power, democratic planning and socialism look like?
Can capitalism be reformed?
Marxists fight for reforms—but can reforms overcome capitalist ownership and state power, or does winning lasting change require a revolution?
Social oppression and liberation
How capitalism reproduces racism and the oppression of women and LGBT+ people—and why liberation is essential to working-class unity.
Imperialism and environment
Why a system driven by profit and imperialist rivalry produces war, ecological breakdown and mounting threats to human life.
We need a revolutionary party
Why workers need a revolutionary party that can unite struggles, develop a programme and organise the fight for power.
Our politics and programme
For readers who want to go further, these materials set out Workers Power’s politics in more detail: our programmes, theses and resolutions covering more than 50 years of revolutionary Marxist analysis and struggle.
Programme
Our programmes set out the aims we fight for and the strategy needed to overthrow capitalism and build working-class power.
Theses & Documents
Past programmes and longer theoretical work on strategy, organisation and major developments in the class struggle.