The Meaning of “Moderate Bolshevism”: A Book Review Essay
By itself, revolutionary consciousness cannot create wealth and material well-being for most of the population except in the mind of hyper voluntarists such as Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong and Ernesto (Che) Guevara.
Can Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Model” Supplant Capitalist Democracies and Why Should Western Socialists Care? – Part 1
Xi’s “new type civilization” is the opposite of all this. Instead of enlightenment, emancipation, freedom, critical thinking, science and democracy.
The Cuban Government’s Persecution of a Left-wing Dissident
Alina Bárbara López Hernández
In the closing address to the tenth congress of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR -the street level vigilance committees) that took place on September 28 of this year, the . . .
The Political and Legal Underpinnings of the Palestine-Israel Conflict
The Israeli state has responded by bombing the Gaza Strip, in which Hamas has its headquarters and over 2.3 million civilians have their homes, starving inhabitants of food, water, medicines and fuel. But why did this happen? And what can be done about it?
A Divided MAS Roils Bolivia
It is undeniabe that Luis Arce, the President of Bolivia, is no longer responding to the demands of his ex-boss, former President Evo Morales.
Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
We, Ukrainian researchers, artists, political and labour activists, members of civil society stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine who for 75 years have been subjected and resisted Israeli military occupation, separation, settler colonial violence, ethnic cleansing, land dispossession and apartheid.
Searching for the American Worker
Kevin Van Meter discusses the 1947 pamphlet “the American Worker,” its international impact and the significance of workers’ inquiry.
The Lessons of Anti-Racist Action
Shane Burley interviews militants from the antifascist network Anti-Racist Action, active in North America between the 1980s and early 2000s.
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Revisiting Rosa Luxemburg’s Writings on the 1905 Russian Revolution
Robert Ovetz describes the significance of a new collection of Rosa Luxemburg’s writings on revolution from 1906 to 1909, recently published in English.
Fighting the Right-Wing Attacks on Education
An Interview with Jesse Hagopian
Phil Gasper interviews radical educator Jesse Hagopian about attacks on anti-racist education in the United States.
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In Search of Worker Strategy
Seams, Chokepoints, and Organization
Kim Moody reviews John Womack Jr.’s book “Labor Power and Strategy” and responses to his contributions, focused on the significance of workers’ positional power in labor struggles.
Ukraine and the Indian Left
An Interview with Kavita Krishnan
The ties between India and Russia, and a call for the Indian left to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
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White Torture
Frieda Afary reviews a collection of interviews with 12 women political prisoners in Iran.Read more ›
Revisiting Their Morals and Ours
A critical examination of Trotsky's evolving views on revolutionary morality and democracy in revolutionary movements.Read more ›
Puerto Rico: The Organic Crisis and the Alternatives
The discredit attained by the dominant parties, by the legislature, by the . . .
Remembering Martin Luther King’s Last, Most Radical Book
Marking an anniversary of a book's publication is, appropriately, reserved for books that were widely read when they first appeared many years ago. Books we commemorate with an anniversary are ones that ushered in a new way . . .
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A Complete Story of Attica
At long last
Heather Ann Thompson has written a magnificent history of the Attica Prison uprising, the deadliest prison rebellion in U.S. history. Read more ›
Intersectionality and Divergence
My Life in the LGBT and Labor Movements
Looking back on nearly 25 years of involvement in the LGBT . . . 
