The International Marxist-Humanist
For a Humanist Alternative to Capitalism
The Lebanese Intifada
Summary: On new protests in Lebanon, which have created solidarity across all sectarian divides — Editors
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Ukraine, Peace, Oligarchs and Big Power Manoeuvres
Summary: Talk about a possible peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia ignores how the Ukrainian people are being squeezed by rival imperialisms as well as Ukraine’s own corrupt oligarchs. An earlier version appeared at Ukraine Solidarity Campaign — Editors
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Los Angeles Protest Against Turkish Attack on Kurds
Summary: Demonstration outside Turkish Consulate draws several hundred spirited participants to support Rojava and denounce Erdogan and Trump — Editors
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Support Rojava Against the Erdogan-Trump Unholy Alliance to Crush the Kurds!
Summary: Solidarity with Rojava vs. the Trump-Erdogan dirty deal against the Kurds — Editors
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Protest Against the Far Right in Los Angeles
Summary: LA Left holds vigil against far-right conference — Editors.
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No War on Iran for the Saudis!
Summary: Statement by the International Marxist Humanist Organization against war and imperialist sanctions. While the attack, attributed to Iran, on the Saudi oil processing plant shows the vulnerability of US allies in the region, the new financial sanctions the US is using against Iran — and also Venezuela — constitute an unprecedented type of imperialist intervention, in addition to threats of outright war — Editors
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On Corporate Pride and Reclaiming Pride’s Radical Past
Summary: Discusses the meaning of Pride, and its revolutionary potential.
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GM strikers push beyond fairness
Summary: The strike against General Motors by 49,000 members of the United Autoworkers, which began September 15, has caught the attention of the country.
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Women of Color and Indigeneity: A Revolutionary Subject
Summary: Discusses significant role of women, especially Women of Color, in revolutionary struggles, in order to show that women’s liberation and an anti-racist agenda are central to Marxist-Humanism. Adapted from parts of the author’s “A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity” (Peter Lang Publishers, 2019). — Editors
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What Marx Understood About Slavery
Summary: Marx theorized the particularly capitalist character of New World slavery and resistance by enslaved people in relationship to capital and labor as a whole. First appeared in Jacobin on September 5, 2019, here: https://jacobinmag.com/2019/09/slavery-united-states-civil-war-marx — Editors
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The Amazon Burns and the Politics of Death: Resisting the Commodification of Our Future
Summary: The Bolsonaro administration is allowing the Amazon to burn as part of a project to accelerate capital accumulation, but is meeting massive resistance both at home and abroad. First appeared in New Politics Online, Aug. 30, 2019, here: https://newpol.org/the-amazon-burns-and-the-politics-of-death-resisting-the-commodification-of-our-future/
Portuguese translation here.
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The Green New Deal: Realistic Proposal or Fantasy?
In order to save and preserve what we have in common, the earth, we must transition to a form of society that respects the commons. First appeared in New Politics Online https://newpol.org/the-green-new-deal-realistic-proposal-or-fantasy/ May 26, 2019 — Editors
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Recent Publications of Interest
A Revolutionary Subject: Pedagogy of Women of Color and Indigeneity
By: Lilia D. Monzó
Rosa Luxemburg: The Biography
By: J. P. Nettl
For Humanism: Explorations in Theory and Politics
By: David Alderson,
Kevin B. Anderson,
Timothy Brennan,
Barbara Epstein,
Robert Spencer
The Transition from Capitalism: Marxist Perspectives
By: Saeed Rahnema
The Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Volume II: Economic Writings 2
By: Rosa Luxemburg
Marx on Gender and the Family (Turkish edition)
By: Heather Brown
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Writings of Raya Dunayevskaya
and Other Marxist-Humanist Classics
Draft Thesis: The Turning Point
The assessment of Goldwater in this draft thesis is referenced in the recent International Marxist-Humanist Organization article, Theoretical and Practical Perspectives for Overcoming Capitalism.
Dunayevskaya Collection
We are linking to the online version of the Raya Dunayevskaya Collection, which makes her germinal writings more widely available than before. (Her books have long been on our Literature Pages.)