The IMF debt trap in Ukraine

The IMF debt trap in Ukraine

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...

The base-superstructure: A model for analysis and action

The base-superstructure: A model for analysis and action

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 Marxist...

Walter Rodney: A people’s professor

Walter Rodney: A people’s professor

Introduction In a recent book on the ongoing relevance of Walter Rodney’s work, Karim F. Hirji notes that, “as with scores of progressive intellectuals and activists of the past, the prevailing ideology functions to relegate Rodney into the deepest, almost...

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The IMF debt trap in Ukraine

The role of multilateral institutions like the IMF is an important but under-discussed factor driving the U.S. capitalist class’s support for the war in Ukraine.

Liberation theology and anti-imperialism across the Americas

Claudia de la Cruz is a popular educator, community organizer and theologian. She is currently the Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum. This presentation and discussion on "Liberation theology & anti-imperialism across the Americas" took place online on...

Women’s struggle for suffrage and beyond

Women’s struggle for suffrage and beyond

This article originally appeared as the fifth chapter in Donna Goodman’s Women Fight Back: The Centuries-Long Struggle for Liberation, published through Liberation Media and available for purchase here. Liberation School has a study and discussion guide for the book...

Amílcar Cabral: Liberator, theorist, and educator

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...