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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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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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“The highest honor” – imperialist and proletarian; and the war on Syria — Sorry, Not Buying It | Cast Away Illusions

June 21, 2017

According to many imperialist-nation patriots, the “highest honor” one can have is to fight and die for “my country”. You’ll …

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On the necessity of combating social-chauvinism/conservatism within progressive and revolutionary movements — Sorry, Not Buying It | Cast Away Illusions

June 18, 2017

We must firmly oppose and fight against social-chauvinist attitudes in the communist movement. Social-chauvinism in the hands of the peoples’ …

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Was the Bolshevik Revolution a Failure? (A Symposium) — Paul Mattick (1938)| Marxists Internet Archive

June 2, 2017

(A post for Susan if and when she has the time . . .) Source: Marxists Internet Archive By Paul Mattick …

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Soviet Communism and Capitalism: a comment casually tossed off by “Sorry, Not Buying It,” over at Off-Guardian . . .

May 28, 2017

Source: Sorry, Not Buying It “The communist system tried by the soviet union did not work and the capitalist system of …

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Lenin: State and revolution — Sue Caldwell

January 12, 2017

  If you liked that lecture by Sue Caldwell, as an accompaniment, you can, if you want to, read Lenin’s …

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Paulo Freire, Antonio Gramsci, and Vladimir Lenin, among others? “Gramsci, the Prison Notebooks and philosophy — Chris Harman | International Socialism”

June 23, 2016

Norm’s note:  Of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire has written, . . . I only read Gramsci when I was in exile.  I …

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The Revolution Will Not Be Televised…Nor Will It Be Brought To You By Russell Brand, Oliver Stone Or Noam Chomsky

December 27, 2015

Originally posted on What's Left:
By Stephen Gowans Not too many years ago, when protesters were running riot through the streets,…

The Innate Sloth and Indolence of the Working Class

June 1, 2015

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
The Invention of Capitalism: Classical Political Economy and the Secret History of Primitive Accumulation By Michael…

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