Lenin and Art by Lunacharsky
Cliff Connolly, January 21, 2021
In honor of Lenin on the anniversary of his death, we publish this short essay by Lunacharsky on Lenin's views regarding art. This text was originally published in “Khudozhnik i Zritel” (Artist and Audience), issues 2-3, March-April 1924, and has been translated by Reuben Woolley. Introduction by Cliff Connolly. The original source of the translation can be found here. Read Article.
Disarming the Magic Bullet
Renato Flores, January 19, 2021
Renato Flores responds to Cam W's argument for Maoism and the mass line. Reading: Gabriel Palcic. Read Article.
The Mass Line as an Emancipatory Politics
Cam W, January 15, 2021
Cam W responds to the recent debate between Taylor B and Donald Parkinson, outlining a Maoist approach to politics based on the mass line as an alternative to their positions. Read Article.
The Founding of the Haitian Communist Party
Matthew Strupp, January 10, 2021
Translation and introduction by Matthew Strupp. Read Article.
Materialist History or Critical History: A Reply to Jean Allen
Amelia Davenport, January 6, 2021
Amelia Davenport responds to Jean Allen's A Critical History of Management Thought, continuing the debate on scientific management. Read Article.
"Going Back or Moving Forward" & "Speech to the 8th CPSU(B) Congress" by N. Osinsky
Renato Flores, December 31, 2020
Translations by Mark Alexandrovich, introduction by Mark Alexandrovich and Renato Flores. Read Article.
Christianity and the Revolutionary Origins of the Jesus Movement
Lydia Apolinar, December 25, 2020
Lydia Apolinar, Alexander Gallus, and Ryan Tool pay tribute to the revolutionary and plebeian origins of Christianity. Read Article.
A Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction
Ben Grove, December 10, 2020
Ben Grove lays out a twelve-step program for the Democratic Socialists of America to pursue a path of independent working-class politics. Reading: Christian Cail. Read Article.
Lenin and the “Class Point of View”: Looking at Chris Maisano’s “The Constitution and the Class Struggle”
Gil Schaeffer, December 2, 2020
Gil Schaeffer responds to Chris Maisano's "The Constitution and the Class Struggle" to clarify the meaning of the "class point of view" in Lenin and what it can tell us about the struggle for democracy. Read Article.
Just Another Kautsky Fan: Understanding the Early Stalin
Lawrence Parker, November 24, 2020
Interpreting Stalin’s fledgling revolutionary career through his later status as a brutal labor dictator obscures an early whole-hearted admiration for the works of Kautsky and Lenin. By Lawrence Parker. Read Article.