Editor's note: We are reprinting this article, originally published on Liberation News, in advance of the March 18 National March on Washington. A Spanish translation is available here. With billions of dollars in outstanding debt, Ukraine is one of the International...
La trampa de la deuda del FMI en Ucrania
Nota del editor: Esta es una traducción de un artículo originalmente publicado en la revista Liberation News. Con miles de millones de dólares en deuda, Ucrania es uno de los más grandes prestatarios del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI). Además, se calcula que en...
Nations and Soviets: The National Question in the USSR
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Liberation News on June 6, 2022. Skip to a section - The prison house of nations - Dawning of a new era - Socialism against oppression - Challenging changes - Towards a socialist future The past, as they say, is...
Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing through the fog of the information war
Author Gabriel Rockhill discusses the internal politics of Ukraine, concentrating in particular on the role of far-right, fascist, and neo-Nazi forces, with Brian Becker on The Socialist Program. Editor's note: This article, which was originally published on...
Ukraine: Right on NATO’s doorstep?
The Biden administration, Pentagon and NATO allies are conducting a dangerous and reckless campaign against Russia — one that has the potential to turn into a catastrophe for the people of the United States, Russia, Ukraine and the world. The aim is to strengthen the...
Music, not muddle: Re-examining Soviet sounds and the socialist project
A vivid, flourishing, and diverse musical life developed in the Soviet Union. This vibrant culture was built by professional and amateur artists from among and across its many different nationalities, and spanned styles and genres from classical forms like ballets and...
Alexandra Kollontai (pt. 2): A historical-materialist approach to the family and love
Editor's note: The following is the second of a two-part article based on a talk the author gave at The People's Forum in July 2020. This second part focuses on Kollontai's writing on the family and love. Part one covers Kollontai's struggle for proletarian feminism...
Alexandra Kollontai (pt. 1): The struggle for proletarian feminism and for women in the party
Editor's note: The following is the first of a two-part article based on a talk the author gave at the People's Forum in July 2020. This first part focuses on Kollontai's struggle for proletarian feminism against bourgeois feminism as well as her struggle to center...
A women’s demonstration, two revolutions, and the birth of a socialist state
The following first appeared in the Spring 2020 issue of Breaking the Chains magazine, which you can purchase here. We must not underestimate the immense revolutionary power of women to ignite, fight, and win. The 1917 Russian Revolution that established the first...