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200th birth anniversary of Friedrich Engels
The birth anniversary of Friedrich Engels, collaborator, co-thinker and a long-time friend of Karl Marx falls tomorrow, 28 November 2020.
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Crisis & Critique: What is at stake in the parliamentary elections?
With legislative elections on the horizon, Ociel López looks at the different political forces and scenarios ahead.
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Thomas Sankara: An icon of revolution
October 15 was the 33rd anniversary of Thomas Sankara’s death. On this day, he was murdered by imperialist forces at the tender age of 37.
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‘The Principal Contradiction’ by Torkil Lauesen
One of my frustrations with contemporary Marxist philosophy is the way in which the word ‘dialectical’ is often employed like a magical wand to sanctify various relational phenomena.
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Discrimination and bias in economics, and emerging responses
Recently, mainstream economics has been forced to acknowledge some of the explicit and implicit forms of discrimination and bias that are rampant in the discipline, thanks in particular to some brave interventions by some women economists.
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How do the dead celebrate? The bipartisan culture of death
Like most political formations in the United States, Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) members and supporters represent different tendencies.
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The Swedish Herd Immunity myth
After a Spring in which Sweden had one of the worst Covid death rates in Europe, some latched on to their low summer case numbers to argue for a herd immunity approach. But as cases again rise dramatically, Madeleine Johansson challenges the Swedish herd immunity myth.
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Standing by a radical Chávez: A conversation with Rafael Uzcátegui
A key figure from the newly-formed Popular Revolutionary Alternative talks about his expectations for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Biden will likely be worse than Obama. The left must lead the backlash, or the right will
It looks like a safe bet that Joe Biden will be sworn in on January 20th after successfully campaigning on returning the murderous and oppressive Orwellian US empire back to its pre-Trump “normal”.
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Quebec, Canada, and the Indigenous Peoples: Toward plurinational alliances around a decolonial outlook?
Until the 1960s, the left in Canada and in Quebec was mainly Canadian and Anglophone.
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The Return of Nature: Socialism and Ecology
John Bellamy Foster’s brilliant recovery of a century of ecological and socialist thought will inform, enable, and inspire a new generation of reds and greens.
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When Centrists lose, corporate media blame the left
Joe Biden hadn’t even been declared the victor of the 2020 election before establishment Democrats, in the face of poorer-than-expected results in House and Senate races, began pointing fingers at the left—with corporate media giving them a major assist.
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Democratic movement attacks the established order in Thailand
Led by young people and benefiting from broad support, the Thai democratic movement continues to mature. It is challenging the military-monarchist oligarchy, confronting the royal couple and harking back to the militant struggles of the past.
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Joe Biden’s victory is still a loss for humanity
The Biden-Harris administration is good news for corporations, cops, war profiteers and banks too big to fail, but offers nothing to save the people and planet from multiple rises.
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The Living Flame: The Revolutionary Passion of Rosa Luxemburg by Paul Le Blanc reviewed by Kaitlin Peters
The collection begins with the essay, ‘Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919)’, that more broadly reviews Luxemburg’s theoretical contributions and political interventions from 1871 to 1919.
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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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Rosa Luxemburg: an interview with Dana Mills – Written by Katherine Connelly
Katherine Connelly interviews Dana Mills, author of a new biography on Rosa Luxemburg, on her crucial contribution to revolutionary thought.
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Dossier 34: Paulo Freire and popular struggle in South Africa
He constantly experimented with and thought about how to connect learning and teaching among the poor and oppressed with the radical transformation of society.
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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.