An interesting debate has been taking place within and around the journal New Left Review. This was provoked by a piece in the November-December issue, by Robert Brenner and Dylan Riley, entitled “Seven theses on American politics” (https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii138/articles/dylan-riley-robert-brenner-seven-theses-on-american-politics). While making… Continue Reading
Far too many important figures in our tradition have been lost in recent months. The editors of International Socialism were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Martin Upchurch, a member of our editorial board, as we were preparing… Continue Reading
Socialist Worker, our sister publication, recently published an online piece by one of our board members, Martin Upchurch, introducing readers to the mass of writings debating the relationship between the rank and file and bureaucracy in trade unions (https://socialistworker.co.uk/long-reads/an-activists-guide-to-trade-union-leaders-and-the-rank-and-file). It… Continue Reading
The editors of International Socialism were sorry to hear that Marxist economist John Weeks had died at the age of 79 from leukaemia. In 1990 John established the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies… Continue Reading
The editors of International Socialism were saddened to hear of the death of Neil Davidson in May. Neil was a member of our editorial board from 2005 to 2013. He was a sharp Marxist thinker, who produced an extraordinary body… Continue Reading
Twenty years ago, Empire by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri exerted a powerful influence on sections of the left. It presented the idea that capitalism had evolved into a new global order, dominated by supranational bodies such as the World… Continue Reading
December’s Monthly Review leads with an article by John Bellamy Foster, Brett Clark and Hannah Holleman on “Capitalism and Robbery”. The authors address the concept of “expropriation”, the processes of robbery, including the dispossession of the peasantry, the effects of… Continue Reading
The website of Jacobin features an interview with Algerian scholar and activist Hamza Hamouchene covering: the current state of the revolutionary movement, which continues to struggle against the military state six months since it began; the role of organised workers;… Continue Reading
The online journal Organizing Work includes a review by Marianne Garneau of The Feminism of the 99%: A Manifesto by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya and Nancy Fraser. Garneau centres on the concept of a “women’s strike” heavily promoted by the… Continue Reading
The latest issue of Irish Marxist Review (number 23) carries an important article by the editor, John Molyneux, called “The Future of Marxism”. John affirms that Marxism definitely has a future, but identifies three areas where fresh and creative thinking… Continue Reading