Of Course Labor Law Advances the Class Struggle
Anton Johannsen, July 29, 2020
Anton Johannsen argues that labor law is a terrain of class struggle that can only be ignored at our own peril. Read Article.
Food, Capitalism and the Necessity of a Socialist Program
Renato Flores, July 22, 2020
Capitalist food production is based on ecological destruction, imperialism, inhumane labor practices, and the degradation of human health. A socialist program that guarantees healthy food for all is the only alternative. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
Beyond Work? The Shortcomings of Post-Work Politics
Mikael Lyngaas, July 18, 2020
Mikael Lyngaas argues that post-work theorists ranging from Bob Black to Srnicek and Williams are utopian socialism for the current era. Reading: Sam Wiles. Read Article.
The Dialectic of Assimilation
Lane Silberstein, July 11, 2020
How have Jews in the US have gone from an unwelcome immigrant group prone to left-wing radicalism to Zionists and beneficiaries of whiteness? Lane Silberstein investigates. Reading: Harley Oliviera. Read Article.
The Struggle to Oust Duterte, Imperialism, and Capitalist Rule
Ryan Powers, July 4, 2020
The Propertied and the Propertyless by Anton Pannekoek
Rida Vaquas, June 29, 2020
Translation and introduction by Rida Vaquas. The original text in German can be found here. Read Article.
Marx Beyond the Mystics
Peter Claassen, June 27, 2020
Continuing our theme of exploring the relationship between religion and socialism, Peter Claassen argues that the influence of Christian Mysticism on Hegel impacted the thought of Karl Marx. Read Article.
Structuring the Party: The Case of the DSA
Diego AM, June 20, 2020
Diego AM explores the organization conundrums of the modern left, looking at the Democratic Socialists of America and the alternatives proposed by base-builders and Maoists. Read Article.
The Problem of Unity: A Comparative Analysis
Medway Baker, June 14, 2020
In a comparative study of Austro-Marxism, the French Socialist movement, and Bolshevism, Medway Baker argues for the left to seek unity around a programme of constitutional disloyalty. Read Article.
Mask Off: Crisis & Struggle in the Pandemic
Richard Hunsinger, June 8, 2020
Richard Hunsinger & Nathan Eisenberg give an in-depth analysis of the current crisis where economic breakdown, pandemic, and mass revolt collide into a historic conjuncture that will forever shape the trajectory of world events. Read Article.