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Slovenia on the Road to Periphery
This article, written by a member of the Slovenian Marxist left, covers the impact of the global economic crisis in terms of its effects on the population and the neoliberal maneuvers of established political forces, including on the part of the center left. At the same time, anger and a clarity of vision concerning capitalism itself are building among the population – Editors
May Day 2013 in North America and Europe: Reports and Reflections
We present reports from Marxist-Humanist participants on the 2013 May Day celebrations.
The Long Shadow of Margaret Thatcher
The death of Margaret Thatcher recalled her 11 years as British prime minister. She ushered in a harsher form of capitalism, presided over increases in unemployment, inequality, poverty and homelessness, and heightened the danger of nuclear war – Editors.
Dialectics of Liberation: The Dunayevskaya–Marcuse–Fromm Correspondence
Review of Kevin B. Anderson and Russell Rockwell, eds, The Dunayevskaya–Marcuse–Fromm Correspondence, 1954–1978: Dialogues on Hegel, Marx and Critical Theory, Lexington Books, Lanham MD and Plymouth, 2012, 269 pp., £49.95/$80 hb., £21.95/$34.99 pb., 978 0 73916 835 6 hb., 978 0 73916 836 3 pb. Review was first published in Association of Musical Marxists. Originally written for Radical Philosophy No.178 (March/April 2013) – Editors
Make the 48-hour General Strike in India a success through your own initiatives! “Don’t Demand! Implement!”
In India, 20-21 February 2013, 100 million workers, represented by 11 trade unions and federations, participated in a 48-hour strike, called to protest the anti-labor policies of the “center-left,” United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. In some sectors of the Indian economy, such as ordinance, petroleum, finance and telecoms, the strike was almost 100% solid. Significantly, for the first time since the Independence of India in 1948, unions affiliated to different political parties came together for the protest, including the Indian National Trade Union Congress, which is affiliated to the Congress Party – the largest party of the UPA Coalition.
Bangladesh: After the Tazreen Fashions Fire
In urban and rural Bangladesh, class divisions are stark. Workers are struggling against dangerous conditions, low wages and repressive violence. – Editors.
The On-Going Relevance of Marxist-Humanism
This article was presented as part of a panel entitled “Alternatives to Capitalism: Theoretical, Practical, Visionary” hosted by the International Marxist Humanist Organization and the Department of Sociology at Loyola University Chicago, July 13, 2012 – Editors
Helen Macfarlane – The Radical Feminist Admired by Karl Marx
This 30-minute BBC radio program in the series “Women with a Past,” and accompanying web article, uncovers new research on Helen Macfarlane, the first English translator of Marx’s Communist Manifesto. It builds on Helen Macfarlane: A Feminist, Revolutionary Journalist, and Philosopher in Mid-Nineteenth-Century England (2004) by David Black, who is interviewed on the audio program http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-20475989 — Editors
U.S. Voters Repudiate Far Right, But Still Face Austerity Capitalism under Obama
A changing U.S. electorate repudiates far right economic and social agenda and its racist, sexist, anti-immigrant politics. Austerity capitalism will nevertheless continue under Obama, barring a large-scale social upheaval – Editors
A Call to Join in the International Days of Solidarity against Political Repression in Russia
Call by Russian leftists for international support against state repression – Editors
Will American Left Betray Heroine Malala Yousafzai?
Malala Yousafzai, 14-year-old socialist and campaigner for girls’ education, has now been flown to Britain for hospital treatment, following her attempted murder by the Pakistan Taliban. Bill Weinberg considers the mixed response of the “anti-imperialist” US Left. Originally appeared in World War 4 Report – Editors
Taking Back Our Labor: Wisconsin and the Crisis of American Capitalism
In the wake of the economic crisis, capital has launched an unprecedented attack on the living standards of the working people. The Wisconsin protests show the way forward, if we can draw their true lessons with regard to the labor bureaucracy and the Democratic Party – Editors