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Bertold Brecht: Collectivism and dialectical materialism in practice
Above all, the better part of that generation, to which Brecht belonged, still aimed at the ultimate defeat of capitalism.
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Corporate Democrats want to run against Trump-like Republicans forever
Whoever wins the Electoral College, race-based politics will continue to allow the corporate rulers to ignore public demands for relief from the Race to the Bottom and endless war.
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Intersectional frameworks and Marxist analysis
This panel will provide an updated reflection on the relationship between Marxism and intersectionality and offer a critical gaze of what intersectionality adds (and possibly subtracts from) contemporary Marxism that is inclusive, enabling and powerful in building political practice.
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William Morris’s anti-imperialism
William Morris is today remembered mainly for his designs. But, during his life he was one a prolific political journalist and socialist activist. Here, Peter Halton argues for the enduring relevance of his anti-imperialist writings.
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Billionaires’ net worth grows to $10.2 trillion during pandemic
The super-rich increased their combined fortunes by 27.5% during the worst of the market turmoil from April through July.
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‘This is war’: fighting for abortion rights in Poland
A mass movement in Poland has succeeded in delaying the implementation of a court decision that would ban nearly every abortion.
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A response to Pollin and Chomsky: We need a Green New Deal without growth
Robert Pollin and Noam Chomsky have a new book out, Climate Crisis and the Green New Deal. It’s an important contribution to the emerging GND literature, from two thinkers I respect.
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An old fable retold
A rumour has reached us that while there were doubts as to the sauce to be used in the serving up, slow stewing was settled on as the least revolutionary form of cookery.
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Growing divergence between China and ‘Developing Asia’
The past year has brought into sharp relief the significant differences between China and the rest of the world.
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The contours of resistance beyond the election
No matter which party wins the White House on November 3, one thing is certain: The objective crisis of the system will force the winning political party to be guided by a logic that concludes domestic repression and warmongering abroad are necessary.
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Evo Morales’ sarcasm: “If there was fraud, Donald Trump should go to OAS’s Luis Almagro”
In one of his last interviews before traveling to Bolivia—the return to his homeland is scheduled for November 9—Evo Morales stated his opinion on the United States elections, where there is still no confirmation on who will be the next president.
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America’s labor crisis
We face a multifacited labor crisis. One of the most important aspects of this crisis is the U.S. economy’s diminishing capacity to provide employment. This development is highlighted in the chart below, which shows the trend in civilian employment over the last thirty years. Civilian employment includes all individuals who worked at least one hour for […]
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Bolivia Bolivia’s President-Elect Luis Arce attacked with dynamite
The Socialist leader was attacked while he was at a meeting in La Paz city. There is no report of injuries.
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Media silence marks ongoing OPCW cover-up of Syria chemical weapons scandal
“Clearly the U.S. and its allies do not want transparency and open debate about the OPCW Douma investigation, and one can only conclude that this is the case because they know full well that their claims cannot be substantiated. Smears and censorship are the only tactics they have left.” – Propaganda Expert Piers Robinson
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Engels and marriage
Friedrich Engels, whose 200th birthday falls on 28 November, had a very personal connection with Ireland. Soon after being sent to help run the family textile factory in Manchester in 1842 he met twenty-year-old Mary Burns, daughter of an Irish dyer.
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Escalating the demographic war: The strategic goal of Israeli racism in Palestine
The discussion on institutional Israeli racism against its own Palestinian Arab population has all but ceased following the final approval of the discriminatory Nation-State Law in July 2018. Indeed, the latest addition to Israel’s Basic Law is a mere start of a new government-espoused agenda that is designed to further marginalize over a fifth of Israel’s population.
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Being Jewish in North Islington Labour Party
Calling for Jeremy Corbyn’s reinstatement, Lynne Segal looks back on her experience of 40 years as a party member in his constituency.
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Wage war against the philosophy of war
In 1965, as India and Pakistan slipped into another war, Sahir Ludhianvi, one of the great Urdu poets of his generation, wrote a poem called Ai Sharif Insano (‘O Nobel Souls’).
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The long shadow of racial fascism
Recent debates have centered on whether it’s appropriate to compare Trump to European fascists. But radical Black thinkers have long argued that racial slavery created its own unique form of American fascism.
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Center-Left convergence in Venezuela: A blow to U.S. interventionism
Steve Ellner argues that average Venezuelans understand that U.S. sanctions hurt them—and should be resisted.