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A War Resister in the Ranks

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:34:05 +0000

A War Resister in the Ranks

Spencer Rapone

Rory Fanning

Socialism 2018

War & Antiwar

What does it mean to resist as an active duty soldier in the 21st century? Socialist revolutions share a vibrant historical legacy with disaffected soldiers who have laid down their arms and refused to serve the interests of the rich and powerful.

Marxism, Colonialism, and Revolution

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:37:16 +0000

Marxism, Colonialism, and Revolution

Pranav Jani

Socialism 2018

Socialism & Marxism

Colonialism, settler colonialism, and the transatlantic slave trade are intertwined with the rise of capitalism. Anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggle are essential to any possibility of socialist revolution.

The Future of the Socialist Left

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:37:09 +0000

The Future of the Socialist Left

Ella Mahony

Jen Roesch

Jason Farbman

Socialism 2018

Socialism & Marxism

For a left so small, we hardly know each other. Ella Mahony (Democratic Socialists of America) and Jen Roesch (International Socialist Organization) talk to each other about their organizations’ work, and the opportunities for socialists today.

What Do Socialists Say About White Privilege?

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:36:25 +0000

What Do Socialists Say About White Privilege?

Khury Petersen-Smith

brian bean

Socialism 2018

Racism & Civil Rights

The questions of understanding and fighting racism, and Black liberation, are central ones for socialists in the US. At the moment, there is a set of conversations on the left about how socialists understand white privilege, and they are related to the question of where the fight against racism fits in the class struggle.

U.S. Imperialism under Trump

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:38:01 +0000

U.S. Imperialism under Trump

Joel Geier

Socialism 2018

War & Antiwar

China, Iran, North Korea- sanctions, tariffs,protectionism, economic warfare,- Trump lunacy or are there more profound objective conditions creating these daily crisis , with their threat of new wars. The new phase of imperialim which we wil discuss will determine the political fate of the now emerging socialist movement, and of this generation.

Marxists, Elections, and the State

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:14:32 +0000

Marxists, Elections, and the State

Eric Ruder

Socialism 2018

Socialism & Marxism

The surprise primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a high-ranking Democrat has given fresh energy to a longstanding debate about how the left should relate to elections and the Democratic Party.

Poverty, Pain, and Pill Mills: Social Crisis and America’s Opioid Epidemic

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:36:15 +0000

Poverty, Pain, and Pill Mills

Social Crisis and America’s Opioid Epidemic

Nicole Colson

Socialism 2018

U.S. Politics

The opioid epidemic is ravaging large swathes of America—from once-thriving Rust Belt communities to inner cities. So many lives have been lost to this crisis that annual opioid deaths in the U.S. now outnumber deaths due to breast cancer, and American life expectancy has fallen two years in a row.

South Africa: How Apartheid Was Defeated

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:33:36 +0000

South Africa: How Apartheid Was Defeated

Trevor Ngwane

Socialism 2018

International

The British and Dutch colonizers of South Africa built from the outset a society based upon the oppression and exploitation of the indigenous African population, where the latter were restricted from buying land outside of special “reserves,” given the worst jobs and legally considered “sojourners” in urban areas.

Vanguard Party, Democratic Centralism, and Workers' Revolution

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:16:50 +0000

Vanguard Party, Democratic Centralism, and Workers' Revolution

Todd Chretien

Socialism 2018

Socialism & Marxism

The Bolsheviks developed a theory and practice of political organization that is both coherent and recognizable, and it is absolutely relevant for today. This talk will explain terms and history for beginners, but also address the rise of a new socialist movement in the U.S.

Capitalism and the Gender Binary

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 04:36:42 +0000

Capitalism and the Gender Binary

Lichi D'Amelio

Socialism 2018

Labor & Unions

Final Rally: Another World Is Necessary

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:14:59 +0000

Final Rally

Another World Is Necessary

Sharon Smith

Khury Petersen-Smith

Socialism 2018

Socialism & Marxism

A Nation under the Gun: Gun Violence and Gun Control

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:13:41 +0000

A Nation under the Gun

Gun Violence and Gun Control

Danny Katch

Socialism 2018

U.S. Politics

For years each horrific mass shooting has followedby a loud but largely empty partisan debate: Republicans and Democrats pointfingers at each other while avoiding uncomfortable questions about why guns andgun violence are so prevalent in a country founded on stolen land and stolenbodies and maintained with the violence of mass incarceration and globalempire.

From Apathy to Rebellion: What Makes Workers Fight?

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:12:37 +0000

From Apathy to Rebellion

What Makes Workers Fight?

Jen Roesch

Socialism 2018

LGBT

The teachers' rebellion that broke out in West Virginia this spring followed years of historically low strike levels. And rather than emerging in the places where unions are strongest and most organized, these strikes have rocked the so-called "red states" - places where Trump won handily and governed by Republican governors and legislatures.

Syria and the Left

jkurinsky — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 01:14:00 +0000

Syria and the Left

Ashley Smith

Socialism 2018

International

Your Free Time isn't Free: Social Reproduction, Social Isolation, and the Marxist Theory of Alienation

jkurinsky — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 20:04:15 +0000

Your Free Time isn't Free

Social Reproduction, Social Isolation, and the Marxist Theory of Alienation

Jessie Muldoon

Socialism 2018

Women