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Dancing in the streets: When Salsa’s Clave was the pulse of the movement (pt. 1)

by Javier Guerrero | Nov 12, 2023

Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the history and politics of Salsa in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Fania All-Stars concert, "Live at Yankee Stadium." Introduction A crowd of 40,000 fans rushed onto the field of old Yankee Stadium in...

The base-superstructure: A model for analysis and action

by Derek Ford | Nov 22, 2021

Introduction Although Marx himself only mentioned the “base” and “superstructure” in (by my count) two of his works, the base-superstructure “problem” remains a source of serious contention for Marxists, our sympathizers, and our critics. Despite its outsized role in...