Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Caribbean resistance and the struggle for Black liberation“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. El Agosto Negro es un momento para reflexionar sobre la lucha de liberación global que las personas...
Caribbean Resistance and the Movement for Black Liberation
A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Black August is a time to reflect on the global liberation struggle that Black people have waged for centuries. One region with a rich history of resistance is the Caribbean. Caribbean revolutionary history is...
Study, fast, train, fight: The roots of Black August
This article, first published in August 2022, includes some slight edits, updated information, and added citations. Introduction In August 1619, enslaved Africans touched foot in the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States. The...
American inquisition part 1: The origins of the Cold War and McCarthyism
This article was originally published in Liberation News, July 5th, 2024. The ghost of “Tail-Gunner Joe” McCarthy is haunting the U.S. Congress. Republicans, in particular, during their various TikTok hearings, have resurrected some of his hallmarks in their...
The class struggle in every commodity: Use value and exchange value
Editor’s note: A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Introduction Every year, Pew Research publishes a study on the U.S. population’s political priorities. Their 2024 report shows that, like the previous years, “no single issue stands out after the...
The colonial roots of Zionism
The following two-part series of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker delves into the real history of the Israeli state. Both episodes feature Richard Becker, author of Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire—a book for which Liberation School has a study and...
Socialism an integral part of U.S. labor history
In celebration of International Workers Day or May Day Liberation School is republishing "Socialism an integral part of U.S. history" by Eugene Puryear. Originally published in 2010 as a response to the mobilization of anti-communist propaganda against Obama to paint...
Why we are running in the 2024 Presidential race
Introduction: Why we are running There are few things more vilified in the mainstream political conversation than “third party” campaigns for president. Candidacies outside the two major political parties are called spoilers. Those who vote for alternatives are...
Capitalist contradictions and revolutionary struggle: An introduction
Introduction Hearing or reading about the “contradictions of capitalism” in an article or at a rally might be intimidating, like a foreign language or a term only a certain group can understand. While the contradictions of capitalism are complicated, working and...