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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.

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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.

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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.

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Why Run Independents? A Response to Collective Power Network

Jenna Grove, May 21, 2021

Ben Grove responds to Brad C. of Collective Power Network, arguing that the time for independent politics is now. Read Article.

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Fianna Fáil: The Imperalist Party with an Anti-Imperialist Past

Sean Connolly, May 15, 2021

How did Fianna Fáil go from a party that opposed conciliatory treaties with British Imperialism to one that has sided with US imperialism? Sean Connolly reports. Read Article.