The International Marxist-Humanist
For a Humanist Alternative to Capitalism
Emancipation of the working class is the act of workers themselves!
Summary: Below is the text of a flyer that was written by Lalan, a worker in Nagpur, India, and translated by Arvind Ghosh, for the General Strike in India which on 8-9th of January saw 150 million workers went on strike, including workers in transport, financial services, and both state-owned and private industries – Editors.
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Sudan’s Revolution of 2019: At the Crossroads of Africa and the Arab World
Summary: Sudan’s revolution is not only Arab but also African in a way not seen in the 2011 Arab uprisings. The old regime combined Islamism and a racist form of Arabism with military rule, touching off in response a youthful, democratic, multiethnic, and pro-feminist revolutionary movement that has achieved something akin to dual power. First appeared in New Politics, Winter 2020, here https://newpol.org/issue_post/sudans-revolution-of-2019/ – Editors.
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Anti-Colonialism and Humanism
Summary: This article on the differences between colonial-racist and emancipatory humanism, with a particular focus on Africa and on the writings of Frantz Fanon, is based on a presentation at a Los Angeles meeting of the International Marxist-Humanist Organization, June 2019. First appeared in New Politics, Winter 2020, here https://newpol.org/issue_post/anti-colonialism-and-humanism/ –Editors
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Trump’s Reckless Assassination of Iranian General Is an Act of War
The January 3 assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was both reckless and illegal, an act of war that threatens a regional conflict – Editors.
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JK Rowling and the Proliferation of Mundane Transphobia
Summary: A statement against the insidious nature of casually transphobic rhetoric in UK media and the accompanying transphobic action which so often goes unexamined – Editors.
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Beyond Impeachment: Challenges Facing the U.S. Left in 2020
Summary: While the effort of House Democrats to impeach Trump has not undermined his hold on power, the real test lies in taking the battle against him beyond the confines of the impeachment process — Editors.
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Life in Mississippi women’s prison ‘not a privilege – just hell’
Summary: An incarcerated woman calls out inhuman conditions at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility.
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Millions in France Strike Against Austerity
Summary: France’s mass strikes have mobilized millions, persisting into a sixth day, in an attempt to forestall severe cuts to the social gains of the working class — Editors.
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“Letter Against US Imperialism” Damages Left by Supporting Iranian Regime Against a Popular Uprising
Summary: Travesty of Letter signed by Angela Davis and other prominent leftists supporting Iranian regime in name of “anti-imperialism” [Addendum: The letter appeared online around Dec. 1 but was taken down by Dec. 9] — Editors.
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Counterrevolution in Bolivia: Its Roots and Result
Summary: The counterrevolutionary coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia places in jeopardy one of the most important efforts at social change in decades—at the same time as it raises difficult questions about how to forge a democratic path to socialism — Editors
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Women of Color and Indigeneity: A Revolutionary Subject
Summary: Discusses significant role of women, especially Women of Color, in revolutionary struggles, in order to show that women’s liberation and an anti-racist agenda are central to Marxist-Humanism. Adapted from parts of the author’s “A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity” (Peter Lang Publishers, 2019). — Editors
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Recent Publications of Interest
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
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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.)