Category: Left Politics
Julius Jacobson was in his early thirties when he penned “Capitalism’s Threat to Democracy” for the May 4, 1953, issue of Labor Action, a publication ofthe Workers Party, founded in 1940 as a result of a split within the Socialist
In this 1953 article, Julius Falk (Jacobson) analyzes contradictions between capitalism and democracy, which lead to repression of civil liberties.
Rezgar Akrawi argues that artificial intelligence, if freed from capitalist control and developed democratically, can serve emancipatory purposes.
Brian Tokar argues against dystopian narratives on climate change that promote hopelessness, and calls for an approach focused on building mutual aid networks.
In an interview, philosopher Vanessa Wills discusses her latest book Marx’s Ethical Vision, on his skepticism toward morality and embrace of human flourishing.
Utilizing the latest available sources, Kevin Anderson explores the late Marx’s theory on the role of non-capitalist agrarian communal villages in sparking a social revolution.
Javier Sethness critiques authoritarian tendencies in Marxism, and calls for a politics based on anarcho-populism such as the Russian narodniks.
In this 1916 essay, Ukrainian Marxist Lev Yurkevych develops a vision for the liberation of Ukraine, against multiple imperialist powers.
Christopher Ford introduces the political thoughts and activities of Lev Yurkevych, a prominent Ukrainian Marxist in the early 20th century.
A living, relevant left must learn to listen to the voice of the oppressed wherever it speaks—not only when it matches familiar Western narratives. It needs to offer a true emancipatory vision and not just slogans.
The embrace of his campaign by a broad NYC Left is inextricable from the substantive social, economic, and political struggles being waged within (and beyond) New York City
Mamdani ran on a campaign platform that called for a rent freeze, for free buses, and free childcare, all to be paid for by taxing rich New Yorkers and corporations, and he criticized Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
An interview with one of the editors of a new collection of writings from two key figures in the history of Third Camp Socialism
Elon Musk is an eminently hateable figure. He is the personification of a decaying system. He is the perfect target for anyone looking to pick a fight with modern capitalism.
Shannon Ikebe analyzes the far-right success across Europe and the complicity of the capitalist class in it, as well as the rise of the French left as an anti-fascist force.
Nedjib Sidi Moussa analyzes contrasting reception of Richard Wright’s work in the French left, including criticism among the Communists and support among the Socialists.
Hank Kennedy reviews Wilson and Keko’s Freedom Shall Prevail, a comic book on the life of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish freedom struggle.
Donald Trump is president, again. We will need to organize across sectors to resist the coming attacks on working people, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and what he calls “the enemy within.” The Left is, of course, that “enemy.” Trump will
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