Capitalism and Marxism

Trump tariffs clash with globalized capitalist production

Trump tariffs clash with globalized capitalist production

The Trump administration is caught between its “America First” super-imperialist, great power chauvinist politics on the one hand, and the ...
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Lessons of the 1977 New York rebellion

Lessons of the 1977 New York rebellion

On the evening of July 13, 2019, parts of Manhattan’s Midtown and Upper West Side were plunged into darkness for ...
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Tariffs: capitalist competition & class warfare

Tariffs: capitalist competition & class warfare

As the June 28 economic summit of the G20 in Osaka, Japan, approaches, President Donald Trump is stepping up threats ...
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All signs point to deepening capitalist crisis

All signs point to deepening capitalist crisis

Economic indicators reported in the business pages are grim, the outcome of a long global depression. In March, this news ...
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It's still ‘last hired, first fired.’ The truth about the jobless rate

It’s still ‘last hired, first fired.’ The truth about the jobless rate

Trump supporters and the capitalist media are celebrating April's employment report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. They claim this ...
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Lessons of the First Congress of the Communist International

Lessons of the First Congress of the Communist International

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and much of the socialist camp, social democrats and revisionists in the international ...
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After the May 1968 uprising: The political character of capitalist rule in France

After the May 1968 uprising: The political character of capitalist rule in France

The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising of workers and students in France. In light ...
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Tactics after 1968 uprising in France

Tactics after 1968 uprising in France

When is it correct to boycott rigged elections? The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising ...
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Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary fighter for workers and oppressed

Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary fighter for workers and oppressed

One hundred years ago, on January 15, 1919, counterrevolutionaries murdered Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, founders of the German Communist ...
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Lesson of France 1968: Workers must declare themselves in power

Lesson of France 1968: Workers must declare themselves in power

The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising of workers and students in France. In light ...
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