International Committee of the Fourth International

Communist Party Marxist - Kenya defends counter-revolutionary Maoist strategy against Trotskyism—Part 1

Sun, 24 May 2026 18:25:54 GMT

Part one of a five-part series examining the politics of the Communist Party Marxist-Kenya, this article exposes the party’s defence of the Stalinist-Maoist theory of the National Democratic Revolution and its opposition to Trotskyism.

Release activists arrested for protesting French imperialist-backed Africa Forward summit in Kenya!

Thu, 14 May 2026 12:25:09 GMT

The detained include Lee Sang-hun and Song Dan-bi of the People’s Democracy Party of South Korea, Joti Brar of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist), Dimitris Patelis, a professor of philosophy at the Technical University of Crete and Guy Bremond, a French activist.

The 2026 International May Day Online Rally and the tasks of the international working class

Mon, 04 May 2026 03:58:05 GMT

Speakers at the May Day rally analyzed the war against Iran as the culmination of a 35-year capitalist crisis and advanced a revolutionary program for the international working class entering a new period of global struggle.

Join the May Day Online Rally! For socialism! Against war, genocide and fascism!

Fri, 01 May 2026 04:34:27 GMT

The International Committee of the Fourth International and the World Socialist Web Site are holding our 13th annual International May Day Online Rally at 3:00 pm EDT.

Workers and young people in Canada and India urge participation in International Online May Day Rally

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:32:34 GMT

The International Committee of the Fourth International and its daily publication, the World Socialist Web Site, are organizing the International Online May Day Rally at 3pm US Eastern Time on Friday, May 1 to provide a unified revolutionary socialist program to workers around the globe in the struggle against imperialist war, dictatorship, and austerity.

David North calls for building the anti-war movement in interview with Turkish channel TV5

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:45:47 GMT

In an interview with Turkish channel TV5, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North warns that the two-week pause in the US bombardment of Iran is merely an interlude and calls on workers internationally to build a movement against imperialism based on the unification of the working class.

London meeting marks 40 years since the expulsion of the Workers Revolutionary Party

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 21:03:19 GMT

The Workers Revolutionary Party’s expulsion from the International Committee of the Fourth International in the mid-1980s was a defining moment in the history of the international socialist movement. At stake was the survival of Trotskyism, of revolutionary Marxism as an organised political tendency.

WSWS emergency webinar articulates socialist strategy to stop US-Israeli war against Iran

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:41:40 GMT

Thousands of workers and youth from around the world participated in the event, which identified the international working class as the only force capable of ending the criminal bombardment of Iran and all imperialist wars.

Leela Balasuriya (1946–2025): A veteran Trotskyist fighter in Sri Lanka

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 04:17:00 GMT

Comrade Leela’s death is a sad loss for the SEP, but the memory of this courageous fighter lives on today in the party’s struggle.

The funeral of Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler in Duisburg: “An extraordinarily courageous personality”

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:35:34 GMT

SGP Honorary Chairman Ulrich Rippert’s address traced Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler political development, from confronting the legacy of fascism to her decades-long struggle for a socialist and international workers’ movement.

Documents of the International Committee of the Fourth International on the suspension of the WRP

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:20:17 GMT

We are reposting here two documents, the resolution of the ICFI on the suspension of the WRP from December 16, 1985 and a statement adopted the following day.

40 years since the suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party from the ICFI

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 04:05:00 GMT

The suspension of the WRP by International Committee in December 1985 marked a decisive victory for Trotskyism over Pabloite opportunism and opened a new stage in the building of the Fourth International.

Welcome Socialism AI: A historic advance in the political education of the working class

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:24:58 GMT

Socialism AI is a transformative application of advanced technological development to the political education and mobilization of the international working class.

The Gelfand Case: Depositions and the fight against summary judgement

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:52:00 GMT

This lecture outlines the legal struggle of Alan Gelfand to expose the penetration of the Trotskyist movement by agents of the Stalinist GPU, and reviews the successful brief against the SWP’s motion for summary judgment.

Elisabeth Zimmermann-Modler 1956–2025: Trotskyist and fighter for the working class

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:27:08 GMT

Elli devoted her entire adult life to building a better, socialist society. She joined the Trotskyist movement in 1975 and remained an active and leading member for the rest of her life.

