Worse than Dead: A Critical Response to McKenzie Wark
James W, October 12, 2020
James W reviews McKenzie Wark's Capital is Dead. Read Article.
The FARC: Between Past and Future
Yanis Iqbal, October 8, 2020
Today we have an interview with Yanis Iqbal, a student and freelance writer from Aligarh, India, who has written many articles on the topic of the subaltern under neoliberalism and the topic of imperialism in Latin America and Colombia. Read Article.
US Constitution: Hiding in Plain Sight
Daniel Lazare, September 29, 2020
Daniel Lazare writes on the US Constitution, its inherent contradictions, and why socialists should oppose it. Read Article.
Henry Hale's Theory of Patronal Politics: A Marxist Perspective
Daniel Weber, September 24, 2020
Daniel Weber argues for the critical appropriation of Henry Hale's theory of patronal politics into a broader Marxist framework. Read Article.
Weaponized Words: The Language of Anti-Communism
September 20, 2020
Joshua Morris discusses the development and deployment of anti-communist rhetoric in the United States from the beginnings of the 20th Century to the early Cold War. Read Article.
Hold Your Fire!: A Warning to the Left
Daniel Newman, September 16, 2020
Daniel Newman urges patience and caution in the face of current political turmoil. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
The Fight for Socialism in the Philippines
Ryan Powers, September 12, 2020
In this follow-up interview, Ryan Powers speaks again with Teodorico “Teody” Duran Navea. Teody is a spokesperson for the Cebu City chapter of Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses — PLM), a socialist party in the Philippines. The interview was recorded on July 16, 2020. Read Article.
'The Struggle for Democracy in Africa' by Iyasou Alemayehu
Ian Scott Horst, September 9, 2020
Translation and introduction by Ian Scott Horst. Buy a copy of his new book on Ethiopia, 'Like Ho Chi Minh! Like Che Guevara!' here. Read Article.
Was Mao a Bukharinist?: The “Three-Line Struggle” in Economic Debates Preceding the Great Leap Forward
Matthew Strupp, September 3, 2020
Matthew Strupp examines economic debates in China during the leadup to the Great Leap Forward and assesses comparisons made between Mao and Bukharin. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Ferdinand Lassalle: A 25-year Memorial by Karl Kautsky
Tom Anderson, August 31, 2020
Translation and introduction by Tom Anderson. Read Article.