Las causas principales de los ataques a los derechos reproductivos: Un análisis Marxista
Nota del editor: Esta es una traducción de un artículo originalmente publicado en la revista Breaking the Chains. Introducción Hace trece años, durante una reunión, un orador hizo hincapié en la importancia de votar por candidatos demócratas porque estaban a favor...
Haunted by the ghost of “Marbury v. Madison:” Judicial review and abolishing the Supreme Court
Editor’s note: Beginning with overturning Roe v. Wade, the ultra right-wing Supreme Court continues to attack hard-won and elementary democratic rights in the United States, from affirmative action to the Indian Child Welfare Act. The following article is the first in...
Video: “Socialist reconstruction in America”
Watch an insightful discussion about the Party for Socialism and Liberation's latest book, Socialist Reconstruction in America: A Better Future for the United States! The webinar, facilitated by Kym Smith, features contributors Ben Becker and Jodi Dean, as well as...
Of, by, and for the elite: The class character of the U.S. Constitution
Contrary to the mythology we learn in school, the founding fathers feared and hated the concept of democracy—which they derisively referred to as "tyranny of the majority." The constitution that they wrote reflects this, and seeks to restrict and prohibit involvement...
Apartheid is a cancer that must be exterminated: Radio Havana Cuba interview with Thomas Sankara
Radio Havana Cuba interviews Thomas Sankara on the 3rd anniversary of the revolution.
Thomas Sankara on the founding of the Black Institute
The first ever English translation of Sankara’s 1986 speech in the capital city of Burkina Faso.
Thomas Sankara: “We didn’t import our revolution”
In the opening entry in our series of previously untranslated work by Thomas Sankara, we feature a 1984 interview with “L’Humanité”
The Russian Revolution: a view from the Third World (study guide)
Walter Rodney offers an excellent example of basing one’s conclusions and assessments on of all available evidence, data, and contextual information.
Have Black lives ever mattered?
Mumia Abu-Jamal’s book addresses the long history of racist police and state repression, offering organizers crucial lessons on stopping the war on Black America.
The state and revolution
For revolutionaries worldwide, The State and Revolution became the “new manifesto of the 20th century.” In the 21st century, the topic remains a pivotal one for revolutionaries, providing crucial theoretical weapons in the movement against racism, white supremacy, and police terror today.
Climate solutions beyond capitalism (study guide)
Tina Landis’ Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism makes the case that socialism provides the framework for solving the crisis and demonstrates how capitalism acts as a barrier to a shift in our relationship to each other and the planet, crucial for humanity’s survival.
What does it take to make a socialist revolution?
“The passing of state power from one class to another is the first, the principal, the basic sign of a revolution, both in the strictly scientific and in the practical political meaning of that term" [1]. Introduction Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. and...
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...
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...
Study, fast, train, fight: The roots of Black August
Editor's note: This article was initially published on Liberation School in 2019. In August 1619, enslaved Africans touched foot in the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States for the first time. The centuries since have seen the...
Toward a third Reconstruction: Lessons from the past for a socialist future
“The price...of slavery and civil war was the necessity of quickly assimilating into American democracy a mass of laborers...in whose hands alone for the moment lay the power of preserving the ideals of popular government...and establishing upon it an industry...
A weapon against radicalism: Debunking the myth of the conservative Black voter
Nina Turner’s loss, the primary results of Bernie Sanders, India Walton’s win—and then loss—the victory of Eric Adams, and the triumph of Cori Bush’s sit-in once again ignited the political discussion around the political make-up of the Black electorate. The general...
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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...
Still fighting for Korea’s liberation: An interview with Ahn Hak-sop
Ahn Hak-sop was an officer in the Korean People’s Army of the DPRK during the Korean War. He served decades as an unconverted political prisoner in South Korea before finally winning release in 1995.
Nazis in Ukraine: Seeing through the fog of the information war
There is indeed a deep and expansive history of fascism in Ukraine, which has been aided and abetted by the U.S. government.
Ukraine: right on NATO’s doorstep?
The Biden administration, Pentagon and NATO allies are conducting a dangerous and reckless campaign against Russia — one that has the potential to turn into a catastrophe for the people of the United States, Russia, Ukraine and the world. The aim is to strengthen the...
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.
Palestine, Israel, and the U.S. Empire (audio book)
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.
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...
- Interview with the Socialist Movement of Ghana: The IMF and the class struggle
- Part-time faculty at the New School strike for a better quality of life
- PSL Editorial – Rail industry showdown: Joe Biden vs. the right to strike
- PSL Editorial – End the U.S. economic war on Venezuela now!
- Rampant wage theft and safety violations at Musk’s Tesla factory in Austin, Texas
- Slaughterhouses in Minnesota and Nebraska use child labor for sanitation
Las causas principales de los ataques a los derechos reproductivos: Un análisis Marxista
Nota del editor: Esta es una traducción de un artículo originalmente publicado en la revista Breaking the Chains. Introducción Hace trece años, durante una reunión, un orador hizo hincapié en la importancia de votar por candidatos demócratas porque estaban a favor...
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....
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...
Assata Shakur: The making of a revolutionary woman
In commemorating Black August, we commemorate the struggle of those who have fought before us and faced violent repercussions from the state. We uplift the revolutionary history of the Black working class and its fundamental position in forging and leading the...
Apartheid is a cancer that must be exterminated: Radio Havana Cuba interview with Thomas Sankara
Translators' introduction The original French text, available here, is a transcription of an oral interview, and it is clear that the person doing the transcription was unsure of a few of the formulations. We therefore did our best to render the text as coherent as...
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...