Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love…

In every country of the world, there are people living in poverty. Even in the world’s richest countries the poorest people often live in poor housing and struggle to afford basic goods and services like heating, transport, and healthy food for themselves and their families. Based on a broad definition…

For the hardcore Marxists out there my goal is not to tear down the legacy of Marx or to minimize his contributions to economics and history — a hopeless task that we can leave up to capitalists — we can examine the historical context in which he arose. So it…

Capitalism has generated massive wealth for some (the bourgeoisie), but it’s devastated the planet and has failed to improve human well-being en masse. We as the proletarian and peasant classes of the world are in a race against the clock. The current economic system is heading towards total destruction of…

Amidst the rise of the Industrial Revolution, Marx develops his critique of modern political economy in his famous Das Kapital volumes. As capitalism rose in Western Europe, Marx writes a comprehensive review of the processes of modern capitalism to a gruesome degree of detail. As the quintessential critic of classical…

‘Trade embargo’ or genocidal blockade? The U.S. blockade of Cuba was fully instituted in 1962 and has continued unabated. A stated goal of the policy is to create an environment of economic desperation to encourage the Cuban people to overthrow their revolutionary government. This manipulative strategy is a clear violation of Cuba’s sovereignty. In large…

There is something of an obsession among our community with regards to an economist named Thomas Sowell. I’ve seen his name trotted out all over the place — most recently, via a tweet by a conservative thinker who claimed Sowell as ranking above all the liberation movements of the past…

The 1791 slave uprising of Saint-Domingue was the largest and most successful slave revolt in modern history. It transformed one of the wealthiest colonies in the world into a new nation led by the black leaders of the Revolution. Because Saint-Domingue was a French colony, the French Revolution was inextricably…

Initially, the term “hotep” was basically a “conscious” way to greet people; it signified that one had done some reading and research into Ancient Kemet. …