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France: Against the Monstrous Delusion of “Islamo-Leftism”
Summary: Response to the French government’s McCarthyite and Islamophobic attempt to “cleanse” intellectual life, issued by Édtions Syllepse, which has published critical Marxist, feminist, and anti-racist books, including ones by Raya Dunayevskaya and Kevin B. Anderson — Editors
[Discussion Article] Why Anarchists Should Read Raya Dunayevskaya
Summary: How Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism on Race, Class, Gender, and the Dialectics of Liberation relates to Anarcho-Libertarian positions — Editors.
Uses and Abuses of the Paris Commune: the Extraordinary Story of Adrien Lejeune, the Last Communard
Summary: On the 150th anniversary of the Paris Commune, David Black reviews Gavin Bowd’s book on Adrien Lejeune, the Last Communard – Editors.
Luxemburg 150
Summary: On the anniversary of Rosa Luxemburg’s birth, economist Michael Roberts discusses aspects of her legacy on economic theory, and fruitful critique. First appeared here: https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2021/03/06/luxemburg-150/ – Editors.
Mutual Aid Beyond the Welfare State from a Decolonial Perspective
Summary: Does mutual aid in today’s freedom movements challenge rather than reinforce the existing capitalist state? — Editors
[Audio] Peter Hudis on Frantz Fanon and the Revolution Against Racism
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.
[Video] Raya Dunayevskaya’s Intersectional Marxism
Get to know Raya Dunayevskaya’s brand of intersectional Marxism at this book launch event sponsored by the IMHO. Recorded on February 17, 2021. Speakers: Paul Mason, Alessandra Spano, Karel Ludenhoff, David Black, and Kieran Durkin — Editors.
Threat of Civil War at the State Level in the U.S.: Reflections on Trumpism in Michigan
Summary: — The lurch toward fascism of the Michigan Republican Party shows the dangers ahead, even with Trump out of the White House — Editors
Review—Judas and the Black Messiah
Summary: Judas and the Black Messiah provided an opportunity to tell the story of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton to a new generation—did it really succeed in doing so?
Burma/Myanmar 2021: a new phase in a long struggle for freedom
Summary: Long struggle for freedom and against military dictatorship enters a new phase, as mass protests sweep the country — Editors
The Ongoing Farmers’ Agitation in India: Revolutionary Possibilities
Summary: Assessment in wake of the January 26 confrontations — Editors
International appeal for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Russia
Summary: This urgent appeal was written in collaboration with activists and intellectuals living in Russia – Editors.
Turkish Protests Against Erosion of Academic Freedom and Virulent Heterosexism
Summary: Students and professors resist attempts to place Boğaziçi University under the control of an increasingly authoritarian state, which is using heterosexist propaganda against them — Editors
Class, Gender, Race & Colonialism: The ‘Intersectionality’ of Marx
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Lebanon: Behind the Assassination of Lokman Slim
Summary: Assassination of independent-minded Shiite intellectual Lukman Slim, apparently by Hezbollah, is a blow to democratic resistance — Editors
