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.
Facing the Fascist Danger, Autumn 2024
The threat of rising fascism in France, Germany, Britain, and the USA
Queer and feminist organizing under pressure in Cuba
The situation of women and LGBTQ folks in Cuba and the challenges facing queer and feminist activists.
Fascism: Neither Horseshoes Nor Fishhooks, But The Three-Way Fight
The Three Way Fight approach to fascism sees it as an independent force which opposes both the capitalist order and movements of the workers and the oppressed. Daphne Lawless reviews a book containing a number of documents from this tradition.
United campaign: against repression in Venezuela!
Freedom to those arrested for protesting!
We confront Maduro’s political regime. At the same time we oppose the bosses’ opposition led by María Corina Machado.
Is It Midnight in the Century or a New Dawn?
We need to appreciate both the dangers of the present juncture and the possibilities – and realities – of positive change
A Problematic Campaign
Cornel West for President in 2024?
Black Candidates for President
One has to ask if West’s campaign will advance the progressive movements that he claims to speak for.
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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 ›
Intersectionality and Divergence
My Life in the LGBT and Labor Movements
Looking back on nearly 25 years of involvement in the LGBT . . . 
