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Slavoj Zizek : “The Only Utopia is Thinking Things Can Continue the Way They Are”

  Excellent interview from a few months ago. Zizek argues the transformation of the Russian Revolution into its opposite was “the greatest ethical catastrophe” in human history. It’s failure made the world question “Is freedom possible?” Can we move beyond state-capitalism and build a theory of total revolution that will prevent any form of oppression [...] Continue reading β†’

Karl Marx and the Iroquois – Franklin Rosemont

Franklin Rosemont delves into Marx’s Ethnological Notebooks and examines their significance and relevance towards today’s communist movement. There are works that come down to us with question-marks blazing like sawed-off shotguns, scattering here and there and everywhere sparks that illuminate our own restless search for answers. Ralegh’s so-called Cynthia cycle, Sade’s 120 Days, Fourier’s New [...] Continue reading β†’

Authoritarian Leftists by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin

Lorenzo Ervin Authoritarian Leftists Kill the Cop in Your Head by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin It’s difficult to know where to begin with this open letter to the various European-american leftist (Marxist-Leninist and Marxist-Leninist-Maoist, in particular) groups within the United States. I have many issues with many groups; some general, some very specific. The way in which this [...] Continue reading β†’