Making State Theory Revolutionary
Donald Parkinson, February 1, 2019
State theory must move beyond questions of methodology and move into deeper political questions such as the political form of a workers regime, argues Donald Parkinson. Read Article.
The Scam of Representation: Dispatch from Venezuela
January 31, 2019
By publishing this statement from an anonymous Venezuelan citizen, we aim to provide a counter to the narrative that the US-backed Guiado coup is a legitimate expression of the discontent of the popular masses with the mismanagement of the economy by Maduro. While critical of the Maduro government, with their concessions to the national and international bourgeoisie and halting of the revolutionary process, the author argues that the popular masses must stand with Maduro against imperialist intervention. Read Article.
The Solution of Bukharin by Amadeo Bordiga
Leon Thalheimer, January 25, 2019
Translation of and introduction to Amadeo Bordiga's "The Solution of Bukharin" by Leon Thalheimer. Read Article.
Brick by Brick: An Appeal to Strength
CLR Gainz, January 23, 2019
CLR Gainz argues that the left needs physical as well as mental strength if we are going to be victorious in making revolution and defeating reaction. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
A Road Towards Workers’ Solidarity in the Indian Subcontinent
Nafis Hasan, January 18, 2019
Nafis Hasan writes on the current strikes in India and Bangladesh and the history and possibilities for worker solidarity between Indian and Bangladesh workers and beyond. Read Article.
Who Thinks Abstractly? 2.0
Cold and Dark Stars, January 15, 2019
To think in a non-linear way is necessary for scientific socialism. Cold and Dark Stars presents an argument for a systematic, emergentist and complex way of thought that doesn't naturalize the hierarchies of class society. Read Article.
100 Years Since Rosa Luxemburg’s Death: A Resolution On The Character of The New International
Rida Vaquas, January 15, 2019
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Rosa Luxemburg's heroic death, we present this translation of Luxemburg's thought on the building of a new International, translated and with an introduction by Rida Vaquas. Read Article.
Building Revolution in the USA: Notes on Marxist Center Conference, 2018
Donald Parkinson, January 12, 2019
Parker McQueeney and Donald Parkinson report back and give suggestions for moving forward after having attended the 2018 Marxist Center conference, where multiple local socialist organizations aimed to unify into a national organization. Read Article.
"Left" Anti-Immigration: A Chauvinist Disorder
J.R. Murray, January 9, 2019
Border control offers nothing to the working class and must be actively opposed in favor of a roadmap to a borderless society, writes J.R. Murray. Reading: Lydia Apolinar. Read Article.
Fighting Fascism: Communist Resistance to the Nazis, 1928-1933
John K, January 7, 2019
The failure of the German left to unite against Hitler is often used as a warning to those who fail to build unity with liberals in order to stop the far-right. Why did the German Communists and Social-Democrats not unite against the Nazis? John K argues not all blame can be placed on the Communists for their failure to build a proper united front, as their uneasy relationship with the Social-Democrats was based on the treacherous behavior of the Social-Democrats themselves. We publish this despite believing that the reductionist and ultra-left politics promoted by the Stalin-dominated Comintern deserve heavy critique and that ultimately the party made major strategic and political errors in leading the working class with its lack of democratic flexibility and exercise. Read Article.