Paths of revolution - M. Sergven
One of the first anarchist critiques of state capitalism of the Russian revolution
Marximation
Submitted by Reddebrek on Jun 3 2019 23:47
Looking at one of the less orthodox ways of marking the 200th anniversary of the death of Karl Marx.
1980-1: Class Struggle in Poland
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 28 2019 15:32
As a follow up to our recent article about Solidarność (see: leftcom.org) we are republishing three of the leaflets that the CWO and Battaglia Comunista distributed in 1980-1 among workers in Britain, Italy, France, and the USA on the events unfolding in Poland.
Solidarność: Trade Unionism or Self-Organisation?
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 23 2019 12:25
Political and economic crises led to the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc. The downturn in the post-war accumulation cycle, the Cold War, the USSR’s disastrous intervention in Afghanistan, as well as the popular revolts in Central and Eastern Europe all played a role. But it is the class struggles of 1980s Poland to which we turn our eye here.
Civil War in Venezuela: An Economic and Human Catastrophe
Submitted by Internationalis... on May 17 2019 09:52
The latest news coming from Venezuela tells us that in Caracas and elsewhere, the demonstrations for, and against, the Maduro government are carrying on. The army, which largely supports the elected President, is dealing brutally with demonstrators and the death toll on the streets has reached several dozen.
Humanitarian Aid... for War
Submitted by Internationalis... on Feb 11 2019 10:44
War or no war, one thing is certain, and that is the bourgeoisie — Chavista or oppositionist — cannot take society anywhere. There is no viable solution based on the nation and certainly not a capitalist one.
The Venezuelan Crisis
Submitted by Internationalis... on Feb 7 2019 11:32
Recent political events in Venezuela have once again brought to the fore its devastating economic situation. The struggle for power between Maduro and Guaidò, or between a fraudulently re-elected president and an opposition candidate who has proclaimed himself president, besides giving Venezuela a grotesque image, hides the real scenario of an economic and political human tragedy.
Against All Capitalist Factions! For Proletarian Independence!
Submitted by Internationalis... on Jan 30 2019 13:28
Neither Maduro nor Guaidó have anything to offer the working-class in the face of this turmoil.
Gabriel Kolko's "The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History 1900–1916"
Submitted by Marx-lover on Oct 3 2018 17:17
(See wrightswriting.com for more commentaries on left-wing scholarship.)
Cuba: Fading Star in the Caribbean (1986)
A 1986 left-wing critique of Cuba as state capitalist, dependent & dominated by Russian imperialism, and still burdened by racism, sexism, and homophobia. A special supplement focuses on the anti-gay policies of the Castro regime.
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