This Liberation News article was originally published on September 11, 2023. Introduction In September 1970, Salvador Allende became the first Marxist president democratically elected with a socialist program of government. Today marks the 50th anniversary of his...
The long history of Black and Palestinian solidarity
International solidarity in the face of racism The acquittal of racist murderer George Zimmerman sparked outrage and demonstrations not only in the United States, but all around the world—including in Palestine. Many Palestinians circulated pictures of themselves...
Massacres were indispensable to creation of the Israeli state
Editor's note: We're republishing this article from 2018 to provide context to the ongoing Israeli massacre against the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance. To make way for the creation of the Israeli settler state, more than half of the Palestinian...
Free audio book: Palestine, Israel, and the U.S. Empire
If you think the Israel-Palestine conflict is too complex to understand, think again. Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire, written without academic jargon by author and activist Richard Becker, provides a solid introduction to key events in the history underlying...
La base-superestructura: Un modelo para el análisis y la acción
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “The Base-Superstructure: A Model for Analysis and Action“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Introducción Aunque el propio Marx solo mencionó la "base" y la "superestructura" en (según mis...
Capitalist urbanization, climate change, and the need for sponge cities
Tina Landis is the author of the book Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism, for which Liberation School has a study and discussion guide. Additionally, we host a 4-part video course Landis taught on the relationship between climate change, capitalism, and socialism....
A victory for one is a victory for all: Lessons from “Trans Liberation”
Editorial note: Leslie Feinberg’s pronouns were “she/zie” and “her/hir." Introduction Trans liberation is squarely on the agenda of today’s movements for justice, as over 550 anti-trans bills were already introduced in state legislatures across the country this year....
Still fighting for Korea’s liberation: An interview with Ahn Hak-sop
Originally published in January 2020, we're republishing this article on June 27, 2023, on the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement ending military action in the U.S. war against Korea. Editor’s note Ahn Hak-sop was an officer in the Korean People’s Army of the...
On China’s revolution and the quest for a socialist future
Watch a remarkably informative, comprehensive, and politically pertinent conversation hosted by The People's Forum about 1804 Books’ newest title, China’s Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future, with author Ken Hammond. Long the most prosperous and...