Two Myths About the Working Class
Joshua Lew McDermott asserts that two primary myths about the working class, that of the industrialized and the formalized proletariat, are misconceptual elements seriously undermining …
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Socialist Noirvember
Hank Kennedy discusses film noir’s relationship to the 1940s Hollywood Left and highlights two films of interest for socialist cinephiles. November is often known by …
Strategic Solidarity with Palestine— Now More than Ever
Steve Bloom assesses recent events in the Palestine-Israel conflict and calls for global solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation. Introductory note: Many of us …
Why the “Ruling Class” Need Not Rule: Nicos Poulantzas and the Marxist Theory of the State
Tony Chamas argues that Nicos Poulantzas offers a Marxist theory of the state that explains the inadequacies of both reformist politics and oversimplified conceptions of …
Marxist Unity Perspectives 2023
Published below are the tasks and perspectives ratified by the Marxist Unity Group at its 2023 congress, outlining the collective tasks and positions of the …
Dialectical-Strategic Practice and the Struggle-Against-Capitalism
Robert Latham theorizes a renewed approach to strategy and counter-strategy that could cohere the fragmented left in an era of geopolitical upheaval. Richard Mudariki, Africa’s …
Class Struggle: The Role of Democratic Socialism in Higher Education
Elia Newsom discusses the contemporary political economy of U.S. academia and proposes a strategy for socialist educators in higher education. Introduction In my last article …
Fight For A Better World Than 2019: We Can Control COVID-19 Despite The Full Spectrum Political Failure
William Silversmith assesses the state of the Covid-19 pandemic and outlines a socialist strategy for responding to the full spectrum failure of the U.S. government. …
The Double Tragedy of Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’
Sam Miller reviews Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer,’ arguing that although the central character is less Promethean than the opening epigram implies, the film is still effective as …
Bela Lugosi: The People’s Horror Star
Hank Kennedy profiles actor Bela Lugosi, highlighting the man’s often forgotten left-wing politics. There are two popular images of Bela Lugosi. Of the two, to …
The United Palestinian Front has Challenged the Tyranny of Israel; a United Socialist Front can form to Challenge the Tyranny of the US Empire
Shuvu Bhattari takes recent developments in the Palestinian national liberation and US electoral politics into account in Part II of his article “Unite the Pro-Party …
More or Less Erfurt? The CPGB’s 1939 Draft Programme
Lawrence Parker details the history of and reception to the document which, he argues, drew upon “disgraced” figures such as Kautsky and Bukharin and captured …
History of the “Russian World”: From Soft Power to Irredentism
Taking issue with economistic accounts of the Russian Special Military Operation, Maxim Lebsky looks at the role of the ideology of the “Russian world.” Translated …
The Centenary of the Communist Manifesto
Ludovica Mancini and Conrad Hamilton present their translation of Italian communist Palmiro Togliatti’s prominent introduction to The Communist Manifesto. Introduction In December 1948, a special …