Left politics
Remembering the Portuguese Revolution
The Portuguese revolution began 50 years ago. Labor historian Raquel Valera looks back at the events of 1974-75 and their legacy for the working class and left today.
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Online Meeting: The Communist Manifesto
Join Phil Gasper, Sabrina Fernandes, and Vanessa Wills as they discuss the continued relevance of the Communist Manifesto in today's political landscape.
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Lenin’s Revenge: Early Soviet Hidden Voices
A century after Lenin’s death, scholars and leftists continue to discuss the life and legacy of the leader of the Russian Revolution. But a fundamental question remains largely unanswered. What did Soviet citizens themselves think of Lenin?
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Marot’s rejoinder to Pirani
John Marot defends his review from author Simon Pirani's criticisms.
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Simon Pirani replies to review by John Marot
Simon Pirani challenges John Marot's review of his book on early Soviet Russia.
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Gentrification and Social War
Andrew talks through the organizing reality of confronting housing as both a commodity and a human necessity.
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“Tensions are building in Ukrainian society as a result of neoliberal policies imposed by the government”
An editor of the leftwing Ukrainian journal Commons discusses the dual enemies of Russian aggression and Ukrainian neoliberalism
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The New U.S. Labor Movement
The labor movement in the United States is passing through a transition from the stagnation of the period from 1980-2010 to a new period of dynamic change in industrial decentralization, new technologies, work, organization, union activism, and the enormous and enveloping issue of climate chan
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Can Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Model” Supplant Capitalist Democracies and Why Should Western Socialists Care? – Part 4
Given China’s drivers, it’s difficult to imagine how this trend could be halted or reversed short of the collapse or overthrow of the CCP. That’s coming but of course it’s impossible to predict when.
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Could the U.S. Become Involved in a War Between Venezuela and Guyana?
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shows new map of Venezuela’s incorporation Eusebio Province of Guyana.
The United States has taken the first steps in becoming involved in a potential war between Venezuela and Guyana. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela is claiming the . . .
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