Socialism: A once-in-10,000-years opportunity
For the first time since the earliest human societies, people have finally started to practically work toward a social order not based on exploitation.
What we talk about when we talk about socialism
Since Marx and Engels pinned the adjective "scientific" to socialism, we have toggled between the burden of Utopia and the urgency of fighting for justice.
A season’s reflections on socialism
Nine reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, what socialism is and isn't, and getting to socialism USA.
Tap the disability rights movement’s untapped power
Though Marx and Engels may not have predicted the rise of an engaged population of people with disabilities, they did predict the push toward "improvement."
"Why Marx Was Right": lively challenge to 10 myths
Eagleton's bright, witty book marches forward into the usual stumbling blocks erected over the decades in the environment of popular ideology and topples them.
Edward Elkind, lifelong peace activist, dies
Edward H. Elkind, 81, a Marxist activist and teacher who also worked as a computer programmer and advocated such causes as D.C. home rule, rent control, public housing and public health clinics, died Oct. 8.
Capitalism and unemployment
Mass unemployment has been a feature of capitalism since it emerged as the dominant social system in 17th century England and spread throughout the world.
Red School Bus tour makes final stop for summer in Texas
Many Marxists, communists, radical labor activists and political activists were proud to call the great state of Texas their home.
Timely reading: “Engels, A Revolutionary Life”
The book has romance, adventure and a touch of intrigue.
Capitalist insolence and taxes
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup were all deeply involved in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which prompted the Great Recession and the huge budget deficits. And they pay no taxes.
