Category: Theory
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Connective Party or Return to a “War of Maneuver”?
For some two decades, the anti-globalization movement and its successors have assumed that society contains within itself – and automatically throws up – political oppositions and organizational forms independent of … Keep reading »
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Creating a Situation that Does Not Yet Exist
For some two decades, the anti-globalization movement and its successors have assumed that society contains within itself – and automatically throws up – political oppositions and organizational forms independent of … Keep reading »
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Democracy Against Capitalism
A presentation by Brian Roper, author of The History of Democracy – A Marxist Interpretation. Watch video »
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Student Debt and the American Dream
This interview is part of a larger piece on the student debt crisis in America the author wrote as an assignment for one of his classes at the Graduate School … Keep reading »
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For A European Antifascist Movement
The deepening and generalization of the crisis to nearly all European countries makes it now possible to comprehend not only the crisis’s dynamic and characteristics, but also the priority tasks … Keep reading »
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The Greek Crisis and the Left Response
Two Essays by Sotiris (1) Beyond ‘Realism’: Greece, the challenges for the Left and the need for a radical strategy For the past three years Greece has been at the same time an … Keep reading »
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Socialism for the 21st Century
Interview with Michael A. Lebowitz On Monday, May 6th, on the invitation of the Belgrade based Center for Politics of Emancipation (CPE), Michael A. Lebowitz gave a lecture titled “Contested reproduction … Keep reading »
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Alienation: An Introduction to Marx’s Theory
Dan Swain is an activist and writer. He is currently working on a PhD in Marxism and Ethics at the University of Essex. His book Alienation: An Introduction to Marx’s … Keep reading »
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How Does the Subaltern Speak?
Postcolonial theory discounts the enduring value of Enlightenment universalism at its own peril. In recent decades, postcolonial theory has largely displaced Marxism as the dominant perspective among intellectuals engaged in … Keep reading »
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The Weakness Unto Death
On March 30th, 2013 Peter Kormos, as close to a socialist as the NDP had left in its ranks of former elected members, died. His death was perhaps an omen … Keep reading »
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A Return to Marx’s Ecological Critique
Do oil spills make good economic sense? A witness called by Canadian firm Enbridge Inc. – which wants approval to build a $6.5-billion pipeline linking Alberta’s tar sands with the … Keep reading »
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Book Launch: Toward the United Front
Toronto — 3 February 2013. Moderated by Abbie Bakan. Panel discussion with: John Riddell is the translator and editor of this book. He maintains a blog at johnriddell.wordpress.com David McNally … Watch video »