leninism
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Global Fever
What can a virus tell us about climate breakdown, in its causation and in humanity’s response? And what can both tell us about capitalism and communism? These are the questions that Andreas Malm addresses in his new book forthcoming next month. It is a remarkable work, a tour de force. It portrays capitalism not simply… Continue reading
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150, 100…Zero
Any attempt to assess the significance of the Russian Revolution has to begin and end with that, that connection to a world revolution. The Russian Revolution was not a “national revolution.” It was a class uprising where a working class was struggling for power, for the ability to reorder, refashion, restructure the condition of labor,… Continue reading
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Paul Le Blanc: Revolutionary elements in London — Marxism 2013 and its context
In what follows, I want to offer a report on what I was able to observe while attending Marxism 2013 (July 11-15, 2013). I will also take up various issues having to do with discussions and debates having to do with the Leninist tradition and how it relates to realities and struggles of our time. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 