Sixty years of serving the people: Panther lessons for today
Assata taught us, but what exactly did she teach us?
Commemorating Mao Zedong on the 50th anniversary of his death
Introduction Shortly after midnight on the morning of September 9, 1976, Mao Zedong died in his bed in his residence in the Zhongnanhai compound in central Beijing, in the company of members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC). He had...
From racism and anti-communism to global dominance: On the use of ICE’s Foreign Policy Provision
Introduction A foreign national spoke out against a country he accused of killing his family. After fleeing that country to escape persecution, the U.S. government arrested him and tried to deport him. The U.S. government was protective of its relationship with the...
Dancing in the streets: Boogaloo, salsa, and tools for liberation (pt. 2)
Editor's note: This is the second entry in our two-part series on the politics of Salsa, the first of which was published on the 50th anniversary of the famous Fania All-Stars concert, “Live at Yankee Stadium.” Introduction Any discussion of the politics of Salsa has...
Determination and vigilance: Sankara speaks after the revolution
The 10th installment in our Sankara translation series is the first interview Sankara gave after the Aug. 4, 1984 revolution.
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.
Paulo Freire’s centennial: Political pedagogy for revolutionary organizations
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Marx’s pedagogies then and now: Research and presentation
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Comrades: Made, not born
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Studying “Palestine, Israel and the U.S. empire”
Introduction Welcome to the study and discussion guide that accompanies the 2nd edition of Palestine, Israel and the U.S. empire. Published in early 2024 by 1804 Books, the new edition includes a sharp analysis of the historical context of, and contemporary...
The housing question (study guide)
Friedrich Engels published "The Housing Question" first in 1872. It is a collection of three articles originally published in Der Volksstaat (The People's State), which was the main newspaper of the German Social Democratic Workers Party. Engels was responding to a...
Sobreproducción: lo absurdo del sufrimiento en medio de excedentes
Las crisis de la sobreproducción son rutinarias en cualquier forma de capitalismo, incluido el capitalismo estadounidense.
La resistencia caribeña y el movimiento de liberación Negra
Todos los años celebramos el “Agosto Negro” para conmemorar a los y las combatientes caídos del Movimiento de Liberación Negra, para pedir la liberación de las y los presos políticos en Estados Unidos, para condenar las condiciones opresivas de las cárceles estadounidenses y para enfatizar la importancia continua de la lucha de Liberación Negra.
La lucha de clases en cada mercancía: Valor de uso y valor de cambio
Mientras que el valor de uso y el valor de cambio de una mercancía son diferentes, y al mismo tiempo inseparables, también representan los dos lados del antagonismo interno e irreconciliable entre el trabajo y el capital.
The U.S. state and the U.S. revolution
It is no exaggeration to say that the principal disputes between activists, organizations and political trends in U.S. social movements have hinged on different understandings of, and attitudes toward, the state. What distinguishes a revolutionary communist...
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...
Sixty years of serving the people: Panther lessons for today
Introduction On October 15, 1966, two young Black men in Oakland, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, sat down and drafted a 10-Point political program for the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (later the Black Panther Party). It opened with a centuries-long demand...
PSL Course: A Marxist perspective on prison abolition
Marxists fight for the overthrow, dismantling, and complete replacement of the core institutions of the capitalist state, including namely the police, prisons, military, and courts. These elements of the state must be abolished through revolution. Yet can we abolish...
George Jackson’s “Blood in my eye:” A critical appraisal
This article accompanies our Liberation School study guide for George L. Jackson's Blood in my Eye. Originally from Chicago, Ill, George L. Jackson grew up in California. In 1961, a young Jackson was convicted of armed robbery for allegedly stealing $70 from a gas...
Attica: The making and significance of a heroic prison uprising
Revolutionary revolt etched in workers' consciousness "We the inmates of Attica Prison, have grown to recognize beyond the shadow of a doubt, that because of our posture as prisoners and branded characters as alleged criminals, the administration and prison employees...
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The sordid history of US intervention in Iran
The U.S. state has a history of interventions against Iran to set up a pliant regime for imperialist ends. An examination reveals that the U.S. state wishes to impose a neo-colonial dictatorship on the Iranian people.
Class: The legacy of Asian American struggle
This one-hour class focuses on Asian American resistance to oppression, from Ir Won Keun to the struggle to defend the I-hotel.
The CIA overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah and the struggle against neo-colonialism in West Africa today
Examining the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president and prime minister, can help us understand how U.S. imperialism may potentially respond to current developments in West Africa.
Israel: Base of western imperialism
This pamphlet provides a detailed breakdown of the material and ideological basis for the Israeli settler-colonial project.
PSL Course: A Marxist perspective on prison abolition
This two-part course provides a Marxist analysis of mass incarceration and prison abolition.
Black struggle is class struggle: A 4-part PSL course
This PSL course focuses on Black Revolutionary History in the United States and its central role in the development of U.S. society today.
Class: The legacy of Asian American struggle
This one-hour class focuses on Asian American resistance to oppression, from Ir Won Keun to the struggle to defend the I-hotel.
Lenin and the path to revolution: 3-class video course with Brian Becker
Brian Becker teaches the life and legacy of Lenin, the formation of Leninism, and the revolutionary paths it generated across the world.
- The Midterm Curse Proves the Two-Party System is a Dead End
- Report shows sexualized violence against Palestinians is embedded in Israeli settler colonialism
- How the French student revolt reveals the broader social crisis in Europe
- The history of Georgia’s genocidal wars in the southeast reveal the foundations of U.S. empire — and how to resist
- Solidarity with the Indian youth and the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- How Joslin workers forced Pritzker to find funds to reopen the former Tyson plant
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....
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...
Program of the Party for Socialism and Liberation
The Program of the Party for Socialism and Liberation was adopted by the First Party Congress of the PSL in February 2010, and amended in subsequent congresses in 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2022. A study guide is available here. Part 1: The struggle for socialismPart 2: A...
Why we’re running in the 2020 elections
The Party for Socialism and Liberation is intervening in the 2020 presidential election to offer a genuine socialist alternative, continue to popularize socialism as the only viable alternative to capitalism and its ills, and build the movement for revolution in the...
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...