The International Marxist-Humanist
For a Humanist Alternative to Capitalism
Politicalization of Philosophy Then and Now
Summary: Raya Dunayevskaya’s concept of the “politicalization of philosophy” routes political analyses through Marxist-Humanist roots. As method for any area of activity, it’s a way to avoid s... read more
Marxist-Humanist Perspectives on the Alternative to Capitalism in Light of Anti-Immigrant White Nationalism
Summary: White nationalism’s roots in the present state of global capitalism are explored on the 60th anniversary of Dunayevskaya’s Marxism and Freedom. Why is creating a humanist alternative to c... read more
Chicago Protest to Shut Down Lake Shore Drive and March to Wrigley Field
Summary: August 2 march succeeds in a rare shutdown of Lake Shore Drive, as protestors from South Side bring grievances of the Black community into the affluent North Side, garnering national attentio... read more
Brazil’s Racial Capitalism at a Turning Point: Rising Militarization after Two Decades of Workers’ Party Government
Summary: The far right is poised to take power as the cultural and political crisis deepens in Brazil, with increasing repression and militarization of society. This is seen in Marielle Franco’s... read more
On Iran and the Middle East
Summary: On popular struggles inside Iran, the stakes in Israel and Palestine, and the responsibilities of Marxist-Humanists. Excerpted from a presentation to the Chicago Convention of the Internation... read more
Marxism and Freedom after Sixty Years, for Yesterday and Today
Summary: Focuses on Dunayevkaya’s treatment of both the dialectics of revolution in Hegel, Marx, and Lenin and the “movement from practice that is itself a form of theory,” as seen in the Hungar... read more
Marxist-Humanist Perspectives on Race, Gender and Immigration
Summary: Current anti-immigrant sentiment and policies highlight the need to clarify our position as Marxist-Humanists on the dialectics of race and class. The courageous challenge to these policies p... read more
Crisis of Neoliberalism or Crisis of Capitalism?
Summary: Based on a talk given at the panel on “Revitalizing Revolutionary Theory and Practice,” Loyola University July 13, 2018, sponsored by Loyola University and the International Marxist-Human... read more
Why Humanism Matters in the Fight Against Capital
Summary: The dehumanization inherent in the US government’s tearing of migrant children from their families is rooted in the alienated logic of capital, which reduces creative to abstract labor. It ... read more
Road to Change: March for Our Lives & Black Lives Matter Town Hall
Summary: Public meeting in South Central Los Angeles brings together youth activists from March for Our Lives and Black Lives Matter for discussion of different forms of violence affecting US youth ... read more
Contradictions of the Latin American Left: Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, and the PinkTide
Summary: Based upon a presentation to the Convention of International Marxist-Humanist Organization in Chicago, emphasizing current struggles in Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Mexican presidential election... read more
Race, Capitalism, and Resistance in the United States
Summary: Based on a talk at the panel on “Revitalizing Revolutionary Theory and Practice,” Loyola University July 13, 2018, sponsored by Loyola University and the International Marxist-Humanist Or... read more
Recent Publications of Interest
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
Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades
By: Peter Hudis
Persian Translation of Capital, Vol. 2
By: Karl Marx
Dave Black (ed): Helen Macfarlane: Red Republican: Essays, articles and her translation of the Communist Manifesto
By: David Black,
Helen MacFarlan
Check our archive for full list of our publications
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.)