Bill Keach reviews Mark Steven’s book “Class War: A Literary History”, a wide-ranging account of uprisings of oppressed classes.
Issue section: Review Essays
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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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The War in Ukraine
Making Sense of a Senseless Book
Drawing in part on his own experiences in Ukraine, Carl Mirra criticizes the factual background and interpretations in Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies’ “The War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict.”
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In Search of Worker Strategy
Seams, Chokepoints, and Organization
Kim Moody reviews John Womack Jr.’s book “Labor Power and Strategy” and responses to his contributions, focused on the significance of workers’ positional power in labor struggles.
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Eco-Utopia from Below
A discussion of two recent books — by Peter Gelderloos and by Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass — on eco-utopian grassroots initiatives.
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A New Human History?
A critical examination of David Graeber and David Wengrow’s book, The Dawn of Everything.
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Engaging Federici on Marx, Capitalism, and Social Reproduction
The collection of essays delivers a relatively cohesive critique of Marx’s ideas and influence—one that is, to my mind, balanced if not always fair.
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Half-Apology for Apartheid?
Linfield’s The Lions’ Den reads like an intervention toward holding back the encouraging tide of pro-Palestinian awareness.
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A Leftist Perspective on China’s Environmental Destruction
As “part of China,” we Hong Kongers have seen how China’s economic growth has contributed to the degradation of its environment. To be fair, Hong Kong’s economic takeoff had already harmed its environment before China took over the city. We . . .
Robbers, Takers, and Givers
Capitalism, Patriarchy and Racism Exposed
A review essay of Tithi Bhattacharya’s collection “Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentering Oppression”
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