(2023-12-11). Socialism's Self-Criticism and Real Democracy. transcend.org 5 Dec 2023 – Democracy is incompatible with class-divided economic systems. Masters rule in slavery, lords in feudalism, and employers in capitalism. Whatever forms of government coexist with class-divided economic systems, the hard reality is that one class rules the other.
(2023-12-11). Capitalismo y derechos humanos, dos términos incompatibles. globalizacion.ca Pensar en lograr un ejercicio pleno de los derechos humanos en el marco de un sistema capitalista es un error garrafal y una ingenuidad absoluta. Error de apreciación que no es espontáneo sino inducido intencionalmente por los detentores de la…
(2023-12-11). Essequibo and ExxonMobil: A Tale of Imperialism and Undermining of the Bolivarian Revolution By: Lema Maiwand. midwesternmarx.com As a collective, we need to seriously re-evaluate the contexts in which we use the terms "sovereignty", "self-determination", and "imperialism", especially when it's devoid of historical analysis/context and in service of imperialist designs. We are at the point of the news cycle (again), where every two years or so, there is global denunciation and vilification of Venezuela, and even stronger calls for military intervention in the country. F …
(2023-12-11). Why Are Intellectuals Divorced from Working People? By: Carlos L. Garrido. midwesternmarx.com This article is a transcript of a presentation for a panel on the subject, hosted by the International Manifesto Group, the Critical Theory Workshop, and the Midwestern Marx Institute, with other presentations from Gabriel Rockhill, Radhika Desai, Glenn Diesen, and Noah Khrachvik. The question we are exploring today, concerning the divorce of intellectuals and the working class, is fundamental for assessing the crisis we face in the subjective conditions for revolution. The first …
(2023-12-10). CPC leadership holds meeting on 2024 economic work, anti-corruption work, Party discipline. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2024, arrange Party conduct and anti-corruption work, and review regulations on the CPC's disciplinary action.
(2023-12-11). Argentina's Milei Warns Of 'Shock' Austerity As He Takes Office. latintimes.com Latin America's third-biggest economy is on its knees after decades of debt and financial mismanagement, with annual inflation at 140% and 40% of Argentines living in poverty.