a communist organization
Firebrand is committed to revolutionary socialism, internationalism, liberation from all oppression, and the political independence of the working class. We stand in the tradition of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, and Luxemburg. We intervene in social movements and labor struggles to the best of our ability, in order to advance those fights and win our fellow fighters to revolutionary conclusions.
Come to a Meeting
Revolutionary Organization for Today
Wednesday, Sept 18, 2024
on Zoom at bit.ly/firebrandzoom
The crisis of Marxism in the US today is a crisis of organization. We need a fighting formation dedicated to wielding the Marxist toolset to understand and change the world, while competing for influence against reformism. Some socialists have argued that the small revolutionary group as a model to build the movement is a dead end. But history shows that a small organization with discipline and clear ideas is the best starting place for growing mass revolutionary politics.
Featured Speakers
E. Reed (he/him) is a founding member of Firebrand and Firebrand Boston. He has been involved with the revolutionary socialist left since 2011 and is a former member of the International Socialist Organization.
Ben Warford (he/him) is a founding member of Firebrand and the Denver Communists, and a former member of the International Socialist Organization.
Recommended Material
Our Latest Writing
On Mutual Aid: Limitations, Opportunities, Strategies
In recent years, mutual aid has overtaken protest as a dominant form of Left political action. When the US government failed to address anything more than the barest of needs during the pandemic, communities organized themselves. After this same government repressed...
Is There a Socialist Mode of Production Separate from Communism?
A specter is haunting communism: the specter of “socialism” Reformists and Stalinists, social democrats and communists alike have invented “socialism” as a replacement for Karl Marx’s revolutionary communism. They try to divert the left-wing movement from its goal of...
We Need a Militant Mass Movement for Reproductive Rights
On May 2, 2022, a draft opinion of the United States Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision was “accidentally” leaked. As it stands, the decision — concerning a Mississippi law seeking to ban abortions past the 15th week of pregnancy — would...
Building Followers and Bitter Dissidents, But Not Leaders
“A supporter of the theory of scientific communism does not take anything on word. He judges everything by reason and experience…. Bureaucratic and artificial discipline has crumbled to dust at the moment of danger. Revolutionary discipline does not exclude but...
Socialism Needs Democracy, Democracy Needs Socialism
The authentic Marxist tradition has always stressed that democracy is fundamental to socialism. Marx defined socialism as the “self-emancipation of the working class.” In the Communist Manifesto, he and Engels said that the first step on the road to socialism and then...
Against Dual Membership in the DSA
We have enacted a policy prohibiting our members from holding dual membership in our organization and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This policy is based on our commitment to working-class independence and revolutionary socialism, because we understand...
Crimes Against Humanity
The U.S. government and most of the press are trying to whip up support for the U.S./NATO intervention in Ukraine. Labeling Putin a war criminal helps that effort. VP Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and President Joe Biden have solemnly pronounced...
No U.S./NATO Arms to Ukraine
Sharp divisions among revolutionary socialists The question of war has always been a key division among socialists. It divides reformist supporters of the capitalist state from revolutionary opponents of the capitalist state. Since the late 1800s, it has divided soft...
TikTok, Surveillance and Imperialism
Many people probably know about the proposed ban on TikTok. Biden, the Democrats, and Republicans are coming together in bipartisan unity to limit free speech. They’re attacking an app that many of us not only use for funny and stupid videos, but also for political...
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