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Ecology and 21st Century Socialism

Michelle Foy and Fernando Marti — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:22:51 +0000

All life on this planet is at a crossroads. Science, as well as our everyday experience, tells us so. The…

Lefty Lucy — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:26:04 +0000

Count on the G.O.P. to throw up a smokescreen during an election year. While the calamitous state of the economy…

Bill Fletcher Jr — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:30:27 +0000

I was recently asked to participate on a panel regarding the Left and electoral politics. I declined. For many people,…

Meizhu Lui — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:07:13 +0000

Because we no longer can spell?!

Good guess, but it has more to do with the role of taxation in…

Meizhu Lui — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:24:48 +0000

As 2011 ended and the new year began, I thought about debt.

No, I wasn’t thinking about Christmas season lay-aways.…

Stephanie — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:00:58 +0000

This question comes up a lot among young activists. Many people are critical of capitalism but not sure they are…

Lefty Lucy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:52 +0000

After the revolution, be prepared to give up your sense of style. Trade in your favorite sweater that your mother…

Meizhu Lui — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:00:54 +0000

Until recently, a white guy named Robert ran all the meetings.

Whether a session of Congress, a corporate board meeting,…

Comrade Trip — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0000

Without the ability to pull the economy out of the current capitalist crisis, Democratic and Republican politicians have been mud-slinging…

Comrade Trip — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:00:47 +0000

Marx said in 1848 that the world is more and more being divided into two opposing classes: the bourgeoisie (capitalists)…