Introduction: The purpose of this class is to continue our historical-materialist investigation into the nature and significance of the state. In this class we turn to two examples, one general and one specific: pre-class societies and the Paris Commune of 1871. Both...
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Revolution Manifesto Class 2: Historical Materialism and Our World
Introduction: The purpose of this class is to develop a more sophisticated appreciation of the concept of the withering away of the state and to engage the historical evidence that proves the necessity of focusing on questions of state power. Learning objectives and...
Revolution Manifesto Class 1: Class Society and the State
Introduction: The purpose of this class is to begin developing a Marxist-Leninist understanding of the state. This introductory framework will serve as the foundation for comprehending, more completely and more specifically, Lenin’s theory of the state. By...
New PSL Publication: ‘Revolution Manifesto’
Understanding Marx and Lenin's Theory of Revolution ...
The rise of public education and why we're losing it today
In January 2002, President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind. NCLB requires states to develop assessments (standardized testing) to measure skills in order to receive federal funding. No Child Left Behind began the hysteria of “high stakes testing.” The...
CIA carried out terrorist bombing in Syria's capital — Why are they claiming it now?
The news that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency carried out a meticulously planned terrorist car bombing in Damascus, Syria, in February 2008 appeared on the front page of the Jan. 31, 2015, Washington Post. It was an outrageous action in the capital of a sovereign...
Leslie Feinberg: Revolutionary Communist, Transgender Warrior
(September 1, 1949 - November 15, 2014) Editor's Note: Because Leslie Feinberg preferred the pronouns "she/zie" and "her/hir" we are using those pronouns in this article. Leslie Feinberg, pioneer transgender revolutionary, author and activist, has died at the age of...
Struggle for marriage equality advances
The fight for equal same-sex marriage rights has dominated much of the news and activism of the LGBTQ community over the last decade. In 2004, not a single state allowed for same-sex marriage. Now, same-sex couples can get married in 19 states, the District of...
Margaret Thatcher: imperialism personified
While the ruling class mourns the death of one of their most loyal politicians and mouthpieces, the British and Irish working classes and oppressed peoples the world over are certainly not mourning Margaret Thatcher’s passing. From the streets of Belfast to the...