Richard Greeman

Richard Greeman is a Marxist writer long active in human rights, anti-war, anti-nuclear, environmental and labor struggles in the U.S., Latin America, France, and Russia. He is also the primary translator of the Franco-Russian revolutionary novelist Victor Serge.

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Richard Greeman

August 16, 2020 Length: 1358 words

COVID: Which side are we on?

Summary: An examination of how class divisions and opposed concepts of freedom underpin the radically divergent approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the U.S. — Editors

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Richard Greeman

February 21, 2017 Length: 836 words

Behind the “Deep State Coup”

Summary: Notions of a “deep state” opposing Trump echo claims by the Putin regime; what is really happening is a split in the US ruling class that opens possibilities for the Left — Editors

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Richard Greeman

November 1, 2016 Length: 1734 words

Behind the Demonstrations in Morocco

Summary: The oppressive rule of King Mohammed VI of Morocco has experienced new challenges from the below on the eve of the COP 22 global environmental conference in Marrakesh — Editors

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Richard Greeman

November 5, 2015 Length: 997 words

Glad Tidings About Our Friend, Maati Monjib

Maati Monjib, the Moroccan historian, human rights activist, and translator into Arabic of Dunayevskaya’s Marxism and Freedom, has suspended his hunger strike in its 20th day, having forced the author…

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Richard Greeman

October 16, 2015 Length: 283 words

Report from Activists in Russia

On worsening situation in Russia after Nemtsov assassination and intervention in Syria, as well as continuing efforts by independent left – Editors.

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Richard Greeman

September 18, 2015 Length: 396 words

Support Maati Monjib in the Face of Moroccan Government Repression

Statement of support for Moroccan historian, journalist, and activist Maati Monjib. Maati leads a human rights group that defends journalists and is the translator into Arabic of Raya Dunayevskaya’s M…

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Richard Greeman

February 26, 2014 Length: 2343 words

[Discussion Article] Ukraine, Coup or Revolution?

The Ukrainian uprising raises questions concerning different kinds of democracy, nationalism and internationalism, types of imperialism and capitalism, and the dangers of ethnic conflict and neolibera…

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Richard Greeman

February 5, 2012 Length: 777 words

Russia: The Return of the Revolution

Russia’s anti-regime demonstrations are the biggest popular mobilization since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and carry with them the real possibility of another revolution – Editors

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Richard Greeman

April 1, 2011 Length: 1276 words

Libya: Who’s Side Are We On?

A critique of the narrow forms of anti-imperialism that have emerged on some parts of the Left in the face of US and NATO intervention in Libya and a call for solidarity with the people of Libya and t…

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