New Book: Communist Insurgent – Blanqui’s Politics of Revolution
by Doug Enaa Greene. From Haymarket Books: This book discusses the life and political activity of French Communist Lou
New Book: Literature of Revolution – Essays on Marxism
By Norman Geras. From Verso: This influential collection explores the pivotal texts and topics in the Marxist traditi
Ernest Mandel: a life for the revolution
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFFcJQSLrk&w=640&h=360] Ernest Mandel was one of the most i
July-August 2017 Issue of Monthly Review: On Revolution & Counterrevolution
In this special issue, the variety of views to which the magazine is open should be evident. On a topic as ambitious as “Re
New Book: Creating an Ecological Society – Toward a Revolutionary Transformation
by Fred Magdoff and Chris Williams From Monthly Review Press: Sickened by the contamination of their water, their air,
14th Annual Historical Materialism London Conference
SOAS, November 9, 2017 – November 12, 2017 Revolutions Against Capital, Capital Against Revolutions? One hundred yea
“Weren’t We Women First Out on the Streets?”: The Incomplete History of 1917
By Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild, In the year of the pussy, and also coincidentally the centennial of the Russian Revolu
The Russian Revolution: A Verso Books Reading List
The year 1917 was an epic, a concatenation of adventures, hopes, betrayals, unlikely coincidences, war and intrigue;
An Eco-Revolutionary Tipping Point? Global Warming, Climate Denials, & the Environmental Proletariat
By Paul Burkett, In the summer of 2016, the acceleration of climate change was once again making headlines. In July, the
New Book: Harbors Rich in Ships – The Selected Revolutionary Writings of Miroslav Krleža
From Monthly Review Press: Miroslav Krleža was a giant of Yugoslav literature, yet remarkably little of his writing ha
New Book by Kristin Ross: Communal Luxury – The Political Imaginary of the Paris Commune
From Verso: Kristin Ross’s new work on the thought and culture of the Communard uprising of 1871 resonates with the moti
New Book by Geoff Mann: In the Long Run We Are All Dead – Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution
From Verso: In the ruins of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, self-proclaimed progressives the world over clamoured to
New Book by Bruno Jossa: Labour Managed Firms and Post-Capitalism
From Routledge: The prerequisite for overthrowing capitalism is a system which both leverages selfishness and creat
African labour and social militancy, Marxist framing and revolutionary movement-building
By Patrick Bond, It is a great period to be a revolutionary activist in Africa. Yet the sense of stop-start progress and r
Radical Newswire
The following is a list of critical media outlets for activists to accumulate pertinent information on issues related
New Book: October 1917 – Workers in Power
Edited by Fred Leplat and Alex de Jong. From Merlin Press: Was October 1917 a coup d’état or a social revolution? W
A Conference on Revolutions
29 September to 1 October 2017 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada In the 100th anniversary year of the Russian Re
Socialist Register 2017: Rethinking Revolution
by Gregory Albo and Leo Panitch. From MR Press. One hundred years ago, “October 1917” galvanized leftists and oppresse
Sam Gindin on Building a Mass Socialist Party
By Sam Gindin We desperately need a mass socialist party. But the dictum “build it and they will come” won’t get us very fa