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Tales from the pages of COINTELPRO
“Circulate, to educate, to liberate!” This was the constant intonation of Sam Napier, circulation manager of The Black Panther newspaper.
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Dossier no. 73: How the People’s Science Movement is bringing joy and equality to education in Karnataka, India
The People’s Science Movement in India has few parallels in the world in concept, scale, and scope.
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From Guernica to Gaza
Raouf Halaby: “To say that I was awed is an understatement.”
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Michael D. Yates on Labor: Organization, Negotiation, and Education (interview parts 1 & 2)
Parts 1 and 2 of an interview with Michael D. Yates by Farooque Chowdhury. The emancipation of labor is one of the foremost questions in all exploitative societies and societies in transition.
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At Northwestern U, distributing a parody paper gets you threatened with prison
Students at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, produced a parody edition of the school’s paper, the Daily Northwestern, to call out the school’s stance on Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Ernest Mandel – “Hope and Marxism: Historical and Theoretical Essays”
Some of Ernest Mandel’s finest work on Marxist theory and revolutionary politics appeared in the form of short articles. “Hope and Marxism” collects eleven of Mandel’s most significant articles and provides an excellent introduction to his thought.
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The subversive truth: The incomplete feminist revolution
In her latest column, VA’s Andreína Chávez explores the contrast between grassroots feminism and women’s demands versus government-led initiatives.
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Dawn is breaking out all over, and the World is waking up: The Sixth Newsletter (2024)
On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution.
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The importance of a mass movement
Mass protests change people. The act of collectively standing together pushes aside the powerlessness we experience in everyday life, builds confidence and generates a sense of strength.
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Study find media giants New York Times, CNN, and Fox News pushing for U.S. war in Yemen
Since November, Ansar Allah has been conducting a blockade of Israeli ships entering the Red Sea in an attempt to force Israel to stop its attack on the people of Gaza. The U.S. government, which has refused to act to stop a genocide, sprang into action to prevent damage to private property, leading an international coalition to bomb targets in Yemen.
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UK judge rules in favour of university professor sacked for anti-Zionist views
Academic David Miller was dismissed from the University of Bristol in 2021. Lawyers say the new ruling marks a ‘significant triumph’ for free speech in the workplace.
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Book review: ‘Pragmatism versus Marxism’
Written by Marxist philosopher George Novack (1905-1992) and published in 1975 by Pathfinder Press, “Pragmatism versus Marxism: An appraisal of John Dewey’s Philosophy” sought to explain the origins, emergence, class basis, and norms of pragmatism, which has been the predominant mode of thought in U.S. intellectual and political life.
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Silent ‘genocide’: Israel’s war on Palestinian Bedouin communities in West Bank
They left behind their homes with everything in them and were not able to return, not even to collect their belongings. Anyone who dared to go back was beaten, arrested, or had his vehicle burned.
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The only right that Palestinians have not been denied is the right to dream: The Fifth Newsletter (2024)
On 26 January, the judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found that it is ‘plausible’ that Israel is committing a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
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March against genocide isn’t news to New York Times
It’s hard to get an independent estimate of the number of people who showed up—Palestinians and Americans of all ages and races, including Jewish Americans, arriving from all parts of the country.
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For Western media, Israel’s bombing of Gaza is not ‘deadly’
Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It’s only Israeli lives that matter.
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Canada imposes catch-all definition of “espionage” as part of bellicose anti-China furor
In a decision with far-reaching implications for democratic rights, a Federal Court has endorsed the Canadian government’s imposition of a sweeping new definition of espionage.
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Lenin’s ‘Last Testament’: The prophetic last words of a Marxist for our times
The myth that Lenin led to Stalin is exposed by Lenin’s Last Testament which argues for more democracy and removing Stalin from power, writes John Westmoreland.
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Five of Lenin’s insights that are more pertinent than ever
Lenin’s understanding of the workers state must also take into account the adjustments that had to be made in the post-revolutionary period, when it became clear that emphasis had to be put on developing the productive forces and an efficient state that could guide the process of destroying the global inequalities between imperialist and imperialized nations.
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Which side are you on? Far-right deepens threats to trans lives, Biden stays silent
Threats of violence by neo-Nazis grow in tandem with the “official” attacks. Incursions by hate groups aimed at queer events and spaces are becoming more common even in “safe” cities like Los Angeles and Boston.