Examining Cuba’s Knowledge Economy: A Review of Lage’s “The Knowledge Economy and Socialism”
In a review of Cuban scientist Agustín Lage Dávila’s new book “The Knowledge Economy and Socialism,” Renato Flores reflects on the role of science and …
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Duck, Duck, Goose: The Search for a Modern Electoral Theory
Sylus Smith deconstructs and defends Marxist Unity Group’s strategic orientation, and their call for socialists to “Fight the Constitution”, against recent criticism from Scottie O. …
Black Banners on the Two Rivers: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (2005)
In the second installment of a multi-part series, Rob Ashlar continues a survey of the history of the Iraqi Insurgency, this time recounting the events …
What Does Akcja Socjalistyczna Want?
Amanda Levi of Akcja Socjalistyczna introduces the group within the context of Polish left organizing and presents a translation of their recently adopted political program. …
The Meaning of International Law
Examining the ICJ’s prosecution of Israel for its war crimes in Gaza and the long history of international law, Noah Emke argues that the failure …
Modern Industry and Prospects for Socialism
Dónal Ó Coisdealbha analyzes the history and results of the management and production system (TPS) developed by the Toyota Motor Corporation, arguing that the cooperative …
Becoming Proletariat on Stolen Land: Decolonization and Class Consciousness
Jared Houston analyzes Marxist theories of class consciousness and puts them in dialogue with the realities of settler colonialism, arguing that in order to “become …
Peacenik?: A Socialist Perspective on the Libicki/VanCAF Controversy
Hank Kennedy covers the recent ban (and subsequent retraction of said ban) of American-Israeli graphic novelist, Miriam Libicki, from the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, using …
Marx and Morality’s Authority
Paul Wolf interrogates the discourse on moral philosophy’s utility for revolutionary Marxism. One prominent criticism of Karl Marx, and of the many “Marxisms” out there, …
Cogs in the Great Machinery
Drawing from personal experience, Michael Zajakowski Uhll makes the case for bureaucracy. I remember the first time I heard Fleet Foxes’ “Helplessness Blues” at the …
What Is Materialism?
Nicolas D Villarreal gives depth and meaning to an often fraught concept with ample currency in contemporary left-wing circles: materialism. As counterintuitive as it might …
Ending the One Party State: Reflections on Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America
Tony Unger sets the record straight on Rhode Island DSA’s political experiences with the Democratic Party and need for class independence. Introduction The history of …
On Communist Work in the Working Class Movement
In a debate on labor strategy, Kat and Chantelle argue for the merger of political, economic, and theoretical struggles; for boring from within the reactionary …
A Review of “Ron Carey and the Teamsters”
Edgar Esquivel catalogues the rise, fall, and redemption of Ron Carey and his work with the Teamsters. At a time when the International Brotherhood …