Socialist strategy has long been split between reformism, the idea that the capitalist state can be taken over and incrementally made better, and revolution, the idea that the state must be smashed to create socialism. Marxists uphold the latter view. The state is not a neutral tool that can be employed for good, but an instrument of class rule.
The Palestinian escape from Gaza and attack on their occupiers on October 7 was a desperate attempt to alter the status quo, and one of the greatest asymmetric warfare victories of our time. The operation galvanized unprecedented levels of support for the Palestinian struggle and brought it to the global forefront. As Marxists, we give unconditional, but critical support to this and all national liberation struggles.
Social reproduction is the labor of replenishing and recreating the working class. Justified by oppressive gender ideology and “family values,” this work is essential to the maintenance of capitalism and has historically been forced on women without pay. Contrary to class-reductionists, Marxists should view social-reproductive labor as integral to the proletariat, and place high importance on the struggle for gender liberation.
This article is a partisan intervention. Being a communist means taking sides, specifically the side of the international working class and all oppressed peoples. As Marx and Engels wrote, communists “have no interests separate and apart from those of the proletariat...
The eruption of Gaza solidarity encampments on college campuses around the world has been a welcome and unexpected shot in the arm for the Palestine liberation movement. In hindsight, the pot simmered on campuses for months before boiling over. Last fall, universities...
According to the dominant view on the broad liberal-left, to achieve progressive change we must elect officials with progressive politics. Liberalism claims we can eliminate the problems inherent in capitalism without eliminating capitalism itself, and by using the...
What kind of party do we need? Or what kind of party should revolutionary socialists be focused on building? I want to propose some answers to the organizational questions we’re facing. But more than that, I want to invite those who are asking the same questions to...