Power as Savior and Destroyer of the World
Cold and Dark Stars, December 10, 2019
Latest from Cold and Dark Stars. Economic laws are sold to us by those in power as natural laws beyond our own control rather than forms of class power that can be challenged and overcome. Read Article.
An Accumulation of Affect
Richard Hunsinger, December 7, 2019
Discourse related to the concept of emotional labor can highlight the way capitalism distorts our humanity or merely naturalize capitalism, argues Richard Hunsinger. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Ali Shariati: Ideologue of the Iranian Revolution
Lydia Apolinar, November 29, 2019
Lydia Apolinar writes on Ali Shariati and his use and misuse during the Iranian Revolution. Read Article.
'The United Front' by Jose Carlos Mariategui
Renato Flores, November 23, 2019
Translation and introduction by Renato Flores. Read Article.
Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods
Amelia Davenport, November 19, 2019
Amelia Davenport argues for leftist organizers to reclaim the ideas of Taylor's Scientific Management, making a broader argument for the relevance of cybernetics, cultural revolution in the workers' movement, and a Promethean vision of socialism. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Listen to an interview with the author here. Read Article.
Revolutionary Reels: Soviet Propaganda Film and the Russian Revolution
Shalon Van Tine, November 15, 2019
Shalon Van Tine provides an overview of Soviet Film and its development in relation to the politics of the USSR and Bolshevik Revolution. Read Article.
Remembering Noel Ignatiev
Gus Breslauer, November 12, 2019
Gus Breslauer commemorates Noel Ignatiev, a communist and race abolitionist who died this month while leaving behind a legacy that should serve as an inspiration to all dedicated to a world beyond exploitation and oppression. Read Article.
Which Side Are You On?: The Challenge of the 1974 Ethiopian Revolution
Ian Scott Horst, November 7, 2019
The Ethiopian Revolution teaches modern leftists an important lesson about international solidarity, argues Ian Scott Horst. Read Article.
Carrying the Burden of Communist Man
Donald Parkinson, November 1, 2019
Donald Parkinson weighs in how communists should relate to our difficult history. We can neither be in denial of our failures or refuse to own up to them. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
"Socially Organized Society: Socialist Society" by Alexander Bogdanov
Amelia Davenport, October 25, 2019
Introduction by Amelia Davenport. From A Short Course of Economic Science. Read Article.