The Importance of Henryk Grossman
Ted Reese, July 15, 2021
Ted Reese, author of the upcoming The End of Capitalism: The Thought of Henryk Grossman (Zero Books), argues for the continued relevance of Henryk Grossman's theory of capitalist breakdown. Read Article.
Tribunes of the People
Ben Grove, July 10, 2021
Ben Grove defends the 'Tribunes of the People' resolution promoted by the Marxist Unity Slate for the upcoming 2021 DSA convention, arguing that the Socialist movement can and must keep its candidates accountable. Read Article.
Addiction Is Not a Crime
Billy Anania, July 2, 2021
Beyond failing at preventing the ills of addiction, the War of Drugs has served as a war on those dispossessed by capitalism. Billy Anania argues that a socialist approach is needed. Read Article.
On the Stalin Question
June 30, 2021
Parker McQueeney introduces two of Paul Costello's essays on the topic of Stalin and Stalinism: Stalin and Historical Reality and Stalin and the Problem of Theory. Reading: Gabriel P. Read Article.
Democracy and Socialism, the Two Edges of Marxism’s Knife
Gil Schaeffer, June 26, 2021
Gil Schaeffer responds to Ben Grove's "Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction" and its arguments about the need for a mass party, critiquing Mike Macnair, Ben Lewis and Lars Lih's concept of Erfurtian Marxism. Read By: Will Read Article.
“The Difficult Resurgence of the Balkan Left” by Jean-Arnault Dérens
Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa, June 20, 2021
Translation and Introduction by Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa. Read Article.
Race, Class and the Zionist State
Gus Breslauer, June 16, 2021
Gus Breslauer responds to Angry Workers of the World on the issue of Palestine and Zionism. There is no path "around" Intifada, the working class must go in-and-through it. Ready By Will Read Article.
Sectarianism Among Communists in American History
Josh Morris, June 9, 2021
Joshua Morris writes on the phenomena of sectarianism in the early US Communist Movement. He is currently authoring a book "The Many Worlds of American Communism" with Lexington Books which is expected to be published in late 2021. Read Article.
The Art of Organizing by Karl Kilbom
Tom Anderson, June 3, 2021
Translation and introduction by Tom Anderson. For sake of brevity, certain sections of this handbook have been left out as they are of little interest to the modern reader. However, it is our hope that the sections translated and included will give both practical and historical insight into how past communists have organized. Original in Swedish can be found here. Read Article.
Biden's Passive Revolution: Using Gramsci to Understand Biden’s ‘Reformism’
Ashton Rome, May 29, 2021
Ashton Rome analyzes the Biden administration through the lens of Gramsci and his category of passive revolution. Read Article.