Issue section: Third Camp Socialism

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.

In this 1916 essay, Ukrainian Marxist Lev Yurkevych develops a vision for the liberation of Ukraine, against multiple imperialist powers.

In an interview, Gilbert Achcar analyzes the grim state of affairs in the Middle East, in the age of neofascism.

Christopher Ford introduces the political thoughts and activities of Lev Yurkevych, a prominent Ukrainian Marxist in the early 20th century.