Loren Goldner

Online archive of texts by and about Loren Goldner (1947-2024), communist writer-activist and co-editor of Insurgent Notes.

Loren Goldner

General perspectives on the capitalist development state and class struggle in east Asia

American left communist Loren Goldner on the capitalist development of east Asia,…

Multi-Culturalism or World Culture? On a "Left"-Wing Response to Contemporary Social Breakdown

Loren Goldner on multiculturalism, post-modern cultural theory, and the social and…

Race and the Enlightenment part II: The Anglo-French Enlightenment and beyond

American left communist Loren Goldner's history of the origins of race and racism. Part Two of Two.

Race and the Enlightenment part I: From anti-semitism to white supremacy, 1492-1676

American left communist Loren Goldner's history of the origins of race and racism. Part One of Two.

"Father" of Turkey: Kemel Pasha (saluting)

“Socialism in One Country” Before Stalin, and the Origins of Reactionary “Anti-Imperialism”: The Case of Turkey, 1917-1925

Loren Goldner's detailed history of the official communist movement and the…

Ssangyong workers at a strike rally

Ssangyong motors strike in South Korea ends in defeat and heavy repression - Loren Goldner

Loren Goldner's analysis and overview of the defeated strike and occupation of the…

Ssangyong occupation audio interview with Loren Goldner

Audio interview conducted with Loren Goldner by alternative radio in the aftermath of the two-month…

Seattle: the first US riot against 'globalisation'? - Loren Goldner

Loren Goldner's article for Undercurrent #8 on the anti-WTO protests which took place in Seattle in…

4,000 unionists from the Korean Metal Workers Union rally at Pyeongtaek city hall.

Korean Sanggyong strike up against the wall

The Ssangyong Motors strike in Pyeongtaek, South Korea (near Seoul), is now in its eighth week, and the situation of the strikers is increasingly…

workers of the financially collapsed Ssangyong Motors in front of the finance ministry office on March 11, 2009.

Pyeongtaek strike continues in South Korea

A strike now completing its fourth week at Ssangyong Motors in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, remains a standoff as of this writing. The strike echoes…

Social reproduction for beginners

In the worldwide renaissance of interest in the work of Karl Marx of the past decade, a renaissance well-timed for the current (August 2007…

The biggest ‘october surprise’ of all: a world capitalist crash - Loren Goldner

Loren Goldner's analysis of the recent global financial crisis.