Category: Theory
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Leo Panitch and the Socialist Project
The death of Leo Panitch has made the world a darker place. His writings have carried us through some of the most difficult periods in the history of the socialist … Keep reading »
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Leo Panitch’s Many Lessons on Living Under American Empire
Leo Panitch’s untimely death last weekend is a tragic loss for the international left. His intellectual and political contributions toward rebuilding working class movements in such diverse settings as North … Keep reading »
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Friedrich Engels’ Thinking on Science in These Times
On this bicentenary of Friedrich Engels, we need to understand the struggle of ideas he was engaged in during his lifetime, and what significance it holds today. Keep reading »
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On ‘Rioting’ and State Violence
The uprising that emerged following the murder of George Floyd reignited debates about violence both in the media and among activists and scholars of social movements. Under pressure to distinguish … Keep reading »
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What Questions Must Students Ask Their Educators, and Why?
Given the enormous problems that humanity is facing, it is reasonable to expect to see a future society that is radically different from, and superior to, the current one, that … Keep reading »
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Reading Capitalist Realism Ten Years On
Today, in the interregnum of the post-crisis, austerity-driven, global neoliberal capitalist society, we are confronted with a range of contradictions potentially threatening our very way of life on Earth. From … Keep reading »
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Socialism and Accountability
History teaches us nothing, so said Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Nahles, to justify discontinuing the SPD’s Historical Commission. Long ago, Rosa Luxemburg took the opposite position: “history is … Keep reading »
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Luxury Eco-Communism: A Wonderful World is Possible
This film is very much not a utopian vision of the future. In fact, the very different strategies of utopian and materialist thinking for imagining the future are discussed in … Watch video »
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A Window of Opportunity for Leftist Politics?
How to Continue In and After the Corona Crisis The current crisis represents a new form of crisis and can certainly be understood as a sign of things to come. This … Keep reading »
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The Pandemic and the Need for a New Society
During the on-going pandemic, humanity’s suffering has increased enormously. To date, June 13, 2020, 7.78 million people in the world have contracted the coronavirus, and 429,000 have died. In the … Keep reading »
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The Communist Movement at a Crossroads
Under the general editorship of John Riddell, the record of the Communist International (Comintern) under Lenin has been retrieved from history and made alive again for our time. The aim … Keep reading »
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Searching for Socialism Launch
Tribune came together with Momentum and Verso Books to organize a lockdown launch for Colin Leys’ and Leo Panitch’s new book Searching for Socialism: The Project of the Labour New Left from Benn to Corbyn. Watch video »