Category: Theory
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Hard Question, No Answers
I knew it would be coming: an essay in The Bullet trumpeting the “breakthrough” of Québec Solidaire (QS) in the recent Québec election. I agree: it was a breakthrough. QS … Keep reading »
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For a Liberal Populism?
Analyzing the concepts of class and left-populism in the writings of Chantal Mouffe and Domenico Losurdo. Keep reading »
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Understanding the Rise of the Radical Right
It is the time of monsters. The organic crisis of the old neoliberal project has also brought forth the rise of a new radical right. Yet these monsters are quite … Keep reading »
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The Age of Unreason
The Knowledge-Practice Relation and its Political Significance In many contemporary societies, there is a typical distrust of knowledge claims that are backed by reason and evidence. Correspondingly, there is a popular … Keep reading »
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A Manifesto for Socialist Development in the 21st Century
In early 2017, it was revealed that eight men owned as much wealth as half the world’s population (Oxfam 2017). This is in a world where, according to the most … Keep reading »
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Using Marx’s Capital as an Organizing Tool
Marx’s Capital: three volumes, 2,500 pages. A tome as an organizing tool? For leftists who really can’t do without Marx, there are a lot of his texts that are shorter … Keep reading »
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How Did Socialists Respond to the Advent of Fascism?
The following talk was given on 21 July 2018 to a two-day seminar at York University entitled “Historical perspectives on united fronts against fascism and the far right.” The framework … Keep reading »
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By Party or By Formation
What would happen if the concept of a political formation were turned into a party building strategy? A map and a metaphorical excursion through two of today’s emerging democratic left … Keep reading »
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The Nightmare of Neoliberal Fascism – An interview with Henry A. Giroux
Mark Karlin (MK): Why is it important to have an historical understanding of fascism to shed light on the age of Trump? Henry A. Giroux (HG): The conditions leading to … Keep reading »
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The May ’68 Events and Revolution in the West
Analysis of the May 1968 events in Europe and their significance for a revolutionary movement today. Keep reading »
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The Communist International: Its Relevance Today
Thirty-five years ago I undertook to translate and publish the record of the Communist International in Lenin’s lifetime, covering the preparatory years from 1907 to its foundation in 1919 and … Keep reading »
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Revolution in a Warming World: Lessons from the Russian to the Syrian Revolutions
It doesn’t take much imagination to associate climate change with revolution. If the planetary order upon which all societies are built starts breaking down, how can they possibly remain stable? Various more or less horrifying scenarios of upheaval have long been extrapolated from soaring temperatures. Keep reading »