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Eric Blanc | In the spirit of comradely discussion that has animated this fruitful debate, I’d like to reply to the questions raised in Todd Chretien’s recent contribution (“Revolutionaries ...
THE SYRIAN Revolution has tested the left internationally by posing a blunt question: Which side are you on? Do you support the popular struggle against dictatorship and for democracy? Or are you ...
THE TERM "exploitation" often conjures up images of workers laboring in sweatshops for 12 hours or more per day, for pennies an hour, driven by a merciless overseer. This is contrasted to the ...
"ENOUGH IS enough." "The time for change is now." "Never again." These are some of the signs that have appeared at the protests that erupted since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
Sean Petty describes the approach that socialists have developed over generations for being a socialist at work and in the unions, in an article based on a presentation at Socialism 2018 in July.
Recent discussion of trans politics has invoked the terms "materialist" and "idealist." In an article for the revolutionary socialism in the 21st century website, Rob Hoveman gives an overview of ...
Mark Twain is taught in countless English classes across the country. But he's seldom remembered for his anti-imperialist, antiracist and revolutionary writing and speeches. In 2000, Helen Scott ...
Lee Sustar describes the impact of the 1930s economic crisis on Blacks--and the new openings for resistance during the upsurge of the labor movement. THE GREAT Depression of the 1930s was ...
Ronnie Almonte introduces the writings of one of the 20th century's great novelists and essayists--and his political transformation in the era of the Black freedom struggle. THE WRITER James ...
Sharon Smith, author of Women and Socialism: Class, Race and Capital, explains the roots of the concept of intersectionality and how it can help advance Marxist theory. MANY ACTIVISTS who have ...
Harvey Weinstein's exposure as a sexual predator has unleashed a powerful expression of resistance--in the form of millions of survivor stories, writes Jen Roesch. As of today, at least six women ...
Leonard Klein, a native of Iowa and former member of the Midwest Network to Stop the Klan, explains how the left organized against the rise of the far right in the 1990s. THE OPEN racism ...