Hold Your Fire!: A Warning to the Left
Daniel Newman, September 16, 2020
Daniel Newman urges patience and caution in the face of current political turmoil. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
The Fight for Socialism in the Philippines
Ryan Powers, September 12, 2020
In this follow-up interview, Ryan Powers speaks again with Teodorico “Teody” Duran Navea. Teody is a spokesperson for the Cebu City chapter of Partido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Laboring Masses — PLM), a socialist party in the Philippines. The interview was recorded on July 16, 2020. Read Article.
'The Struggle for Democracy in Africa' by Iyasou Alemayehu
Ian Scott Horst, September 9, 2020
Translation and introduction by Ian Scott Horst. Buy a copy of his new book on Ethiopia, 'Like Ho Chi Minh! Like Che Guevara!' here. Read Article.
Was Mao a Bukharinist?: The “Three-Line Struggle” in Economic Debates Preceding the Great Leap Forward
Matthew Strupp, September 3, 2020
Matthew Strupp examines economic debates in China during the leadup to the Great Leap Forward and assesses comparisons made between Mao and Bukharin. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Ferdinand Lassalle: A 25-year Memorial by Karl Kautsky
Tom Anderson, August 31, 2020
Translation and introduction by Tom Anderson. Read Article.
Lenin’s Boys: A Short History of Soviet Hungary
Doug Enaa Greene, August 21, 2020
Doug Enaa Greene on the Hungarian Soviet Republic and its tragic defeat. Read Article.
Workers and Writers: The Communist Novel in Britain
Lawrence Parker, August 14, 2020
The history of the British communist novel is ultimately the story of the political degeneration of the Communist Party of Great Britain. By Lawrence Parker. Reading: LC. Read Article.
Revolutionary Discipline and Sobriety
Cliff Connolly, August 12, 2020
Cliff Connolly argues for a culture of sobriety within our organizations, drawing from the example of Austrian Socialism. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
The Materialism of Warm-Stream Marxism: Ernst Bloch on Ibn Sina
Daniel Tutt, August 5, 2020
Daniel Tutt writes on German Marxist Ernst Bloch's engagement with the Islamic scholar Ibn Sina and its potential for revitalizing materialist philosophy. Read Article.
Letter to the Socialists, Old and New
Chris Townsend, July 31, 2020
Chris Townsend is a socialist and veteran of the labor movement, currently a member of Marxist Center and director of field mobilization for Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU). In support of its spirit of unity, we have published his open letter to the socialist movement, both young and old. Read Article.