If you think the Israel-Palestine conflict is too complex to understand, think again. Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire, written without academic jargon by author and activist Richard Becker, provides a solid introduction to key events in the history underlying...
La base-superestructura: Un modelo para el análisis y la acción
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “The Base-Superstructure: A Model for Analysis and Action“, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Introducción Aunque el propio Marx solo mencionó la "base" y la "superestructura" en (según mis...
Capitalist urbanization, climate change, and the need for sponge cities
Tina Landis is the author of the book Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism, for which Liberation School has a study and discussion guide. Additionally, we host a 4-part video course Landis taught on the relationship between climate change, capitalism, and socialism....
A victory for one is a victory for all: Lessons from “Trans Liberation”
Editorial note: Leslie Feinberg’s pronouns were “she/zie” and “her/hir." Introduction Trans liberation is squarely on the agenda of today’s movements for justice, as over 550 anti-trans bills were already introduced in state legislatures across the country this year....
Still fighting for Korea’s liberation: An interview with Ahn Hak-sop
Originally published in January 2020, we're republishing this article on June 27, 2023, on the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement ending military action in the U.S. war against Korea. Editor’s note Ahn Hak-sop was an officer in the Korean People’s Army of the...
On China’s revolution and the quest for a socialist future
Watch a remarkably informative, comprehensive, and politically pertinent conversation hosted by The People's Forum about 1804 Books’ newest title, China’s Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future, with author Ken Hammond. Long the most prosperous and...
The Marxist theory of the state: An introduction
Editor's note: A Spanish translation of this article is available here. Introduction Our understanding of the state lies at the heart of our struggle to create a new society and fundamentally eliminate the oppression, exploitation, war, and environmental destruction...
Antes de Stonewall: El movimiento LGBTQ que provocó el levantamiento de la cafetería de Compton’s
Nota del equipo editorial: Esta es una traducción del artículo “Before Stonewall: The LGBTQ movement behind Compton's Cafeteria Riot, puede encontrar la versión original aquí. Nota del autor: Para respetar las maneras en que las personas describían sus identidades...
The revolutionary origins of Memorial Day and its political hijacking
A day celebrating Black liberation utilized for white supremacy Editor's note: This article was previously published on Liberation News in 2012. What we now know as Memorial Day began as "Decoration Day" in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a...