Introduction Listen to audio here” Oaklandsocialist has had a series of articles and pamphlets on the revolution and the counter-revolution in Syria. Part of what’s needed is a general theoretical understanding […]
East Ghouta: Support US Intervention?
by Roger Silverman The widespread confusion about the respective motives and affiliations of the key players in the Syrian conflict, from the Americans to the Russians to the Turks and the Kurds, […]
“Intersectionality, class reductionism” and revolutionary socialism
The terms “intersectionality” and “class reductionism” are being debated among socialists nowadays. As with any ideas, to really understand their meaning we have to understand how they developed. MLK and Revolt of […]
Stock market crash: 1987, 2007 or 1937?
Here’s Michael Roberts, one of the most serious Marxist economists, on the stock market crash. He seems to think it’s a warning but does not portend an immediate crisis.
“What is to be done?” by Lenin: a podcast
At this time, when the US capitalist class is in turmoil over a president they don’t control, it’s useful to look at Lenin’s “What is to be done?” This little book might […]
Perspectives for the United States
The Marxist method is to start by trying to figure out the main processes – the main forces at work – and get some idea of how they will interact and develop. […]
The Russian Revolution turns 100!
by Roger Silverman in London November 7th, 2017 marks the centenary of an event whose impact still today reverberates throughout the world. The Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast […]
Social Democracy or Capitalist Realities?
“Picking and winning smaller fights, one by one, until we have the organizational infrastructure required to beat their money.” That is how one member of DSA (accurately) described the political strategy of […]
The USA Under Trump
What were the factors that led to Trump’s election? What are the possibilities under his presidency? How can the US working class start to play an independent and cohesive role in society? […]
Now online: “What is Socialism?”
What is Socialism? Introduction to the 2017 edition From the United States to Syria, capitalism is in a disastrous political crisis. This crisis stems from several developments: The global economic crisis. There […]