On Kinglets Trapped in Castles—Or, The Moral Atrophy of Daniel Ortega
This criticism of the political degeneration of Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega from the celebrated revolutionary of 1979 to the autocratic dictator of today raises the question of what political and structural factors (in addition to subjective and personal ones) explains why there have been so many unfinished and failed revolutions. — Editors
read moreLos Angeles School Workers Win Victory against Poverty Wages
Massive Los Angeles school strike results in victory by low-paid school workers, with teachers in solidarity — Editors
read moreBook Launch for New Edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program
Recording of book launch event on Saturday, March 18 – Editors
read more(Re-)Conquest of Life: Notes on the Protests in Iran
Assesses the social composition of and the prospects for the Iranian uprising — Editors
read moreChicago’s Mayoral Election and the Ramifications of Today’s “War on Crime”
Summary: First round of Chicago mayoral election focuses and threat to leftwing politics posed by the spurious claim that the U.S. is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of crime – Editors
read moreIran: Trade Unions Issue Charter Of Minimum Demands
Summary: Joint charter listing “minimum demands,” written by independent Iranian trade unions, feminists, and student groups – Editors
read moreDemocracy and the White Working Class vs. “Oligarchy” in the South: Insights from Varon’s New History of the Civil War
Summary: Two strands of Elizabeth Varon’s book, that of a real democracy vs. a white southern oligarchy and that of a racist, nativist politics of grievance in the face of the Confederacy’s defeat, lead to some inspiring but also sober reflections on America’s past — Editors
read more2023 U.S. State of the Union Address
Summary: Report on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union before the 118th Congress – Editors
read moreThe Brazilian elections, the January 8 coup attempt and the challenges facing the working class
Results of the 2022 elections, the coup attempt, and the challenges facing the working class in order to defeat the neofascist ongoing insurrection – Editors
read moreCollege Board Guts AP African American Studies Curriculum
Summary: To appease conservative backlash, College Board removes content from new Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum – Editors
read more[Audio] Kevin B. Anderson on the Anti-Colonial Marx
Summary: Interview with Kevin B. Anderson on how Marx was far more attuned to questions of race and ethnicity than his critics would have you believe – Editors
read moreThe Killing of Tyre Nichols and the Contradictions of Policing
Summary: The contradictions of policing cannot be hidden behind a veil of “law and order” when people recognize that law and order in a capitalist society just means the continuation of racist and classist practices to maintain the accumulation of capital. – Editors
read moreRecent Publications of Interest
Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism: Race, Class, Gender, and the Dialectics of Liberation
Kevin B. Anderson (Editor)
Heather A. Brown(Editor)
Kieran Durkin(Editor)
A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity
By: Lilia D. Monzó
Rosa Luxemburg: The Biography
By: J. P. Nettl
For Humanism: Explorations in Theory and Politics
By: David Alderson,
Kevin B. Anderson,
Timothy Brennan,
Barbara Epstein,
Robert Spencer
The Transition from Capitalism: Marxist Perspectives
By: Saeed Rahnema
The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II: Economic Writings 2
By: Rosa Luxemburg
Marx on Gender and the Family (Turkish edition)
By: Heather Brown
Check our archive for full list of our publications
Writings of Raya Dunayevskaya
and Other Marxist-Humanist Classics
Draft Thesis: The Turning Point
The assessment of Goldwater in this draft thesis is referenced in the recent International Marxist-Humanist Organization article, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives for Overcoming Capitalism.
Dunayevskaya Collection
We are linking to the online version of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection, which makes her germinal writings more widely available than before. (Her books have long been on our Literature Pages.)