Socialism
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Hisham Bustani – Thoughts out of Season: Critiquing the European Left
Europe historically used to be proud of a long history of liberties, human rights, and a state based on the rule of law; proud that it was the front-line defense against Nazism and fascism; proud that it defeated Nazism and fascism and the humanly-degrading ideology that they represented; and proud of its economic model: a… Continue reading
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Lessons from Struggle: Forming the Anti-Neoliberal Social Bloc: The Need to Unite the Party Left and the Social Left By Marta Harnecker
The left cannot simply be reduced to the left that belongs to left parties or political organisations; it also includes social actors and movements. Very often these are more dynamic and combative than the former, but do not belong to or reject belonging to any political party or organisation. Among the former are those who… Continue reading
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What’s Next for the Ecosocialist International Network? By Ian Angus
With virtually no promotion, more than 500 people in nearly 40 countries signed the EIN’s Belem ecosocialist declaration. That proves that there is interest in and support for the ideas the EIN stands for. But we have not succeeded in turning that interest into activity. The EIN is still a “good idea” but it isn’t… Continue reading
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Minorities Can Be Right: Lessons from Struggle: Building Organizations with a Democratic Culture By Marta Harnecker
Minorities should not be crushed or marginalized; they should be respected. Nor should the minority be required to completely subordinate itself to the majority. The minority must carry out the tasks proposed by the majority at each concrete political junction, but they should not have to renounce their political, theoretical and ideological convictions. Continue reading
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Lessons from the Struggle: Making the Case for Democratic Centralism By Marta Harnecker
In challenging bureaucratic centralization, it is important to avoid falling into the excesses of ultra-democracy, which results in more time being used for discussion than action, since everything, even the most minor points, are the subject of rigorous debates that frequently impede any concrete action. Continue reading
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Ask the Political Lady: Caring Advice for the Societally Disemboweled By Susie Day
Maybe it was my wacky behavior and big red nose. Or my garish whiteface, purple eyebrows, and bright orange hair. Maybe it was because I shunned normal kids’ clothing, like jeans and sneakers, in favor of polka-dot jumpsuits and size 47 high-button shoes. I don’t know. Continue reading
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Venezuela: ‘When the working class roars, capitalists tremble’ By Federico Fuentes
Rather than a pact with the capitalist class, as some within the revolutionary movement had called for, Chavez launched an offensive — with state intervention into, and in some cases expropriation of, capitalist firms. Continue reading
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Marta Harnecker, "Ideas for the Struggle #2: Not to Impose But to Convince"
More important than creating a powerful party with a large number of militants is establishing a political project that reflects the people’s most deeply felt aspirations and thus wins their hearts and minds. What is important is that its politics succeeds in procuring the support of the masses and creating consensus among the majority of… Continue reading
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Marx, Marxism and the Cooperative Movement By Bruno Jossa
One argument we intend to set forth in our analysis is that this scant attention for the cooperative movement is due at least in part to the kind of cooperative – a firm in which workers are “their own capitalists” (Marx, 1894, p. 571) – that has asserted itself in history, because this leads to… Continue reading
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Eleven Talking Points On 21st Century Socialism By Carl Davidson
In light of the faux ‘socialisms’ bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of rightwing populism that the Obama administration is Marxist and socialist, I felt something a little more rigorous might be helpful. Continue reading
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Can Worker Cooperatives Build a Bridge to Socialism?
Gramsci’s approach to workers’ councils and modern producer cooperative theory have in common the idea that workers’ councils are a means of attaining the transition to socialism Continue reading
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EUROPEAN AIRS: UNITY OF THE LEFT – CHIMERA OR REALITY? By Gaither Stewart
Communist Refoundation chief, Paolo Ferrero, has announced a two-pronged program directed against Silvio Berlusconi and the bankers and entrepreneurs who caused today’s economic crisis, and, in favour of social justice, democracy, a new development model, and the rights of workers, the unemployed and precariously employed. Continue reading
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The Path to Human Development: Capitalism or Socialism?
If we are going to talk about the possibility of human development, we have to recognize that a precondition for that development is sufficient food, good health, education, and the opportunity to make decisions for ourselves. Continue reading
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New Socialist Project publication
Take part in the anti-capitalist movement that is emerging across the world. Alternatives to financial greed, economic chaos and barbarism are not only possible, they have taken on an urgency. Continue reading
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Bolivia: National revolution and ‘communitarian socialism’ By Federico Fuentes
Since being elected, the Morales government has focused on modernising the country, promoting industrialisation, increasing state intervention in the economy, promoting social and cultural inclusion, and a more democratic distribution of revenue from natural resources through various social programs. Continue reading
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Reading Lenin in Modern Rome By Gaither Stewart with Patrice Greanville
Reading Lenin today is to enter the realm of the overthrow of Capitalism and the transition from Capitalism to Communism. Fantasy? Not many years ago such words would have seemed like maniacal ravings. But that was before the shit hit the fan in the bourgeois capitalist world, au début right smack in its heart on… Continue reading
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Video: Birth of the New Anti-Capitalist Party in France: A Report-Back From Participants
The new party begins its life with some 10,000 members and in a context of deepening economic crisis and a big wave of strikes and protests against the hard-Right government of president Nicolas Sarkozy. Continue reading
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The green revolution in Cuba
Overtime, through democratically planned and implemented changes, Cuba transitioned from an agricultural system based on large farms or plantations with a reliance on fossil-fuel-based pesticides and fertilisers, to one largely based on small organic farms and urban gardens. Continue reading
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Federico Fuentes: Bolivia: The struggle for change
Having captured the imagination of progressives across the globe with scenes of indigenous uprisings confronting right-wing governments and multinationals, Bolivia has become a key focus point of discussion within the left regarding strategies for change. Continue reading
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SEND A 50th ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE TO CUBA!
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign has launched an online message board to show solidarity with the people of Cuba on the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 