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Jimmy Carter: the False Savior
While portraying himself as a peanut-farming populist, Carter delivered the goods for Wall Street.
Understanding Trump’s Reelection
These are just symptoms of the decline of the Democratic party as the supposed party representing the working class and social progress.
Reflections on the 2024 U.S. Elections from an African American Worker
I don’t think the election of Trump runs straight along the lines of White racism alone. It reflects racism, sexism and self-hate that includes Black, Brown and Women that voted for . . .
Nicaragua needs a new revolution
An interview with Mónica Baltodano
“This dictatorship is worse than it was under Somoza.”
The Collapse of the Assad Regime: An Interview on Syria with Gilbert Achcar
Gilbert Achcar explains the sudden collapse of the Syrian regime
Culture Wars, Nationalism, and the Politics of History
Daniel Johnson analyzes struggles over historical narratives in the US, and calls for renewal of history from below, against the right-wing censorship.
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The Politics of Armed Resistance
Bill Keach reviews Mark Steven’s book “Class War: A Literary History”, a wide-ranging account of uprisings of oppressed classes.
From Karl Marx to Eco-Marxism
Michael Löwy argues that Marx’s thought has deep ecological significance, such as his theory of the “realm of freedom”.
Why Class-Struggle Socialists Fight Elections
Dan Davison argues that socialists should engage in elections as a means for agitation and propaganda, following Lenin and Luxemburg.
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Intersectional Marxism and the Dialectic
Interpreting Marx for Our Times
Lilia D. Monzó and Cristal B. Flores review the latest edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Programme and discuss its significance for today.
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A Planned Economy with No Central Planning Authority
Tom Wetzel reviews Robin Hahnel’s proposal for democratic economic planning, based on workers’ councils, consumers’ councils and a non-market price system.
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White Torture
Frieda Afary reviews a collection of interviews with 12 women political prisoners in Iran.Read more ›
Revisiting Their Morals and Ours
A critical examination of Trotsky's evolving views on revolutionary morality and democracy in revolutionary movements.Read more ›
Puerto Rico: The Organic Crisis and the Alternatives
The discredit attained by the dominant parties, by the legislature, by the “politicians” and even “politics” itself, defined inaccurately, but viscerally despised by many people, recalls the concept of “organic . . .
Remembering Martin Luther King’s Last, Most Radical Book
Marking an anniversary of a book's publication is, appropriately, reserved for books that were widely read when they first appeared many years ago. Books we commemorate with an anniversary are ones that ushered in a new way . . .
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A Complete Story of Attica
At long last
Heather Ann Thompson has written a magnificent history of the Attica Prison uprising, the deadliest prison rebellion in U.S. history. Read more ›
