Leila Khaled: Palestinian fighter, Marxist revolutionary
This article is part of PSL’s revolutionary women series.
Lenin and the Path to Revolution: 3 Part Course with Brian Becker
This 3 part course with Brian Becker focuses on the life, and legacy of Lenin, the formation of Leninism, and the revolutionary paths it generated across the world. It was recorded in November and December of 2023. For those interested in further studying Lenin see...
Harry Haywood’s contributions to the national question and the fight for class unity
In honor of the 126th anniversary of Harry Haywood's birth, we're reposting this article originally published on Liberation School in 2014. Harry Haywood was a long time member and leader of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and other communist organizations from the...
The life and legacy of Harry Haywood
The following article was originally published on Liberation News in 2011 and accompanies this Liberation School article on Haywood's contributions to the "Black Belt" thesis. Introduction There is an old saying that “history is written by the victors.” While subject...
Thomas Sankara: Assessing the 3rd year of a revolutionary process
In the first English translation of this unique 1985 interview, Sankara provides an extensive and frank assessment of the revolutionary process.
Thomas Sankara to comrade Mongo Beti: “Fatherland or death, we will win!”
Thomas Sankara and Cameroonian writer Mongo Beti address a range of topics pertinent to understanding ongoing anti-imperialist developments in West Africa—from Pan-Africanism and neocolonialism to women’s liberation and urbanization.
Thomas Sankara: The Burkinabè revolution is not a replica
Four months before his assassination, Thomas Sarnkara discusses the ongoing Burkinabè revolution with a journalist from Ivoire Dimanche.
La base-superestructura: Un modelo para el análisis y la acción
Aunque el propio Marx solo mencionó la “base” y la “superestructura” en (según mis cálculos) dos de sus obras, el “problema” de la base-superestructura sigue siendo una fuente de seria controversia para los marxistas, nuestros simpatizantes y nuestros críticos.
La teoría marxista del Estado: Una introducción
Debido a que nuestra comprensión del estado determina nuestros objetivos, estrategias, programas y tácticas, este artículo presenta los elementos clave del Estado bajo el capitalismo y el socialismo.
Estudia, ayuna, entrena, lucha: Las raíces del Agosto Negro
Cada año se honra el “Agosto Negro” para conmemorar a los combatientes caídos del Movimiento por la Liberación Negra, para pedir la liberación de los presos políticos en Estados Unidos, para condenar las condiciones opresivas de las cárceles estadounidenses y para enfatizar la importancia continua de la lucha por la Liberación Negra.
Understanding and fighting gentrification: A revolutionary orientation
Introduction Cities across the U.S. are rapidly transforming. “Gentrification-style” luxury developments are replacing neighborhood landmarks and low-income housing. Sky-high rents are pushing poor residents increasingly further from city centers. These trends are...
What is alienation? The development and legacy of Marx’s early theory
Editor’s note: A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Introduction Offering a brief introduction to Marx’s theory of alienation is not a straightforward task. This is due, in part, to conflicting interpretations of key aspects of Marx’s project...
Harry Haywood’s contributions to the national question and the fight for class unity
In honor of the 126th anniversary of Harry Haywood's birth, we're reposting this article originally published on Liberation School in 2014. Harry Haywood was a long time member and leader of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and other communist organizations from the...
The life and legacy of Harry Haywood
The following article was originally published on Liberation News in 2011 and accompanies this Liberation School article on Haywood's contributions to the "Black Belt" thesis. Introduction There is an old saying that “history is written by the victors.” While subject...
The long history of Black and Palestinian solidarity
International solidarity in the face of racism The acquittal of racist murderer George Zimmerman sparked outrage and demonstrations not only in the United States, but all around the world—including in Palestine. Many Palestinians circulated pictures of themselves...
Estudia, ayuna, entrena, lucha: Las raíces del Agosto Negro
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Study, fast, train, fight: The roots of Black August“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Introducción En agosto de 1619, africanos esclavizados tocaron suelo en el primer asentamiento inglés...
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Thomas Sankara: Assessing the 3rd year of a revolutionary process
In the first English translation of this unique 1985 interview, Sankara provides an extensive and frank assessment of the revolutionary process.
From South Africa to Palestine, apartheid will fall
What lessons can we learn from the overthrow of apartheid in South Africa in this new era of the struggle against Israeli apartheid within the U.S.?
Framing the Palestinian struggle: The origins of political Zionism
As the Free Palestine movement surges to new heights, all peace-minded people should arm ourselves with the origins of the contemporary struggle for liberation.
Free audio book: Palestine, Israel, and the U.S. Empire
If you think the Israel-Palestine conflict is too complex to understand, think again. Listen to this free audio book for a partisan yet objective analysis of the struggle!
Program of the Party for Socialism and Liberation
There are only two choices for humanity today: an increasingly destructive capitalism, or socialism. The only solution to the evils of capitalism is the socialist transformation of society.
PSL Statement on Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine
The conflict currently exploding in Ukraine and rippling throughout the region and the entire world is hugely dangerous. The reckless and provocative actions of the U.S. government and its allies must cease immediately.
Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges
Liberation Audio · Social media and democratic centralism: Opportunities and challenges Editor's note: The following is an edited version of an internal document initially written in late 2015 and formed part of the basis for party-wide discussions in the Party for...
From counterrevolution to revival: Communism and the primacy of the international situation
Liberation Audio · From counterrevolution to revival: Communism and the primacy of the international situation Editor's note: Central to our ideology is the idea that in order to understand and prepare for the class struggle in the U.S. we must first take the global...
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Leila Khaled: Palestinian fighter, Marxist revolutionary
In celebration of International Women's Day, and in honor of Leila Khaled and all the women who have played a decisive role in the struggle for Palestinian national liberation, we are republishing this article originally published by Liberation School April 17, 2007....
Claudia Jones: “International Women’s Day and the struggle for peace”
Editor's note: The full text of Claudia Jones' famous 1950 speech, "International Women's Day and the Struggle for Peace," delivered at a rally and published in the March 1950 issue of Political Affairs, the monthly magazine of the Communist Party, USA. The...
Women’s triple load: The crushing weight of care work under capitalism
Editor's note: For International Women's Day, Liberation School is pleased to release the following article, which was originally published in the Summer 2022 issue of Breaking the Chains magazine, titled "The Women Worker." A Spanish translation is available here....
The root causes of the attacks on reproductive rights: A Marxist analysis
Editor's introduction: Women’s History Month is a time to recommit ourselves to the unfinished struggle for women’s liberation, and this year it is even more crucial than ever. The conservative leaning Supreme Court is considering gutting or even overturning Roe v....
Amílcar Cabral: Liberator, theorist, and educator
Editor's note: We're republishing this article from two years ago to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Amílcar Cabral's assassination on January 20, 1973. Introduction Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was born September 12, 1924 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, one of...
The courage to criticize imperialism: Thomas Sankara on the 1986 Reykjavik summit
Liberation School introduction The contemporary situation in Burkina Faso is quickly changing, and the new Prime Minister, Me Kyelem Apollinaire de Tambela, identifies with the tradition of Thomas Sankara. He has also written an important book on Sankara and the...