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[Video] Book Launch for New Edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program
Recording of book launch event on Saturday, March 18 – Editors
(Re-)Conquest of Life: Notes on the Protests in Iran
Assesses the social composition of and the prospects for the Iranian uprising — Editors
Review of New Edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program
Summary: Reflections on the new edition of Marx’s Critique of the Gotha Program, translated by Karel Ludenhoff and Kevin B. Anderson. Additionally, the book includes a new introduction and foreword by Peter Hudis and Peter Linebaugh – Editors.
Chicago’s Mayoral Election and the Ramifications of Today’s “War on Crime”
Summary: First round of Chicago mayoral election focuses and threat to leftwing politics posed by the spurious claim that the U.S. is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of crime – Editors
Iran: Trade Unions Issue Charter Of Minimum Demands
Summary: Joint charter listing “minimum demands,” written by independent Iranian trade unions, feminists, and student groups – Editors
Democracy and the White Working Class vs. “Oligarchy” in the South: Insights from Varon’s New History of the Civil War
Summary: Two strands of Elizabeth Varon’s book, that of a real democracy vs. a white southern oligarchy and that of a racist, nativist politics of grievance in the face of the Confederacy’s defeat, lead to some inspiring but also sober reflections on America’s past — Editors
2023 U.S. State of the Union Address
Summary: Report on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union before the 118th Congress – Editors
The Brazilian elections, the January 8 coup attempt and the challenges facing the working class
Results of the 2022 elections, the coup attempt, and the challenges facing the working class in order to defeat the neofascist ongoing insurrection – Editors
College Board Guts AP African American Studies Curriculum
Summary: To appease conservative backlash, College Board removes content from new Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum – Editors
[Audio] Kevin B. Anderson on the Anti-Colonial Marx
Summary: Interview with Kevin B. Anderson on how Marx was far more attuned to questions of race and ethnicity than his critics would have you believe – Editors
The Killing of Tyre Nichols and the Contradictions of Policing
Summary: The contradictions of policing cannot be hidden behind a veil of “law and order” when people recognize that law and order in a capitalist society just means the continuation of racist and classist practices to maintain the accumulation of capital. – Editors
Six Weeks in Peru: A Human Rights Emergency leads to the “Seizure of Lima.” Violent Repression Ends in a Bloody Standoff
Summary: A Marxist-Humanist reports on the complex situation in Peru with critical historical context. — Editors
A Marxist-Humanist Statement in Support and Defense of Transgender Rights
Summary: As gender liberation is an indispensable part of the greater struggle for liberation, the lives of trans and other gender expansive folks must be taken seriously and defended unequivocally – Editors
Millions of French Workers Come Out to Oppose Austerity
Summary: The mass movement in France has reached unexpected size, posing a serious challenge to the government’s austerity plans — Editors
[Video] Rosa Luxemburg: On Revolution
Summary Recording of book launch for Volume IV of the Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Political Writings 2, “On Revolution” (1906–1909). Hosted by Verso Books and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – Editors.