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Lyndon Porter

November 1, 2022 Length: 2587 words 2 comments

Lenin’s Return to Hegel: Why Hegel Still Matters Today

Summary: Review of the 2021 Brill/Historical Materialism edition of Anderson’s Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism, with a 45-page new introduction by the author — Editors

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Iranian activists in exile and former political prisoners

October 24, 2022 Length: 756 words 0 comments

So That The “Woman, Life, Freedom” Movement Does Not Die!: a call for solidarity with the political prisoners of the Iranian regime

Summary: A statement in support of the protests in Iran, and in solidarity with political prisoners, from a group of Iranian activists in exile and former political prisoners. First appeared on Verso blog here. — Editors

Persian here.

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Natália de Oliveira

October 20, 2022 Length: 1251 words 0 comments

Brazilian Elections 2022: Challenges and Space of The Resistance of The Brazilian Left

Summary: Discusses the upcoming Brazilian election and how to defeat Bolsonarism — Editors

Portuguese original here.

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Derek Lewis

October 19, 2022 Length: 989 words 0 comments

UPS Workers Dissatisfied with Inhumane Conditions and Demand Better

Summary: Reviewing the potential for a UPS Workers Strike and the Teamster Union’s Position — Editors

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Mehrub Moiz Awan,
Rehmah Sufi

October 13, 2022 Length: 3258 words 0 comments

At the Intersections of Heteropatriarchy, Transphobia, and Elitist Ignorance

Summary: This speech by a trailblazing figure in the fight against transphobia and heteropatriarchy in Pakistan is introduced by Rehmah Sufi, who provides the political and ideological context of the recent efforts to silence her voice. — Editors

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Kevin B. Anderson

October 4, 2022 Length: 1226 words 1 comments

Tunisia: End of the Democratic Republic Established by the 2011 Revolution

Summary: On the Saied dictatorship and Tunisia’s future in light of the gains and shortcomings of the 2011 Arab Spring. – Editors

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Alireza Kia

September 26, 2022 Length: 1096 words 0 comments

Women’s Resistance Touches Off a New Uprising in Iran

Summary: Examines the size and the social base of the September uprising as a possible turning point in the struggle against the Islamist regime — Editors

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Kevin B. Anderson

September 24, 2022 Length: 2046 words 0 comments

Louis Dupré, Dialectical Humanist

Summary: On the passing of a philosopher who made a profound contribution to the study of Marx, Hegel, and the wider tradition, at times in dialogue with Raya Dunayevskaya. First appeared in Philosophy and Global Affairs 2:1, pp. 41-46 – Editors

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Lalan Kishor Singh

September 24, 2022 Length: 2464 words 0 comments

Let’s Ask Karl Marx! A Few questions on Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program

Summary: A response by a worker activist in Nagpur, India to Peter Hudis’s Introduction to the 2022 PM Press edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program – Editors

Available in Hindi original.

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Derek Lewis

September 23, 2022 Length: 823 words 0 comments

The Ongoing Environmental Disaster and the Capitalist State’s Inability to Respond

Summary: Discusses state capitalism and its inability to deal with climate change – Editors.

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Jens Johansson

September 23, 2022 Length: 2165 words 0 comments

Sweden: Potential Ways Forward in Light of the Growth of the Racist Sweden Democrats

Summary: The Right-wing block, in cooperation with the racist Sweden Democrats, wins a majority in the Swedish general election. Now, the Left and progressive forces have an opportunity to rethink how to organize for future – Editors

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Kevin B. Anderson,
Peter Hudis

September 15, 2022 Length: 10 words 1 comments

[Video] Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Programme – Contemporary Reflections

Summary: Peter Hudis and Kevin Anderson reflect on the new edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Programme in this discussion hosted by Paul Reynolds of Historical Materialism Journal (London) — Editors

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Kevin B. Anderson,
Heather A. Brown,
Kieran Durkin

September 14, 2022 Length: 944 words 0 comments

The Five Lives of Raya Dunayevskaya: Sources of Intersectional Marxism

Originally published here in the Black Issues in Philosophy blog of the American Philosophical Association on August 30, 2022 — Editors

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Heather A. Brown

September 14, 2022 Length: 3469 words 0 comments

Practical/Philosophical Perspectives on Organization: A Brief Study of the Critique of the Gotha Program for Today’s Organizational Challenges

Summary: A look at what Marx’s ‘Critique of the Gotha Program’ has to offer in terms of dialectically working through philosophical/organizational matters today. Based on a report given to the International Marxist-Humanist Convention, July 2022 – Editors

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