The Horizons of Emancipatory Political Theater: Boal's Theater of the Oppressed in Light of Brecht and Rancière
Renato Flores, December 5, 2022
Renato Flores explores the development and impact of Brazilian dramaturg Augusto Boal's influential 'Theatre of the Oppressed,' historically contextualizing Boal's idiosyncratic approach to theater as a response to the work of Bertolt Brecht and contrasting it with the philosophy of Jacques Rancière. Read Article.
The Korean Miracle’s Rural Legacy
Alex Witherspoon, November 30, 2022
Alex Witherspoon, Yu Zhou, and Alle Fang give an account of socialist agriculture in rural North Korea, arguing that the difficulties faced by the country's economy have been primarily caused by deteriorating trade conditions. Read Article.
Which way, NYC-DSA?
Jack L, November 23, 2022
Partyism or Liquidationism? Bureaucratic Centralism or Democratic Centralism? Campaigns for what, how, and why? Jack L reports back on NYC-DSA’s 2022 Chapter Convention. Read Article.
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 2: The Size and Economic Impact of Labor Aristocracies
Amal Samaha, November 19, 2022
In part two of a three-part series, Amal Samaha continues her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. Read Part One here. Read Article.
The Necessity of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat: a Litmus Test for Marxism
Teo Velissaris, November 16, 2022
Teo Velissaris provides an exposition on the dictatorship of the proletariat, arguing that it remains a conceptually necessary element to any Marxist understanding of socialism and democracy. Read Article.
Thousands of Rail Workers Railroaded by the Teamsters Bureaucracy!
Edgar Esquivel, November 11, 2022
Edgar Esquivel reports on the recent contract negotiations of Teamsters-represented U.S. railroad workers and contextualizes the current struggle within the long history of militant railroad worker organizing. Read Article.
“Red" Terror in Cambodia by Francisco Martins Rodrigues
Vasco de Silva, November 9, 2022
Translation and introduction by Vasco de Silva . The translated article was originally published in the May/June 1986 edition of Workers´ Policy. Read Article.
Against the Undead Cult of Socialist Realism
Christian Noakes, November 4, 2022
Christian Noakes takes aim at nostalgic mobilizations of socialist realist visual art, arguing that U.S. socialists must both become more familiar with socialist art made outside the Soviet Bloc and begin to make art of their own. Read Article.
The US Proxy War in Ukraine and Socialist Anti-War Strategy
Matthew Strupp, November 1, 2022
Matthew Strupp argues that revolutionary defeatism, not capitulation to imperialist war aims, must guide the response of the US Left to the Ukraine War. Read Article.
United Auto Workers at the Crossroads
Peter Ross, October 24, 2022
In light of a historic leadership election, Peter Ross and Steve Zeltzer of the United Front Committee for a Labor Party report on the fight for democracy and class independence in the United Auto Workers. Read Article.