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 …
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Against Frum on Woodrow Wilson
Hank Kennedy sets the record straight on Woodrow Wilson’s legacy – one of service to the imperialist capitalist class abroad and brutal and racist repression …
Surge and Decline, Part 4: Land of Opportunity — The War Path
In Part Four of his series Surge and Decline, Josh Messite assesses the aftermath of 9/11 and its connection to broader trends in US foreign …
The Carnage in Gaza is the Last, Desperate Act
Yoav Haifawi argues that the ongoing brutality in Gaza is the final effort in a failed Israeli-U.S. attempt to preserve hegemony over the Middle East. …
How Hamilton’s Financial and Manufacturing Plans Financed the U.S. Empire
Robert Ovetz argues that the financial and economic policies of Alexander Hamilton are key to understanding the development of U.S. Imperialism. Introduction The hit Broadway …
World Capitalist Accumulation and Sub-imperialism by Ruy Mauro Marini
Translation by Nathan Eisenberg and Renato Flores. Introduction Ruy Mauro Marini is a pillar of Latin American Marxism whose work, after half a century, has …
Marxism’s Metanormative Critique of Capitalism
Jared Houston revisits debates regarding the normative standing of Marx’s critique of capitalism, advancing the thesis that Marx’s offers a metanormative critique of capital accumulation. …
The Twilight of the Sweatshop Age: Labor, Monopsony and Supply Chains with Ashok Kumar
Rudy joins Ashok Kumar author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the Twilight of the Sweatshop Age for a discussion on global sweatshops, labor …
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 2: The Size and Economic Impact of Labor Aristocracies
In part two of a three-part series, Amal Samaha continues her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. Read Part …
The US Proxy War in Ukraine and Socialist Anti-War Strategy
Matthew Strupp argues that revolutionary defeatism, not capitulation to imperialist war aims, must guide the response of the US Left to the Ukraine War. The …
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 1: Class Position, Consciousness and the Labor Aristocracy
In part one of a three-part series, Amal Samaha begins her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. For many, …
No End in Sight: On the War in Ukraine
Alexander Gallus pushes against the haze of propaganda to assess the current course of the war between Ukraine and Russia. Daily headlines over the past …
State, Democracy, and Transition: Is There a “Democratic Road” to Socialism?
Maxi Nieto critiques the perspectives of the “new democratic socialism” and argues they are based on a misunderstanding of capitalism as a structural totality. Introduction …
Surge and Decline, Part 2: Course Correction
Josh Messite, Editor at Negation Magazine, traces the roots of 9/11 and the “War on Terror” it justified all the way back to mid-century efforts …