Losing Momentum: Corbynism in the Rear-View Mirror
Submitted by Internationalis... on Nov 1 2019 09:32
The authors of this text are three young people who have been, at various times and various degrees, supporters of Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party under his leadership, and, having broken completely with the capital-L Labour movement, wish to share our critique thereof, in the hopes that some of our comrades and friends will follow us. Our position is formed in part on the basis of our reflection on the Labour Party’s role as reconciler of the working class and capital, and in part on our reflections on our own experiences in the Corbyn movement.
[VIDEO] Satisfying Answers on Socialism: An Open Letter to Destiny
A response to the debate on socialism between YouTuber Destiny and author/professor Ben Burgis, from a libertarian-socialist / libertarian-communist perspective. Topics covered:
1. Are capitalists immoral?
2. Can socialism overcome incentives to destroy the environment?
3. Will widespread ignorance continue in socialism?
4. Can socialism provide a strong, thriving economy?
Also: Marx gets a makeover! (In the literal, not revisionist sense!)
The Renegade Kautsky and his Acolyte Eric Blanc
Submitted by Reddebrek on Aug 14 2019 02:33
Some thoughts on Kautsky, Jacobin magazine and the new Social Democratic current.
Socialism is not Statism
Submitted by Internationalis... on Feb 25 2019 14:44
A spectre haunts the world today. It is the spectre of “socialism”. Commentators of left and right, of reactionary or reformist inclination, agree that “after three decades in the wilderness, socialism is back.”
Abolishing ICE by funding it
Submitted by Scott Jay on Jan 8 2019 05:42
In spite of promises to "Abolish ICE," Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others voted to fund it on their very first day in office.
The Significance of the German Revolution
Submitted by Internationalis... on Nov 24 2018 16:58
Reflections on the CWO/ICT Public Meeting in London (November 17 2018).
A Hundred Years On: Lessons of the German Revolution
Submitted by Internationalis... on Nov 10 2018 13:05
9 November is an auspicious date in the German historical calendar. 80 years ago this was the anniversary of Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) when synagogues were burned and 10,000 Jewish males were marched to concentration camps. It was the first step on the road to the genocide of millions. 28 years ago it was the day that the GDR authorities announced the dismantling of the Berlin Wall. However, a century ago it was also the date when the Kaiser announced his abdication in the face of a workers’ revolution which had begun with mutinies in Kiel before spreading across Germany.
Is an over-supply of labour depressing wages?
Submitted by QQ on Oct 30 2018 19:10
Are trade union bureaucrats correct in saying Marx believed an over-supply of labour depresses wages? We take a look at what Marx called "the absolute general law of capitalist accumulation" to discover if this is true.
Mexico: Is It Business As Usual?
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 08:43
The recent massive victory of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who headed up a left populist movement in Mexico was greeted with jubilation by the Left in this country and worldwide.
Back to the Future: Rebranding Social Democracy
Submitted by Internationalis... on Apr 12 2018 12:43
There are two ways to read Inventing the Future. One is a fairly innocent critique of the “post-68 left”, and an outline of how to build a desirable post-capitalist future through a flawed Gramscian framework. The other is a critique of working class self-activity, and a call for a benevolent class of technocrats who can gradually reform capitalism for the masses.
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