Gracchus Babeuf: From Jacobin to Communist
Matthew Strupp, April 5, 2019
Matthew Strupp looks at the transformation of the French revolutionary Gracchus Babeuf from Feudiste to Jacobin to one of the first Revolutionary Communists. Read Article.
No Replacement For The Marxist Theory Of Revolution
Gabriel Radic, April 1, 2019
Gabriel Radic argues that various attempts in academia to develop theories of revolution as alternatives to Marx's theory of revolution and historical materialism only serve to disguise the centrality of class contradiction in these events. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
What's At Stake in the Democratic Socialists of America?
Jean Allen, March 28, 2019
Jean Allen discusses the factional infighting in the DSA and it what it says about the organization at large. Read Article.
Profits Beyond Reason and Reason Beyond Profits
Max Black, March 23, 2019
Is the economic calculation problem a valid argument against planned economies? Max Black argues that this so-called problem is based on flawed reasoning and that a world beyond markets is possible. Reading: Robert Fisher. Read Article.
LaRouche: A Warning For Us All
Donald Parkinson, March 19, 2019
Donald Parkinson argues the seeds of what Lyndon LaRouche would become were present from the very beginnings of his organization in this analysis of the early days of his career. Read Article.
Opposition to Unity and Unity of Opposition: Spain and the POUM
March 14, 2019
The experience of the POUM in Spain demonstrates the importance of Marxist unity and the dangers of Popular Fronts, writes Finlay Gilmour. Read Article.
New Perspectives On Popular Struggle in Venezuela Against Intervention
March 6, 2019
Our comrade from Venezuela provides us with another dispatch, giving a strategic view on the situation arguing that a defensive war against imperialism must be transformed into a People's War that changes the nature of society itself in a radical way, furthering the most radical aspects of the Bolivarian Revolution. Read Article.
Building Camaraderie in the CPUSA, 1930-1950
Josh Morris, March 4, 2019
Josh Morris investigates how the Communist Party USA created a sense of camaraderie in its organizing efforts between members, looking at how both circumstances forced on organizers as well as conscious efforts of the party helped create an organizational culture that promoted (or in some cases damaged) solidarity among workers and oppressed people. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
The Democratic Bolshevik
Alexander Gallus, February 24, 2019
Alexander Gallus reviews Ilona Duczyńska's German language book 'The Democratic Bolshevik' which explores the socialist experiment of Red Vienna and its failure to defend itself from reaction. Reading: Matthew Strupp. Read Article.
No Bernie
Patrick Gibson, February 20, 2019
One of the major political questions facing the Democratic Socialists of America in the near future is how to relate to Bernie Sanders' recently announced 2020 presidential campaign. Already, a vocal and well-connected group of DSA members have put out arguments for a full endorsement and strong involvement in such a campaign. Central NJ DSA member Patrick Gibson provides an alternative view, arguing that the organization should not tie itself to a leader it cannot meaningfully influence or discipline. Read Article.