Leading Ukrainian criminologist finds charges of “state treason” against Bogdan Syrotiuk baseless

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:20:06 GMT

The linguistic examination by Yuri Irkhin, one of Ukraine’s leading criminologist, marks not only a major setback for the prosecution. It is also a powerful vindication of the principled opposition by the Trotskyist movement to the war in Ukraine.

Socialism AI goes live on December 12, 2025

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 03:32:07 GMT

Socialism AI is a powerful new chatbot developed by the WSWS to advance socialist consciousness globally by bringing the scientific outlook of Marxism to workers, youth, and intellectuals.

Ken Mantell, Australian Trotskyist: November 11, 1945–November 30, 2025

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:07:32 GMT

It was as a steel fixer that Ken joined the Socialist Labour League, the precursor to the Socialist Equality Party, in the early 1980s. Once convinced of the program and the need to build the revolutionary party, he never wavered.

Where is America going?: Oligarchy, dictatorship, and the revolutionary crisis of capitalism

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:41:52 GMT

The WSWS publishes here the text of a lecture delivered by David North in London on November 22 examining the global crisis of capitalism and the Trump administration’s drive to dictatorship.

World Socialist Web Site to launch Socialism AI

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:04:52 GMT

This revolutionary tool will harness artificial intelligence for the development of socialist consciousness in the international working class.

The assassination of Comrade Tom Henehan

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:52:56 GMT

This lecture examines the life and death of Comrade Tom Henehan in the context of the investigation into Security and the Fourth International.

The Security and the Fourth International investigation deepens

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 03:00:42 GMT

This lecture reviews in detail the key developments in the Security and the Fourth International investigation in 1976-77, as the ICFI relentlessly pursued the truth behind the GPU conspiracy to murder Leon Trotsky.

Joseph Hansen’s reply to Security and the Fourth International

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:15:10 GMT

This lecture examines Joseph Hansen’s initial attack on the Security and the Fourth International investigation and the International Committee’s principled reply, documenting the evidence at issue, the political stakes for revolutionary security, and the IC’s demand for an impartial inquiry.

How the GPU Murdered Trotsky

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:41:38 GMT

This volume presents the documents published during the first year of the Security and the Fourth International investigation, launched by the ICFI in May 1975.

The Historical and International Foundations of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal (Socialist Equality Party – Fourth International)

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:59:27 GMT

This document traces the central historical experiences of the working class and Marxist movement in the 20th and 21st centuries, and establishes the principled foundations for the building of the Trotskyist movement in Turkey and throughout the region.

The Wohlforth-Fields violation of party security and the response of the International Committee

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 01:16:55 GMT

This lecture reviews the Wohlforth–Fields breach of party security in the Workers League in 1974 and the event’s significance in the origins of the Security and the Fourth International investigation.

Greetings to the Founding Congress of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:39:07 GMT

These greetings from Socialist Equality Party (US) national chairman David North were sent to the founding congress of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, held on June 13–15, 2025.

Opening Report to the Founding Congress of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:04:07 GMT

This report explains the historical and international foundations and political perspectives of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, placing them in the context of the deepening crisis of the global capitalist system and the struggle for socialist revolution today.

Trotsky’s The Revolution Betrayed, the counter-revolutionary Stalinist bureaucracy and the call for a political revolution in the Soviet Union

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:16:14 GMT

The following report was delivered by Jordan Shilton to the 2025 Summer School of the Socialist Equality Party (US) on the history of the Security and the Fourth International investigation.

Statement of Principles of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi – Dördüncü Enternasyonal (Socialist Equality Party – Fourth International)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:56:51 GMT

At its founding congress held on June 13–15, 2025, the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi unanimously adopted this Statement of Principles.

Video announcement on the formation of the Socialist Equality Party (Turkey)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:56:48 GMT

This video elaborates the perspective of the newly established Socialist Equality Party in Turkey, in political solidarity with the ICFI.

The Socialist Equality Party is established in Turkey as a section of the International Committee of the Fourth International

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:56:39 GMT

The ICFI welcomes with pride and enthusiasm the establishment of the Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi - Dördüncü Enternasyonal (Socialist Equality Party – Fourth International) as the Turkish section of the World Party of Socialist Revolution.

The victory of fascism in Germany and the call for the Fourth International

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:56:25 GMT

The central task of this lecture is to examine the catastrophic victory of fascism in Germany in 1933, the role of the Stalinist Comintern and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in enabling Hitler's seizure of power, and how these events compelled Leon Trotsky to draw the conclusion that it was necessary to build a new, Fourth International.

