Tag: 21st Century Socialism
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Gaining Revolutionary Perspective
Revolutionary thoughts Karl Marx’s (1859) Preface to a Critique of Political Economy represents one of his major contributions to human thought. It has probably been more influential than any other in the social sciences and has served as a guide to revolutionary thinkers and activists across the intervening decades. We suggest ruminating on the following passage…
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Revisiting the Meidner Plan
Peter Gowan and Mio Tastas Viktorsson revisit the history of one genuine attempt to use government policy to promote worker self-management. They argue that similar policies can be used to promote social ownership today.
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Book Review: The Socialist Imperative
The Socialist Imperative In recent years Michael A Lebowitz, a writer associated with the Monthly Review current of socialist thought, has produced a number of books regarding practical matters involved with the building of socialism. In The Socialist Alternative he discussed the concept of the elementary triangle of socialism: social ownership of the means…
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Lessons We Can Learn from the Electoral Setback in Venezuela
The most important lesson for solidarity activists and opponents of the US Empire is the crucial role of our international solidarity in defending Third World countries under threat. The constant corporate media disinformation war on target countries such as Venezuela is as much a weapon of aggression and a tool for regime change as missiles…