On the Concept of History & Paralipomena - Walter Benjamin Transcribed from Selected Writings. Volume 4: 1938-1940, ed. Howard Eiland (Cambridge, MA: Harvard…
Reflections on Class Theory - Theodor W. Adorno Adorno asks what the proletarianization of bourgeois society means for Marx’s conception of class and its overcoming. Transcribed from Can One…
Paths to Critical Theory - Adolph L. Reed Jr. Reed reflects on the political and intellectual trajectory of his youth, as the contradictions of black power, Trotskyism and the New Left pushed…
Black Particularity Reconsidered - Adolph L. Reed Jr. A critical retrospective on the Civil Rights Movement and the New Left through to the turn to black…
Bridging the Digital Divide Between the Left and Capitalism, an Urgent Mission for Left Movements The left today faces a deep digital gap against a technologically advanced…
Critique of Anti-Extremist Stereotypes Most people upon hearing the word "extremism" react with disgust. We usually associate the word with terrorism, intolerance, fanaticism and…
Something’s Missing: A Discussion between Ernst Bloch and Theodor W. Adorno on the Contradictions of Utopian Longing Ernst Bloch and Theodor W. Adorno discuss notions of hope, negation, and utopia in…
Entrepreneurism: the Catalyst for Declining Political Engagement In spite of the record voter turnout in the last US presidential election and high voter turnouts in…
Editor’s Introduction to Pashukanis - Christopher J. Arthur Evgeny Pashukanis wrote The General Theory of Law and Marxism in 1924. Just as Marx published a…
On a Critical Thinking Under Influence. An Interview with Russell Jacoby Interview with US historian Russell Jacoby.
Critical Theory and Society: A Reader Collection of writings from people associated with the University of Frankfurt Institute for Social Research, or the Frankfurt School