On the 85th anniversary of the assassination of Leon Trotsky

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:28:28 GMT

This interview was conducted on August 16 with WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North, as part of an event marking 85 years since the assassination of Leon Trotsky, on the island of Büyükada (Prinkipo), Turkey.

The place of Security and the Fourth International in the history of the Trotskyist movement

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 01:51:45 GMT

The following report was delivered by David North, national chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (US) and chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, to the opening session of the SEP summer school last week.

International tributes to Wolfgang Weber

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 04:00:25 GMT

On January 19, the Socialist Equality Party held an international meeting in memory of Wolfgang Weber, who died on November 16 after a serious illness. Wolfgang Weber was an outstanding fighter for Trotskyism and long-time Central Committee member of the Socialist Equality Party.

Join the Trotskyist movement to fight for socialism

Tue, 13 May 2025 20:55:45 GMT

This summation was given by Socialist Equality Party (UK) assistant national secretary Thomas Scripps at the International May Day 2025 Online Rally, held Saturday, May 3.

A tribute to Wolfgang Weber: A Marxist intellectual and fighter for the working class

Fri, 09 May 2025 21:40:50 GMT

Wolfgang underwent the “internal revolution” that Trotsky said was necessary for intellectuals to break from their class and fully join the ranks of the working class. He consciously merged all the progressive elements of his humanist education with the revolutionary traditions of the working class and Marxism.

Dictatorship, war and the fight to build the SEP in Turkey

Thu, 08 May 2025 20:43:41 GMT

This speech was given by Ulaş Ateşçi, a leading member of the Sosyalist Eşitlik (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey, at the International May Day 2025 Online Rally, held Saturday, May 3.

Trump’s dictatorship, global war, and the fight for socialism

Tue, 06 May 2025 01:45:28 GMT

The WSWS is posting here both the video and text of the speech by Socialist Equality Party (US) National Secretary Joseph Kishore to the International May Day 2025 Online Rally.

May Day 2025: Socialism Against Fascism and War

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:55:41 GMT

The WSWS is posting here both the video and text of the speech by World Socialist Web Site International Editorial Board chairman David North, which opened the International May Day 2025 Online Rally.

“Comrade Wolfgang made invaluable contributions to the struggle for socialism”

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:10:38 GMT

Wolfgang Weber, an outstanding fighter for Trotskyism and a longtime leading member of the Sozialistische Gleichheitspartei (SGP) died on November 16, 2024. We are publishng here a message of condolence by the national secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in the US, Joseph Kishore.

1 year since the arrest of the Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:44:03 GMT

Exactly one year ago, the Ukrainian socialist and leader of the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists was arrested by the Ukrainian Secret Service.

In memory of Wolfgang Weber: A fighter for Trotskyism

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:13:29 GMT

The following remarks were delivered to a January 19 meeting by David North, chairman of the International Editorial Board of the World Socialist Web Site.

State prosecution fails to present evidence in trial against Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 00:10:47 GMT

Several months into the trial, the prosecution has failed to present evidence for its charges of "high treason" that served as the basis for Syrotiuk's arrest.

The crisis in Turkey and the fight for revolutionary leadership

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 02:28:27 GMT

As democracy in Turkey collapses under the pressure of the escalating imperialist war and growing social inequality, a revolutionary crisis with global dimensions is developing.

Oppose the Steiner-Tissot smear campaign! Defend Comrade Bogdan Syrotiuk!

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:09:36 GMT

The Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists condemns with contempt the smear campaign based on the claim that the International Committee's “negligence” in security matters was to blame for the arrest of our comrade, Bogdan Syrotiuk.

Prosecution presents its case against Bogdan Syrotiuk

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:14:02 GMT

Bogdan is charged not for any action committed or planned but for his Trotskyist ideas, a “thoughtcrime."

Socialism against oligarchy, fascism and war

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:38:09 GMT

Underlying the interlinked crises of the capitalist system is an oligarchy that subordinates all of society to profit and the accumulation of personal wealth. The fight against the oligarchy is by its very nature a revolutionary task.

What is the Revolutionary Communist International proclaimed by the former International Marxist Tendency of Alan Woods?—Part 1

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:02:18 GMT

The RCI continues the decades-long efforts of the tendency initially led by Ted Grant to oppose the Fourth International and to orient workers and youth to the Stalinist, trade union and social democratic bureaucracies—under the cover of a torrent of radical-sounding rhetoric.