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Where is Germany Going? What ‘Awakening’? What Renewal?
Summary: Some considerations about the recent German elections and a remarkable election result in Austria – Editors.
[Discussion Article] Paul Mason on the Fascist Threat – An Anarchist Critique
Summary: Should the Left unite with the Centre – or the so-called progressive bourgeoisie – against fascism? Thoughts from a critical anarchist — Editors
Tommie Smith Interview Recalls 1968 Olympic Protest
Summary: In a recent interview, Tommie Smith spoke of his early life, his historic protest with John Carlos at the Mexico City Olympic Games in 1968, and its consequences. Here, a link to the article, and a reprint of what Marxist-Humanists wrote about it at the time – Editors.
Oppose the Visit of Sergio Moro to the University of Chicago
Summary: The Oct. 13 speech of Sergio Moro at the University of Chicago, a reactionary Brazilian judge who was instrumental in enabling neo-fascist Jair Bolsonaro to become President of Brazil, should be condemned and opposed by everyone — Editors
The Orange County Oil Spill and Human Alienation from Nature
Summary: Oil Spill off the Coast of Orange County, California, USA — Editors
Tangping (“Lying Flat”): The Latest Rallying Call of the Chinese Workers?
Summary: “Lying Flat” movement of Chinese youth attacks capitalist culture — Editors
Afghanistan – Don’t Look Away: A Crisis for the Whole of Humanity
Summary: The defeat of the U.S. and the seizure of power by the Taliban mark a real turning point. This reveals both imperialism and fundamentalism as obstacles to human emancipation at a time when Afghan women are leading the resistance. First appeared in New Politics Online (https://newpol.org/afghanistan-dont-look-away-a-crisis-for-the-whole-of-humanity/) — Editors
The Originality of Marx’s French Edition of Capital: An Historical Analysis
Summary: Using recently published correspondence, the 1872-75 French edition of Capital, Vol. I, for which Marx rewrote numerous passages, is shown to be the version he saw as the basis for all future editions. Engels’s preference for the previous German editions distorts the “standard” editions of the work to this day — Editors
Afghan Solidarity Demonstration in Los Angeles
Summary: Women-led demonstration expresses solidarity with Afghan people vs. both Taliban and US empire, underlining resistance — Editors
U.S. Debacle in Afghanistan
Summary: The fall of Afghanistan is an even more spectacular defeat of the U.S. and its allies than that of Vietnam in 1975 – Editors.
Dialectics over positivism for an intersectional Marxism
Review essay of Ashley J. Bohrer’s book “Marxism and Intersectionality,” and “Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism” edited by Kevin B. Anderson, Kieran Durkin & Heather A. Brown. Originally appeared in Dialectical Anthropology (April 2021), here: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10624-021-09625-6 — Editors
The Attack on Voting Rights – a Test for Everyone on the Left
Summary: The ongoing effort to disenfranchise Black, Latinx, and Native American voters poses a serious test as to whether the socialist Left will mobilize against this serious threat to the very existence of what remains of political democracy in the U.S. — Editors
Paul Mason’s Socialist Humanist Manifesto
Summary: Mason’s Clear Bright Future critiques the culture and politics of cyber-capitalism and the fascist threat, offering a humanist alternative to both — Editors
Report on Mini-Conference on Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism
Summary: On the first-ever conference on Raya Dunayevskaya’s work–Editors