Libertarian Communism
Libertarian Communism was a socialist journal published in ten issues between 1972 and 1976 by some members of the Socialist Party of Great Britain. It was named 'Libertarian Communism' in 1974 following their expulsion from the party. Higher resolution scans also available.
Against rewards and punishments (against meritocracy, against coercion) - humanaesfera
Short text addressing the issue of rewards and punishments, law, rule of law, meritocracy and wage labor.
6 underrated Marxists who don't get enough love
Submitted by libcom on Oct 16 2017 12:24
It's a sad fact that many of the most radical Marxists, whose participation in working class struggle and ideas challenged not only capitalist society but also the social democratic and Leninist tendencies in the workers' movement tend to get ignored by anarchists and Marxists alike.
Anti-Bolshevik communism – Paul Mattick
A collection of works by Paul Mattick. Communism aims at putting working people in charge of their lives. A multiplicity of Councils, rather than a big state bureaucracy is needed to empower working people and to focus control over society. Mattick develops a theory of a council communism through his survey of the history of the left in Germany and Russia. He challenges Bolshevik politics: especially their perspectives on questions of Party and Class, and the role of Trade Unions.
The why I ams: Why I am a communist - William Morris; why I am an expropriationist - L.S. Bevington.
The Why I Ams: Why I Am a Communist by William Morris; Why I Am an Expropriationist by L.S. Bevington. Published 1894. Copy from Victorian Women Writers Project.
Anti-Capitalist, but Libertarian Communist
RAC evaluates the meaning of "anti-capitalism" to Anarchists.
Yours in Revolt : The Socialist Party of Canada and the Western Canadian Labour Movement
Submitted by jondwhite on Jan 15 2017 22:18
The militancy of western Canadian workers during the first two decades of this century culminated in 1919 in secessions from the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada and the American Federation of Labor, the establishment of the One Big Union, and a wave of strikes. In part because of its innate drama, in part because it profoundly affected the course of socialist politics and trade union organization in the nation, the unprecedented outburst has attracted many students in the intervening years.
Yours for the Revolution : Communication and Identity in the Western Clarion
Submitted by jondwhite on Jan 15 2017 19:49
English Studies in Canada June/September 2015
This article describes and analyses one of the most influential socialist newspapers of the early-twentieth century in Canada, the Western Clarion (Vancouver, 1903-25). Emphasis is placed on the selective use of various literary forms to define community interests and popularize the platform of the Socialist Party of Canada, and on how such communication practices shaped and were shaped by the maintenance of identity and group formation. At stake is a more complete record of Canadian literary history as well as a better understanding of literature and the politics of progress during a critical period of nation building.
Capitalism and communism - Gilles Dauvé
Excellent text from Gilles Dauvé outlining the development of capitalism, and communism as the real movement in everyday life which tends towards the abolition of wage labour.
