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Three Problems of the Revolution — Daniel Guérin | The Anarchist Library | Robert Graham’s Anarchism Weblog

November 17, 2021

Source(s): The Anarchist Library / Robert Graham’s Anarchism Weblog   Daniel Guérin Three Problems of the Revolution Spontaneity and consciousness The …

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Dialectical Materialism and the Fate of Humanity — C L R James (1947) | Marxists Internet Archive

October 16, 2021

Source: Marxists Internet Archive   C L R James 1947 Dialectical Materialism and the Fate of Humanity Mankind has obviously reached …

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Anatomy of the Micro-Sect — Hal Drapper | Marxists Internet Archive

June 25, 2020

Source: Marxists Internet Archive By Hal Drapper Anatomy of the Micro-Sect (1973) Unpublished document circulated privately in 1973. [1]Downloaded with thanks …

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The Myth of Twentieth Century Socialism and the Continuing Relevance of Karl Marx — Paresh Chattopadhyay | Insurgent Notes

November 29, 2019

Source: Insurgent Notes By Paresh Chattopadhyay Today there is a curious convergence of views between the Right and the dominant …

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Michael Heinrich: Value, fetishism and impersonal domination /// 13th March 2014 | Skripta TV

November 22, 2019

From the YouTube summary: Organizacija: Centar za radničke studije (CRS) / Organized by: Centre for labour studies (radnickistudiji.org) 13.3.2014., 16h, …

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How truly relevant is Karl Marx to the 21st Century? Michael Heinrich states his opinion . . .

November 20, 2019

From the YouTube summary: Michael Heinrich: Capital & Crisis – Actuality of Marx’s Critique of Political Economy in 21st Cent. …

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Marx’s theory of value — John Bridge | Weekly Worker

August 21, 2019

“Ninety percent of all the mistakes, misunderstandings and brain-torturings which occur when our young people study Marx result from a …

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Marx’s dialectic – Paul Mattick Jr. | libcom.org

October 6, 2018

Marx’s dialectic by Paul Mattick Jr. | Source: libcom.org [Related: A Synopsis of Marx’s Concept of “Value” and how “Abstract Labour” Determines …

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Marxism: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow — Paul Mattick (1978) | Marxists Internet Archive / (followed by the “Introduction” to Mattick’s, ‘Marxism: Last Refuge of the Bourgeoisie?’)

May 28, 2018

Source: Marxists Internet Archive Related and highly recommended reading: [PDF]Marxism: Last Refuge of the Bourgeoisie? – The Charnel-House Paul Mattick 1978 …

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What the f**k is SNLT, and what does it have to do with me, anyway?

April 11, 2018

You read some. You talk some. You think some. And as a result, sometimes, you learn some . . . …

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Revolution, counterrevolution, and imperialism in Syria: Interview with Yassin al-Haj Saleh — Ashley Smith (October 2017)|International Socialist Review

March 17, 2018

Revolution, counterrevolution, and imperialism in Syria Yassin al-Haj Saleh interviewed by Ashley Smith  / Issue #107: Interviews Yassin al-Haj Saleh is one of the pivotal figures …

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In 2011-2013, was there a revolution to speak of in Syria? — A brief debate between Sam King and Corey Oakley (17 OCTOBER 2013)| REDFLAG

March 16, 2018

Is there a revolution in Syria? Sam King In Red Flag issue 9, Omar Hassan writes, “There is a widespread belief that …

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Syria: which side are you on? — an excerpt from Sandra Bloodworth’s, “The Arab Spring: revolution and counter-revolution” (Autumn 2011) | Marxist Left Review

March 16, 2018

Norm’s note: As a preamble to this excerpt from a piece written by Sandra Bloodworth, one well worth reading in …

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Georg Lukács’s theory of revolution — Daniel Lopez | Marxist Left Review

December 13, 2017

[Norm’s note: I’m not sure that I entirely agree with Daniel Lopez’s take on the phenomenon of ‘reification.’ He seems …

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Confronting the Stalinist legacy — Corey Oakley (Autumn 2011) | Marxist Left Review

November 25, 2017

[Norm’s note: there is widespread and extensive confusion, and hence a great deal of distortion and unthinking dismissal, even and especially …

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Re-reading the ‘Syrian Revolution’ in the context of the ‘Arab Spring:’ “The Arab Spring: revolution and counter-revolution,” by Sandra Bloodworth (Spring 2011)| Marxist Left Review

November 23, 2017

Source: Marxist Left Review [Norm’s note: according to THIS Wikipedia entry: Sandra Bloodworth is a labour historian[1] and socialist activist, based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been involved in radical politics …

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Socialism and the American Negro / The Souls of Black Folk — W. E. B. Du Bois

July 7, 2017

Norm’s note: or . . . you can read “Socialism and the American Negro,” here. Also by W. E. B. Du …

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The Black Jacobins: A review of C. L. R. James’s classic account of Haiti’s slave revolt — Ashley Smith | International Socialist Review

June 24, 2017

Note: A .pdf version of C.L.R. James’s The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution can be obtained …

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“These make the wounds of men” — Norman Bethune, 1939

May 1, 2017

What follows is an excerpt from Norman Bethune’s The Wounds, Alive Press circa 1973, pp.27-32. — “Wounds” by Norman Bethune . …

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Rethinking Socialism: What is Socialist Transition? — Deng-Yuan Hsu and Pao-Yu Ching | ChingKang Mountains Institute

April 14, 2017

Source: David J. Romagnolo Contributed by Deng-Yuan Hsu and Pao-Yu Ching, ChingKang Mountains Institute RETHINKING SOCIALISM: WHAT IS SOCIALIST TRANSITION? Prepared …

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