A starting point for socialists is to understand the psychology – the consciousness and the mood – of the working class and to understand the forces at work that shape that psychology. How […]
Some Thoughts on World Perspectives
Donald Trump and the World Capitalist Crisis
Throughout the world, the Trump forces are gathering steam. In Britain, in a fit of national chauvinism and anti-immigrant sentiment, the majority if Brits voted to leave the European Union (“Brexit”) in […]
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 […]
Lessons of “Brexit”
It’s almost old news now, but the lessons of the recent vote in Britain should be learned by socialists, especially because level of confusion about the vote is astounding. Take the Black […]
Israel Moves Even Further Right; Affecting US Politics Too
A new phase is opening up in Israeli politics, and it affects relations between the US and Israeli governments and US politics itself. In Israel, on Holocaust Remembrance Day (May 4), the […]
Dylann Roof and Domestic Terrorism: A warning
Every single prominent politician, conservative and liberal, Republican and Democrat, has denounced the mass murder committed by Dylann Roof. Almost all of them have called it a “hate crime,” but not a […]