We don’t win against oppression by being nice. We win by proudly violating the patriarchal, xenophobic, racist, sexist, classist norms of capitalism.
Category: Socialism
When should we stop excusing the Russian invasion?
Ukraine, Self-determination, and the National Question
The Socialism of the Jewish Labor Bund
The Jewish Labor Bund, from its beginning, described itself as a Marxist, revolutionary party, wanting thus to place itself in the camp of those opposed to the reformist tendencies in the world socialist movement.
For a Cuba with Democracy and Solidarity
Sam Farber provides a critical perspective on the economic policies of the Cuban government and of some of its critics, and offers an alternative to both.
Reply to Eric Blanc’s “Can Leninists Explain the Russian Revolution?: A Reply to Sam Farber”
If the main strategic task for the American Left is to change the existing relation of forces in society, Congress cannot be the main arena of struggle.
Can Leninists Explain the Russian Revolution?
A Reply to Sam Farber
Learning the right lessons from the Russian Revolution is one way socialists today can start to more critically, and more effectively, develop strategies and tactics appropriate to the actual contexts in which we find ourselves.
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The Life and Political Contributions of Hubert Harrison
With the completion of his biography of Hubert Harrison, Jeffrey B. Perry has made a monumental contribution to our understanding of one of Black history’s most important yet neglected figures. Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927) was the first Black figure in the . . .
Internationalism, Anti-Imperialism, And the Origins of Campism
La Botz analyzes the pseudo anti-imperialist character of campism and calls for genuine internationalism of workers against imperialism.
Mike Parker: Socialist, Labor Educator, Political Activist – 1940-2022
Mike Parker spent his entire adult life engaged in movements and organizations that he believed would advance the struggle for the creation of a democratic socialist society.
Was there a Revolutionary Social Democracy?
Samuel Farber reviews Eric Blanc’s Revolutionary Social Democracy. Working Class Politics Across the Russian Empire (1882-1917), a book that is likely to become the focus of important debate on the left.
“That’s So F**king Imperialistic”: Responding to a Supporter of Cuba’s Government
Whatever a genuinely anti-imperialist approach toward Cuba might look like, it cannot be to rally behind a regime that denies Cubans some of their most basic rights.
Beyond Tragedy: Postscript on Kronstadt at 100
To avoid repeating the Kronstadt tragedy, and to build toward principled world revolution, we can commit to organizing transnational solidarity and speaking out against all forms of authoritarian repression.
The Kronstadt Revolt of 1921 as a part of the Great Russian Revolution
The March revolution of 1921, initiated by “Red Kronstadt”, had to complete the cause of the February and October revolutions of 1917. In this context, the Kronstadt revolt of 1921 appears as an integral part of the revolutionary process that took several years.
Kronstadt at 100
On the 100th anniversary of the Kronstadt events, New Politics is hosting a symposium on the historic tragedy, its meaning and significance, and its implications for today’s socialists.
The Political Creativity of Sylvia Pankhurst
Socialists and feminists (and socialist feminists) can profoundly benefit from the legacy of Sylvia Pankhurst who is equally deserving of the contemporary attention given to Rosa Luxemburg and Alexandra Kollontai.
Are Tankie Politics Racist?
Ani White and Gayaal Iddamalgoda argue that so-called “tankie” politics, meaning support for “actually-existing socialist” and “anti-imperialist” states, erase struggles in the Global South.
Socialists and Free Speech Revisited
How should socialists who support democratic rights approach current controversies regarding the practical application of the right to free speech? This review essay explores this question discussing David Renton’s recent book.
The Inaugural Historical Materialism East Asia Conference – Information Here
We think readers of New Politics may want to know about (and participate in) the inaugural Historical Materialism East Asia conference (online).
Marx’s Commune
An Appreciation and a Critique
For the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, an analysis of Marx’s views on the Commune and its historical possibilities.
Understanding the Paris Commune On its 150th Anniversary
What is the significance of the Paris Commune for us today? A model for socialists? A heroic failure? Negation of the state? Or the first workers’ government?
Capturing “the Spirit of Struggle”
Rosa Luxemburg on Literature
Luxemburg’s recognition of the paradoxical push and pull of creative literature speaks to contemporary debates in the context of both a resurgent far right and mass movements against systemic racism.
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