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Eleonora Roldán Mendívil

April 5, 2024 Length: 971 words 0 comments

Latin America’s great amauta: The Marxism of José Carlos Mariátegui

Summary: This discussion of the life and thought of one of Latin America’s most important Marxist theorists is a review of In the Red Corner. The Marxism of José Carlos Mariátegui, by Mike Gonzalez [https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1165-in-the-red-corner].

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Diane Gündüz

April 3, 2024 Length: 1404 words 0 comments

Democratic Scenes from Türkiye

Summary: Despite promising electoral results, Türkiye faces challenges to its democratic integrity, highlighted by allegations of electoral manipulation and suppression, especially in Kurdish-majority regions — Editors

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Kevin B. Anderson,
Fernando Baleia,
Heather A. Brown,
Peter Hudis,
Lyndon Porter

April 3, 2024 Length: 7278 words 0 comments

From the Genocide in Palestine and Ukraine to the Fascist Threat: Working Toward a Revolutionary, Marxist-Humanist Organizational Response–by Peter Hudis et al.

Summary: Official Call for Convention – To Work Out the Philosophical, Political, and Organizational Perspectives of the International Marxist-Humanist Organization, approved as an official statement of the IMHO after a majority vote by the membership of the IMHO – Editors

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Ba Karang

April 2, 2024 Length: 459 words 0 comments

Challenging Sexism in the Gambia: The Battle Against FGM Revisited

Summary: Conservative attempt to roll back Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) meets feminist opposition — Editors

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Peter Hudis

March 26, 2024 Length: 2524 words 1 comments

Charges of Antisemitism Weaponized

Summary: Highlights the weaponization of charges of antisemitism to silence leftist critics of Israeli policies, noting the convergence of the far-right and left-of-center neoliberals in demonizing such critics.

First appeared in Against the Current No. 229 here: https://againstthecurrent.org/atc229/charges-of-antisemitism-weaponized/ — Editors

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Rory Diola

March 23, 2024 Length: 522 words 0 comments

Protest Over Closing of UCSB MultiCultural Center in Wake of Pro-Palestinian Posters

Summary: Day of protest organized by pro-Palestinian students and Black Studies faculty after UC Santa Barbara administration shuts down MultiCultural Center — Editors

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Ndindi Kitonga,
Jared Ware

March 23, 2024 Length: 191 words 0 comments

[Video] Fanon, Anti-Colonial Education and Marxist-Humanism with Ndindi Kitonga

Summary: In this episode, sponsored by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live!, Jared Ware welcome Ndindi Kitonga to the show to discuss Frantz Fanon, Marxist-Humanism, and Ndindi’s work on anti-colonial education and pedagogy – Editors

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Ba Karang

March 17, 2024 Length: 443 words 0 comments

Standing in Solidarity with Senegal

Summary: Mass movement against President Macky Sall’s attempt to avoid elections bears fruit, a victory fraught with contradictions — Editors

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Alex Adamson

March 8, 2024 Length: 1348 words 4 comments

Lenin, Dialectics, and Trans Liberation

Summary: First appeared in Lenin: The Heritage We (Don’t) Renounce, ed. Hjalmar Jorge-Eichhorn and Patrick Anderson, Daraja Press, 2024 — Editors

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Hamid Shirazi

March 3, 2024 Length: 383 words 0 comments

Los Angeles March for Gaza

Summary: Marxist-Humanists participate and engage in dialogue on a global day of solidarity — Editors

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Karel Ludenhoff

February 29, 2024 Length: 1470 words 0 comments

Germany: Critical Remarks on Anti-Rightwing Demonstrations and the Future of the Left after the Wagenknecht Split

Summary: On recent demonstrations in Germany against the swing to the right and on Alliance Sarah Wagenknecht — Editors

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Derek Lewis

February 25, 2024 Length: 1506 words 0 comments

Fascistic Christian Nationalism’s Role in Killing Nex Benedict

Summary: Analyzing the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a non-binary Oklahoma high school student, in the context of U.S. Christian Nationalism and capitalism — Editors

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Ukraine Solidarity Network (U.S.)

February 23, 2024 Length: 860 words 0 comments

Stand Against Genocide and Imperialism, from Palestine to Ukraine

Summary: This statement of the Ukraine Solidarity Network was issued for the second anniversary of Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine — Editors

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Sam Friedman,
Mary Jirmanus Saba

February 16, 2024 Length: 4441 words 0 comments

The Left and COVID: A response to Mike Haynes

Summary: Mike Haynes’s article “The Left, COVID, and the Roads Not Taken” aims to skewer the Left for its failures during the COVID pandemic.[1] In this article, the authors first go through his argument and show its weaknesses and one or two strengths. They end by suggesting paths the Left can continue to take to centre the public’s health, including responding to the current, and future pandemics. First appeared here: https://www.historicalmaterialism.org/blog/left-and-covid-response-to-mike-haynes – Editors

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Peter Hudis

February 14, 2024 Length: 2852 words 0 comments

Rosa Luxemburg Exposed the Colonial Genocide in Namibia

Summary: Explores the intersection of Rosa Luxemburg’s writings and the historical context of the Namibian genocide, delving into the interconnectedness of imperialism and capitalism. First appeared in Jacobin here: https://jacobin.com/2024/02/rosa-luxemburg-namibia-genocide-imperialism-capitalism

Greek version here: https://imhojournal.org/articles/17264/ — Editors

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