Post and Grant Avenues looking northeast after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 (credit: National Archives and Records Administration) Donald Trump was a test run. Worse than him is coming down the road within the decade. Get busy building. Movement activists who supported Biden emphasized that his presidency would give the movement breathing room. Okay. We have … [Read more...] about Among the Ruins of Victory
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In Defense of Revolution and the Insurrectionary Commune
As the elections draw near, we face an escalation of violence by Trump and his death cult.[1] With the unmistakable threat of a coup this November 3rd and beyond, by invoking the Insurrection Act, Trump could unleash an arsenal of enhanced state repression beginning the night of the election itself.[2] Regrettably, those like the “Dump Trump, Then Battle Biden” … [Read more...] about In Defense of Revolution and the Insurrectionary Commune
Is There Something To Be Done? Elections and Strategy in Marxist Center
A blank Massachusetts state election paper ballot on a metal table with a cream color privacy hood (source: "ballot" by hlkljgk) The views in this article are not the official position of the Marxist Center National organization and represent only the views of the author, an at-large Marxist Center member. Of course, in politics, where it is sometimes a matter of … [Read more...] about Is There Something To Be Done? Elections and Strategy in Marxist Center
The Road to Power and the Beach Beneath
The Marxist Center (MC) is a small but growing trend on the U.S. socialist left. Although we do not boast the membership numbers of DSA nor any significant base in the working class, we have made what we hope is a valuable intervention on the left. Against the sects and ambulance chasers, we have emphasized base-building and long-term organizing. Against the center and right of … [Read more...] about The Road to Power and the Beach Beneath