Rosa’s Mail
The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg reveal a revolutionary who was deeply committed and defiantly humane.
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Sexual Liberation, Human Freedom
This century's LGBTQ liberation movement must be part of a broader project to redefine human freedom.
E. P. Thompson’s Romantic Marxism
E. P. Thompson brilliantly chronicled the ravages of early capitalism — and the fierce resistance it provoked.
How a Revolutionary Was Born
Carl Skoglund's early life as a militant worker in Sweden prepared him for leadership in the 1934 Teamster Strikes.
An Anticapitalism That Can Win
We should engage with and update the revolutionary Marxist tradition — not reject it.
The Young Benjamin
Walter Benjamin's Marxism owed much to his early engagement with anarchism and surrealism.
Socialism Is For Humanity
The ultimate aim of socialism is as simple as it is beautiful: the freeing of all people from domination, replacing stunted dreams and alienation with human flourishing and boundless creativity.
Why Michael Harrington Matters
At a time when America and the world were moving rightward, Michael Harrington kept the socialist flame burning.
From Populism to Socialism and Back
Socialists and populists have found plenty to disagree about over the years, from private property to trust-busting. But their shared commitment to fighting corporate power often brought them together — and it should today, too.
“This Is a Revolution, Sir”
Workers in India last week launched a general strike that brought out an estimated 250 million people, arguably the largest in human history. Now, they’re joining hands with farmers to protest Narendra Modi’s pro-corporate, far-right agenda.
Eugene Debs: “How I Became a Socialist”
In a 1902 article, Eugene V. Debs described his journey from young labor organizer to militant socialist. We reprint it here in full.
Fight for Your Right to Be Lazy
In the late nineteenth century, French Marxist Paul Lafargue put forward a demand that still resonates nearly a century and a half later: workers have a right to be lazy.
Antonio Labriola Knew That Marxism Was a Philosophy of Action
Antonio Labriola played a major role in the development of Italian Marxism and inspired the thinking of Antonio Gramsci. Labriola knew that capitalism wouldn’t collapse of its own accord: only a socialist culture of activism could bring about a new society.
Post-Work Socialism Is a Tempting Illusion
Even if we were to free ourselves from the capitalist work ethic and provide everyone with a universal basic income, our society would still require some amount of socially necessary labor. Socialists should strive to reimagine work, not eliminate it.
From February to October
In the standard account, February was the good revolution and October was the extremist one. But events in Russia were far more complex than that.
How the Medieval Jacobins of Bohemia Fought Against — and Terrified — Europe’s Aristocracy
On this day in 1420, a force of peasants and artisans won a famous victory at Vitkov Hill on the outskirts of Prague — the high point of Bohemia’s Hussite revolution. The Taborite rebels dreamed of social equality and terrified Europe’s rulers, but they were too far ahead of their time.
The Social Forces Behind the MAGA Coalition
The glue that holds Donald Trump’s coalition together is not ideological coherence but a volatile compound of empire, spectacle, and grievance. Understanding these tensions helps explain both MAGA’s successes and its weaknesses.
The Idea of “Social Europe” Became an Alibi for the European Union’s Neoliberal Turn
European left parties responded to the crisis of social democracy by proposing more radical reforms to be carried out at a transnational level. But the call for “social Europe” ended up serving as a thin veneer for the neoliberal core of European integration.
The Revolutionary Roots of Social Democracy
Why was the revolutionary road out of capitalism abandoned for an evolutionary one? Vivek Chibber explores how socialist parties moved from revolution to reform, but why real progress will always mean a conflict with capital.