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“No Humans Involved”: An Open Letter to my Colleagues

A letter by Sylvia Wynter written in response to the Los Angeles riots in 1992.

The German coast uprising of 1811

Submitted by Steven. on Jan 8 2017 16:30

A short history of possibly the largest slave uprising in the United States, in Louisiana in 1811, written by Rhae Lynn Barnes.

A New Notion

This book contains two essays. The first is Every Cook Can Govern by C.L.R. James. The second is The Invading Socialist Society, by James and Raya Dunayevskaya.

Trump and Trade War - Mouvement Communiste/Kolektivně proti Kapitălu

A brief text discussing the likely impact of Trump's economic policies (in so far as he has coherent policies) and the social and economic forces behind them.

An End to the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!

An essay by Claudia Jones first published in 1949. It is sometimes taken to anticipate intersectional analysis.

'Pure' capitalism is pure fantasy - Richard Wolff

An essay by Richard Wolff critiquing the Right Libertarianism that's so common in North America and some of the fantasies surrounding the idea of a 'pure' capitalism. This essay was written in relation to the 2007-08 financial crisis.

Marx's Theories of surplus value - Georgi Plekhanov

Theories of surplus value Marx Plekhanov

The Russian translation of Part 1 of Theories of surplus value appeared in 1906. Part 2 (Ricardo) consisted of two volumes. The first volume (1907) contained an article by Rosa Luxemburg. The second volume of Part 2 appeared in 1925. Part 3 appeared in 1924 (From Ricardo to vulgar economy).

Problems of the Period of Transition 1 [Bilan #28, February—March 1936]

Estado: uma introdução

Breve introdução ao que nós do libcom.org entendemos quando nos referimos ao Estado e como pensamos que devemos nos relacionar com ele enquanto trabalhadores.

Problems of the Period of Transition – Bilan

A series of articles by Jehan van den Hoven ('Mitchell') in 'Bilan' (the journal of the Italian communist left in exile in France and Belgium) on the period of transition to communism. These articles were first translated by the ICC.

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Change the world without taking power - John Holloway

The full text of John Holloway's popular, influential and debate-provoking book, originally published in 2002.

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Fascists want to shut down the Clapton Ultras

Far-right groups are trying to shut down the anti-fascist Clapton Ultras, following a largely successful campaign at Bristol-based non-league club.
The olive drab rebels: military organising during the Vietnam era - Matthew Rinaldi

This article is a detailed account of soldiers' and sailors' resistance to the Vietnam War in the 1960s and 1970s.

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