Editor's note: A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Introduction Our understanding of the state lies at the heart of our struggle to create a new society and fundamentally eliminate the oppression, exploitation, war, and environmental destruction...
Antes de Stonewall: El movimiento LGBTQ que provocó el levantamiento de la cafetería de Compton’s
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Before Stonewall: The LGBTQ movement behind Compton's Cafeteria Riot, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Nota del autor: Para respetar las maneras en que las personas describían sus identidades...
The revolutionary origins of Memorial Day and its political hijacking
A day celebrating Black liberation utilized for white supremacy Editor's note: This article was previously published on Liberation News in 2012. What we now know as Memorial Day began as "Decoration Day" in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a...
“Karl Marx:” A biography by Engels
Karl Marx was born 205 years ago today, on May 05, 1818. Friedrich Engels published this biography of Marx in 1869, while Marx was still alive [1]. In 1868, Engels submitted an earlier version to Die Gartenlaube, a magazine focusing on teaching history in accessible...
Capital’s path to “Janus v. AFSCME:” An obstacle struggle will overcome
Series Introduction: Beginning with overturning Roe v. Wade, the ultra right-wing Supreme Court continues attacking hard-won and elementary democratic rights in the United States, from affirmative action to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The following article is the...
The “Powell Memo” and the Supreme Court: A counteroffensive against the many
Beginning with overturning Roe v. Wade, the ultra right-wing Supreme Court continues to attack hard-won and elementary democratic rights in the United States. The following article is the fourth in our “Crimes of the Supreme Court” series. While other entries focus on...
La plusvalía es la lucha de clases: Una introducción
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Surplus Value is the Class Strugggle: An Introduction“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Introducción La noción de que los ricos son ricos porque son frugales, inteligentes, emprendedores y...
Claudia Jones: “International Women’s Day and the struggle for peace”
Editor's note: The full text of Claudia Jones' famous 1950 speech, "International Women's Day and the Struggle for Peace," delivered at a rally and published in the March 1950 issue of Political Affairs, the monthly magazine of the Communist Party, USA. The...
El lado no contado de la Segunda Ola del feminismo: Un movimiento multinacional y políticamente diverso
Nota del equipo editorial: Este artículo apareció originalmente como el capítulo siete del libro Women Fight Back: The Centuries-Long Struggle for Liberation de Donna Goodman, publicado a través de Liberation Media y disponible para compra aquí. Liberation School...