Ideas & Debates
Disappointing Reactions to the Anti-Milo Berkeley Antifa Action
Guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that commentators should avoid accusing the Black Bloc of being infiltrated by the right wing or police without any evidence, regardless of how one feels about the Black Bloc
Hart Eagleburger
February 16, 2017Theory and Popularization
Socialist and communist parties have often blurred the line between theory and popularization. Marxist theory is not simply sociology -- the study of political economy or history -- but a guide for revolutionary practice.
Doug Enaa Greene
February 15, 2017What We Can Learn from MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign
Towards the end of his life and career, Dr. Martin Luther King proposed the idea of assembling a ‘multiracial army of the poor’ as part of his Poor People's Campaign. At a time when the political arena is as divisive as ever, there is much to be gained from revisiting the tenets of King's push for a 'radical restructuring of wealth and power.'
Lily Cichanowicz
February 13, 2017General Strike: How the Working Class Takes Control
Since the Women’s March brought millions into the streets the Saturday after inauguration, there has been a rising clamor on social media for a ‘general strike’ against the Trump administration.
Jack Rusk
February 9, 2017Fight Trump, Keep Dems at Bay: The Case Against a Popular Front
If we want long term gains for the working class, we need to avoid the trap of the Democratic Party.
Juan Cruz Ferre
February 4, 2017Free Trade Agreements and the Dynamics of Capitalism
The new Trump Administration has officially pulled out of the TPP and announced plans to renegotiate NAFTA. Are these the first signs of a reconfiguration of the neoliberal world order?
Pete Dolack
January 30, 2017Towards a New Socialist Party
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that steps should be taken towards forming a new socialist party, given the opportunity of the present moment, which will grow out of real struggles of the working class.
Hart Eagleburger
January 25, 2017Elections: A Small Piece of Socialist Strategy
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk point to the inherent limits of electoral strategies, arguing that socialists should use elections only as an auxiliary tactic in a larger strategy of building working-class power.
Hart Eagleburger
January 13, 2017Viewing Bernie Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Continuing a series of articles on US politics and the left, guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk point to the Bernie Sanders campaign as an example of how Seth Ackerman’s ideas for electoral strategy sputter in practice.
Hart Eagleburger
January 7, 2017Turkey’s Fragile Bonapartism
Turkey may hold a referendum on the transition to an authoritarian presidential system as soon as late March; however, Erdoğan’s Bonapartist shift does not herald stability for the ruling class, nor a solution to the crisis of neoliberalism.
Barış Yıldırım
January 6, 2017