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Lenin’s Revenge: Early Soviet Hidden Voices
A century after Lenin’s death, scholars and leftists continue to discuss the life and legacy of the leader of the Russian Revolution. But a fundamental question remains largely unanswered. What did Soviet citizens themselves think of Lenin?
Marot’s rejoinder to Pirani
Simon Pirani’s moral indignation would be fully justified (though not his ad hominem attacks) if what he had written about my review, or the implications he drew from it, were true. But that is not the . . .
Simon Pirani replies to review by John Marot
Pirani challenges Marot’s review of his book of documents on communist dissidents in early Soviet Russia
On the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion: Stand with Ukraine
Supporting the Palestinian cause, however, should not take away from the need to stand with Ukraine. In both cases, a stronger military power is attempting to occupy and deny self-determination to oppressed people.
Stand Against Genocide and Imperialism, from Palestine to Ukraine
Statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network on the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine
Ukraine and Palestine are both cases of imperialism
Gentrification and Social War
Andrew talks through the organizing reality of confronting housing as both a commodity and a human necessity.
Cornel West for President? – Part 7 – Ron Daniels for President- 1992
Ron Daniels decided to run for president in 1992 after his experience as national director of the Rainbow Coalition during Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign.
“Tensions are building in Ukrainian society as a result of neoliberal policies imposed by the government”
An interview with Oksana Dutchak, member of the Commons editorial team
An editor of the leftwing Ukrainian journal Commons discusses the dual enemies of Russian aggression and Ukrainian neoliberalism
The New U.S. Labor Movement
The labor movement in the United States is passing through a transition from the stagnation of the period from 1980-2010 to a new period of dynamic change in industrial decentralization, new technologies, work, organization, union activism, and the enormous and enveloping issue of climate chan
We Need Creative Measures Against the Genocidaires
Use all kinds of peaceful creative measures to embarrass, shame, inconvenience and bother the mass killers.
Gaza: A Ghastly Window into the Crisis of Global Capitalism
Gaza is a real-time alarm bell that genocide may become a political tool in the decades to come for resolving capital’s intractable contradiction between surplus capital and surplus humanity.
Historic Ruling by the International Court of Justice
The ruling against Israel at the International Court of Justice today is historic, notwithstanding that it fudged South Africa’s request for a provisional order for a ceasefire.
Ecuador’s reactionary war
Ecuador has begun to experience a pattern of violence similar to that of Colombia and Mexico.
Can Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Model” Supplant Capitalist Democracies and Why Should Western Socialists Care? – Part 4
Given China’s drivers, it’s difficult to imagine how this trend could be halted or reversed short of the collapse or overthrow of the CCP. That’s coming but of course it’s impossible to predict when.
Yes, it’s a Genocide
The ongoing suffering, displacement, and destruction in Gaza invoke a sense of urgency in labeling the situation for what it is, and for prompt investigation and adjudication, rather than waiting for a tragic culmination.
Sudan: revolution and counter-revolution
Genocide strikes Darfur, again
9,000 people have died and over 5.6 million have been displaced since the latest escalation in Sudan started on April 15th 2023. The fighting between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) . . .
Can Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Model” Supplant Capitalist Democracies and Why Should Western Socialists Care? – Part 3
If Xi’s Chinese-style modernization has shattered the myth that modern-is-Western, then why is his economy still so dependent on Western science and technology?
Could the U.S. Become Involved in a War Between Venezuela and Guyana?
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shows new map of Venezuela’s incorporation Eusebio Province of Guyana.
The United States has taken the first steps in becoming involved in a potential war between Venezuela and Guyana. President Nicolás Maduro of . . .
Cornel West for President? – Part 6 – Jesse Jackson for President – 1984 and 1988
While many Black voters and others admired and took pride in his achievement, some on the left felt he had ultimately served the Democratic Party establishment.
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