Subjects Archives: Marxism

John Bellamy Foster speaks with Daniel Tutt about the work of István Mészáros and Paul Baran, contemporary irrationalist tendencies in left ecological thought, intensifying global class struggles, and the continued relevance of Georg Lukács’s The Destruction of Reason (1952), recently reissued with an introduction by Enzo Traverso by Verso in 2021.

On 1 October 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established. Seventy-five years into its revolutionary process, China has made rapid advances while still facing many challenges.

A site called Marxism and Collapse (M&C) has conducted a ‘dialogue’ with an AI model called Genesis Zero (GZ) that includes “an expansion and refutation” of Marx’s theory of value.  The human voice (M&C) asks questions and leads the AI model (GZ) into discussing the inadequacies of Marx’s value theory and to reach a new, […]

“I am not free today because the system worked,” said Assange. “I am free today because after years of incarceration I pleaded guilty to journalism.”

We review some of the key moments in the political life of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), from his beginnings until the 2006 presidential election. AMLO concluded his presidential term on September 30.

Surrealism has been an international movement since its inception. However, here michael löwy focuses mainly on the Paris surrealist group, initially around André Breton, but which continued its activity after the death of the author of the Surrealist Manifestos.

In Fredric Jameson, who died on Sunday at the age of 90, we have lost probably the most creative Marxist thinker of our time.

On September 12, 2024, a ruling was handed down in the case of the “Uhuru Three.”

The Trudeau government is playing a dangerous game with its latest censorship push.

The antidote to the mental health crisis lies in re-building our societies, moving away from capitalism’s culture of hostility towards a culture of connection and community.

In honor of the monumental life of Fredric Jameson (1934–2024), we republish an essay he wrote for the April 1996 issue of Monthly Review.

The head of a prestigious research center talks about knowledge production in the Bolivarian Revolution.

Most worried of all are the people in eastern Germany, the one-time German Democratic Republic founded so hopefully almost exactly 75 years ago, October 7, 1949, and buried—triumphantly for a large number—41 years later, on October 3, 1990.

Toby Manning’s history of popular music in its historical context is a rich and rewarding exploration of the politics of music, finds Charles Marriott.

The United States (U.S.) once again confirmed itself as the main defender of Israel’s genocidal actions, in the face of any criticism of the crimes it is committing against the Palestinian people.

Umar Khalid and more than a dozen activists have spent four years in prison under India’s controversial Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), with no trial or bail. The cases are widely seen as politically motivated efforts to suppress dissent.

The ruling class is once again in a frenzied state, seeking to crush political dissent and a growing class consciousness with an iron fist in another wave of repression.

The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader’s campaign was built on sweeping reforms, tackling corruption and ensuring economic relief.

A constant in two centuries of U.S. interference in the region is the obsession to destroy any sovereign or moderately progressive project.

After meeting with Giorgia Meloni, Keir Starmer expressed admiration for the Italian prime minister’s plans to deport refugees to camps in Albania—signaling the Labour government’s willingness to embrace the policies of neofascism.