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The Counterinsurgency State by Ruy Mauro Marini

Renato Flores, September 11, 2021

To commemorate the anniversary of Salvador Allende's death and the fall of Chile's Popular Unity government, we present this analysis of reactionary military governments in Latin America by Ruy Mauro Marini in honor of all who have died fighting for socialism in the hands of Pinochet's counter-revolutionary military regime. Translation by Jorge M and introduction by Renato Flores. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.

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COVID, Capitalism, and Genocide

Alyson Escalante, September 4, 2021

Is the current legal definition of genocide useful for Marxists? Alyson Escalante unpacks the history behind the concept as it is currently understood and argues that a Marxist understanding of genocide must move beyond legalistic bourgeois definitions that rely on intent and look at the realities of systemic dispossession and extermination. Read Article.

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The Worker and the Hydra: A Reply to Partisan Mag

Marisa Miale, August 28, 2021

The development of working-class consciousness requires more than struggles against the employer on the shopfloor, argues Marisa Miale. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.

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The Class Struggle in Afghanistan and its Future

Rob Ashlar, August 26, 2021

In light of the Taliban's consolidation of power in response to U.S. withdrawal from the region, Rob Ashlar predicts not the foreclosure of class struggle in Afghanistan but new beginnings. Reading: LC. Read Article.

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On the Road to Power: A Conversation on Revolutionary Strategy in the USA

Alexander Gallus, August 22, 2021

Katja and Jakob, based in Germany, have a discussion with our editor Alexander Gallus on a number of different issues, ranging from DSA and the Marxist Unity Slate to timely theoretical questions of the socialist movement. This conversation took place a month before the DSA convention of August 2021. Read Article.

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Ten Theses on the Gender Question

Roxy Hall, August 16, 2021

Roxy Hall makes an intervention into debates around transgender issues, critiquing both trans liberalism and anti-trans radical feminism to stake out a position that seeks the abolition of gender. Reading: Annie Rose. Read Article.

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The Genesis of the Transformation Problem

Ian Wright, August 13, 2021

The infamous Transformation Problem has long stood as a supposed example of the failure of Marx's economic theories. Ian Wright gives an explanation of the problem to help pave the way for a possible solution. Reading: Gabriel Palcic. Read Article.

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The Procedural is Political

Renato Flores, August 7, 2021

Renato Flores argues for a culture shift around meeting procedures that takes into account differing backgrounds to make our organizing spaces more accessible to everyone regardless of education and time available. Reading: Unoriginal Smack. Read Article.

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Give the Platform Legs to Stand: The Case for CB8

August 3, 2021

Parker McQueeney writes in support of Constitution/Bylaw Amendment 8 (CB8) for the 2021 DSA Convention Read Article.

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The Introduction of Cybernetics in the GDR by Jérôme Segal

Alexander Gallus, July 31, 2021

Translation and introduction by Alexander Gallus. Read Article.