While I admire the political values of these two scholars, I don’t find either of these books satisfying because they like many other authors perpetuate the romantic view of Ricardo Flores Magón.
Author: Dan La Botz
DAN LA BOTZ is a Brooklyn-based teacher, writer and activist. He is a co-editor of New Politics.
On the Anniversary of Russia’s War on Ukraine: Analyzing the Roots of Russian Imperialism
Ukraine has long been a victim of Russian imperialism, pre-capitalist, capitalist, Soviet, and then state-capitalist.
Nicaragua: Ortega Strips Nationality from 94 Opponents
Years ago, the famous Nicaraguan poet Giaconda Belli wrote,
¿Qué sos, Nicaragua
Para dolerme tanto?
What are you, Nicaragua
To hurt me so?
The lines seem particularly poignant and appropriate now.
Nicaragua: Ortega and Biden Make a Deal
The release of the prisoners now makes it possible for President Biden and Blinken to make a deal with Ortega that would improve his situation—removing the sanctions—while increasing U.S. influence in Nicaragua. Ortega accused the opponents he imprisoned of being traitors working for the United States, but it is he who wants a closer relationship with Washington.
Letter from an American to Russian Soldiers as Christmas Approaches
Putin could end this war today if he wanted. So could you and your comrades in arms if you refuse to fight or simply begin to go home.
Bartolomé de Las Casas: Defender of the Indians—and, By the Way, of Ukraine
Over 400 years ago, long before Woodrow Wilson or Vladimir Lenin, Bartolomé de Las Casas developed a theory of the right of nations to self-determination that can be applied to many other countries today, including Ukraine.
The United States and China in Latin America: Rival Imperialisms
The United States has long dominated Latin America, but today—in fact for the last twenty years—it is being challenged by China, which has invested billions and established political and some military relationships with many governments in the region.
Putin’s Annexation of More Ukrainian Territory is Part of Pattern of Ethnocide and Genocide. Stand with Ukraine.
Russian soldiers had committed war crimes, including many cases of torture, executions, rape (including of children), bombing of civilian areas sometimes leading to separation of families from their children.
Ukraine: Between Hope and Fear
While I share the apprehensions of many, those of us on the international socialist left also have hopes that war in Ukraine can lead to making the world a better and safer place.
Laurent Schwartz: The Vicissitudes of an Internationalist
The first of an occasional series of articles on the lives of figures of the French left.
For more than a decade, from 1936 to 1947, Laurent Schwartz (1915-2002), the famous mathematician, was a Trotskyist in France, though that was only one . . .
Book Review: Two Failures of Vision
Doug Greene, A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism. Washington: 2021. 260 pages. Notes. Bibliography. No index.
Doug Greene has written his critical political biography of Michael Harrington, in large part it seems because he wants . . .
Their Values and Ours: The Debate over Western Values and the Values of the Socialist Left
Where does the Left stand and where should it stand on this question of “Western values”?
DSA and the Russian War on Ukraine: Political Paralysis
Why is DSA in this anomalous position: A political organization with no useful position on the central foreign policy question of the day?
Rosario Ibarra: Mexican Socialist Feminist, 1927-2022. Presente!
Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, one of the most important figures of the Mexican left, died on April 16, 2022 at her home in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon at the age of 95.
Alain Krivine: French Revolutionary Socialist – 1941-2022
Alain Krivine, a French revolutionary socialist, died today March 12 at the age of eighty.
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