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Socialism

Yes We Do Mean Smash the State: In Defense of Revolution

brian bean · December 1, 2022

Capitalism relies on states to create profits, guarantee the functioning of markets, and cheapen labor through violence. Overthrowing capitalism will mean confronting and dismantling prisons, policing, borders, and the military. It’s time we talk about smashing the state.

Black and Red Part 2

Myths of White Supremacy and Black Radicalism

Sam Hess · May 13, 2021

From “race reductionism” to “dupes of Moscow.” many myths about Black radicalism and white supremacy still circulate today. In this roundtable, Charisse Burden-Stelly, Robin D. G. Kelley, and Barbara Smith provide an important counter.

"Black & Red Part I" overlays an image of Pettis Perry and Claudia Jones in the CPUSA office in Harlem (1953). Jones is holding "We Appeal to You for a Fair Trial" advertisement by the Smith Act Self-Defense Committee (1953).

Repression and Black Radical History

Charisse Burden-Stelly, Robin D. G. Kelley, Barbara Smith, Brian Jones, Jeanne Theoharis · May 12, 2021

The socialist movement in this country was at its strongest when it developed deep ties to the movement for Black liberation. In this roundtable, Charisse Burden-Stelly, Robin D.G. Kelley, and Barbara Smith reflect on key moments of this historic connection.

Survival and Revolution: Mutual Aid in Chicago during the February 2021 Polar Vortex

Libertarian Socialist Collective in Chicago · April 7, 2021

Mutual aid efforts during Chicago’s brutal winter saved the lives of many residents who were willfully neglected by City Hall and attacked by the police. The polar vortex mutual aid effort shows the importance of mutual aid as a site of class struggle.

Mutual Aid and Workers’ Power

Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez · March 24, 2021

Mutual aid has strengthened relationships and expanded our movement. Socialists should embrace mutual aid efforts as we fight for a society rooted in solidarity.

Against Unity

Anderson Bean, brian bean · January 21, 2021

The inauguration of Joe Biden arrives with the liberal establishment proclaiming the need for unity. But unity is not what we want.

The Abolitionist Road to Socialism

Sean Larson · July 23, 2020

In the US, the struggle for revolutionary socialism and the antiracist struggle for abolition are one and the same.

The Redistribution of Loot

Tyler Zimmer · June 4, 2020

Wealth, under capitalism, is loot. What is commonly called “looting” is a redistribution of that wealth.

When We Emerge from the Storm

Guy Miller · April 17, 2020

A lifelong socialist reflects on the new world we are entering, and the challenges and opportunities we can expect ahead.

The Capitalist State and Socialist Strategy

Charlie Post · April 2, 2020

States are the rules of the game in capitalist society. If we want to build socialism we’re going to have to break the rules.

Abolish the Police

brian bean · March 31, 2020

Cops are not part of the working class and perform no socially beneficial function. Only good things can result from abolishing the police.

Capitalism Has Failed—We Need a Planned Economy

Tyler Zimmer · March 24, 2020

The “free market” offers no solutions to the problems we face. To overcome the present crisis, we have to take the reins into our own hands and democratically plan a future for all.

The Socialist Case Against the Police

brian bean · March 11, 2020

Police don't solve, stop or prevent crime because they were never designed to. Cops are the tools of the bosses, from the day they were invented to today.

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