Category: Theory
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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 »
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#Lenin150: The Man Who Theorized and Practiced Revolution
“You who are building, twenty meters high and on top the trade-union’s palace, Ilyich’s statue, do not forget in his boot the hole, testified by many, sign of poverty. Because … Keep reading »
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A Decade on the Left
Interview with Leo Panitch about the lessons learned from the last decade on the Left – from Occupy Wall Street to Syriza, Podemos, Corbyn and Bernie Sanders. Keep reading »
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The Deconstruction of the American State /w Clyde Barrow
A month after Donald Trump took office as 45th President of the United States, his chief political strategist Stephen K. Bannon declared that “the new administration is in an unending … Watch video »
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The Tightrope of Socialist Politics and Governance in Canada
Obstacles, Dilemmas, Strategy One of the more persistent irritants amongst supporters of the New Democratic Party (NDP) has been its longstanding inability to replace the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) as … Keep reading »
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Beyond Market Dystopia: Socialist Register 2020
The Toronto book launch of Socialist Register 2020 – Beyond Market Dystopia: New Ways of Living (edited by Leo Panitch and Greg Albo). Watch video »
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Die Linke: Now What?
Three Suggestions for a Left Strategy Discussion Society is being transformed. The party system is in a state of upheaval. Parties continually find themselves in troubled waters, and Die Linke (The Left Party) is no exception. Keep reading »