With the 2024 elections in sight, Noah Emke argues that Democrats will always choose right-wing capital over left-wing workers, making the fight against Democratic fascist-enabling essential to the fight against Republican fascism. Mr. Fish / Dwayne Booth’s American Democracy 2024 In the wake of the Biden administration’s disgusting disregard for Palestinian lives, the “uncommitted” campaign has yielded major returns in the Democratic primaries.1 This protest vote aims to register discontent with Biden’s all but uncontested candidacy in order to end his support for the Gazan genocide. However ..read more

In Part Four of his series Surge and Decline, Josh Messite assesses the aftermath of 9/11 and its connection to broader trends in US foreign policy.  “One who possesses a selfless eye, a humble spirit, and a moderate appetite is a disciple of our father Abraham; one who possesses a jealous eye, an arrogant spirit, and a limitless appetite is a disciple of the wicked Balaam. The disciples of Abraham, the generous and modest, enjoy this world and inherit the world-to-come; the disciples of Balaam, the murderers and deceivers, inherit Hell and descend into the pit of destruction.”  ..read more

Shuvu Bhattarai urges all socialists to endorse the People’s Conference for Palestine and help build a Mass Socialist Party. Protestors at the January 13 March on Washington for Gaza (2024) – from Metro DC DSA The ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people by Israel has inspired hundreds of millions of people around the world to come out in full solidarity, expressing their desire in innumerable forms for the Palestinian people to live freely and in peace. Within the United States, the belly of the beast, the center of global imperialism and the primary backer of Israel, hundreds of thou ..read more

Volodymyr Chemerys is a well-known political activist with left-wing, pacifist views. Born in the Sumska region of Ukraine, Chemerys, whose native language is Ukrainian, was removed from the Komsomol and his university position in 1982 for “anti-Soviet activity.” In the 1980s, he would play an active role in the Ukrainian nationalist movement. His prominence in famous protest movements like the 1990 “Granite Revolution” led to various problems with the Soviet government. However, after the fall of the USSR, Chemerys’s political views became more left-wing. He was always consistent in his suppo ..read more

Rob joins Alexander Thurston for a discussion on his work on the Sahel region, focusing on the interplay between radical Islamic groups, the civilian governments/military juntas of the regions and international players like the US and France. They discuss the social basis of the groups, the role of different countries and different armies, the reasons behind the military coups and their possible future paths as well as how much is not really known about these groups.  The post Jihadism and Juntas in the Sahel with Alexander Thurston appeared first on Cosmonaut ..read more

Sid C. of Marxist Unity Group responds to Reform and Revolution’s Maria Franzblau’s “Cuba: Between Imperialism and Socialism” with both a defense and critique of her engagement there. Bernardo Navarro Tomas, ‘La Batalla de Ideas’ (2009) Over three decades after the fall of the Soviet Union, the Western Left’s continued debate over engaging with actually-existing socialism around the world has only grown more complicated.  While the American neoliberal hegemony continues its victory lap around the globe, the government and people of Cuba have fought to preserve the hard-won fruits of revol ..read more

Hank Kennedy reviews ‘Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism’ a new book on U.S. fascism and anti-fascism by MSNBC television host and political commentator, Rachel Maddow, arguing that key omissions and inaccuracies undermine Maddow’s analysis of U.S. fascist movements.  Maddow discussing ‘Prequel’ at the Free Library of Philadelphia (October 15, 2023) Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow has been a runaway success. The book is a New York Times-bestseller and received critical praise in the Times and in the Washington Post. Maddow has toured the country and bee ..read more

Gary Levi responds to Joshua Lew McDermott’s “Two Myths About the Working Class,” arguing against dogmatist conceptions and articulating the conditions of ongoing class development. Indra Dodi, Note No.1 (2019)   The first chapter of The Communist Manifesto opens: “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.” An entire complex of debates among interpreters of Marx, as well as critics, has been over classes as basic units of social analysis. These debates are best understood as not primarily over interpretation of “hitherto” existing society ..read more

Yoav Haifawi argues that the ongoing brutality in Gaza is the final effort in a failed Israeli-U.S. attempt to preserve hegemony over the Middle East. “Wounded Doves” – Alessandra PorcuIntroduction The daily atrocities against the Palestinian people in Gaza are a harsh test for humanity. Unlike the war between Russia and Ukraine, what happens in Gaza is not even a war, as it is not waged between two armies. The death and suffering of civilians is not “collateral damage” but the main goal of the mighty Israeli war machine, massively armed and politically-supported by all the Western powers head ..read more

Daniel Tutt reviews Jonas Čeika’s How to Philosophize with a ‘Hammer and Sickle: Nietzsche and Marx for the 21st Century Left’ (Repeater Books: London, 2021). ‘Hammer and Sickle’ book cover – Johnny Bull Nietzsche’s philosophy has shaped theoretical debates on the Left ever since he died over 120 years ago. This is owed, at least in part, to Nietzsche’s popularity among working-class readers. According to surveys and sociological studies of German workers at the turn of the 20th century, Nietzsche tended to trump Marx in terms of popularity, a trend that likely remains true today. However, Nie ..read more