The Politics of Rupture

In political theory and philosophy, especially leftist theory and philosophy, one not infrequently encounters the notion of ‘rupture.’ But what does a ‘rupture’ refer to, and why does it matter?

Menshevism: The Girondins of 1917

Menshevism was committed to gradualism and opposed to the “historical impatience” of a socialist revolution.

The Moscow Thermidor: Stalinist Degeneration and the Lessons for Today

What was Stalinism? Why did it occur and will it be the fate of all socialist revolutions?

Who are the Trotskyists of Babylon Berlin?

Someone must have been telling lies about Leon Trotsky, as the German TV series Babylon Berlin only features ahistorical pseudo-Trotskyists.

Denver DSA Makes Democratic Party More Palatable

Members of the DSA in Denver introduced an “anti-capitalist plank” into the local Democratic Party constitution. Is this really the way forward to build socialism?

Day Zero is Already Here for Cape Town’s Poor

Cape Town, South Africa is experiencing a drought so severe that the local government has announced the city’s water taps will be shut off indefinitely in 2019. However, for the city’s Black and poor residents, the water emergency has been a reality for years.

Memories of the Future

The Russian revolution is not old and dead history; socialists can learn central lessons from the working class revolution 100 years ago. What are these lessons?

No, Europe is not Socialist

The story of a Texas teenager who moves to Berlin looking for a socialist paradise – and discovers that socialism means fighting to break the power of the capitalists.

Chaos is the ‘New Normal’ in the Caribbean

How has climate change affected the Caribbean?