Back to banality - G.M. Tamás
Article from G.M. Tamás on the continuities/differences between the 'actually-existing socialism' of the past and present-day reactionism in Eastern Europe.
The never-ending Lukács debate - G.M. Tamás
On January 25th 2017, the Budapest City Council decided to remove the statue of Georg Lukács from a park in the city’s 13th district. Here, Hungarian marxist and philosopher G. M. Tamás comments on the significance of the gesture.
Nation or Class?
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 31 2017 20:19
These are dangerous and unpredictable times. Ten years after the global financial meltdown the world economy still isn’t fixed. After decades of promoting globalisation, which has produced only fortunes for the few and misery for the many, our rulers are beginning to lose their grip. A growing number are turning to so-called nationalist “populism”. ... this is the sign of a system which lacks real solutions.
Non-identity and negation: “Identitarianism” and the affirmation of difference
Text on identity and the communist movement's negation of social relations.
Maldekstra Naciismo aŭ kiel trompi koncepton
Eseo sur la ideo de Jakvo Schram pri naciismo kaj "Maldekstra-naciismo.
Lies of the land: against and beyond Paul Kingsnorth’s völkisch environmentalism
Submitted by Out of the Woods on Mar 31 2017 12:56
Paul Kingsnorth, writing in The Guardian, has called for an explicitly nationalist environmentalism. Out of the Woods offer a critique and an alternative.
Donald Trump, White Nationalism and America's Colonial Legacy
Submitted by rosasoros on Mar 6 2017 13:24
Rosa Soros discusses the colonial legacy of America, how it is still felt deeply today, and why we need a grassroots, revolutionary working class movement to fight - not just the forces of reaction brought about by the Trump administration - but the tide of liberalism that secured his power.
Nationalism and socialism - Paul Mattick
Mattick writes on nationalism, from 'American Socialist', vol. 6, Sept. 1959, No. 9, pp.16-19.
The Chinese revolution 1925-1927
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 21 2017 10:57
A short account of the mass struggles in China from 1925 up to the Shanghai insurrection of 1927 and its crushing by the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek, who was supported by the Chinese Communist Party.
Contrasting populisms: Lambie’s labourism and Hanson’s opportunism
Submitted by Is There No Alt... on Feb 14 2017 15:17
The Australian Left are keen to conflate the anti-politics offered by Jacqui Lambie and Pauline Hanson. While they share similar cultural prejudices, they could not be further apart in their material solutions.
