Dan La Botz

Banksy Lenin

Lenin versus democracy: A reply to critics of ‘Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism’

Responding to his critics, Dan La Botz argues that Lenin’s decisions not only proved incapable of defending and advancing a democratic socialist revolution but contributed to the revolution’s failure.
Red Lenin graffitti

Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism

Leninists seldom asked themselves: if Lenin was always right, why did things go so wrong in Russia? Dan La Botz argues it is time to say goodbye to Lenin and Leninism.
Help Ukraine placard

Ukraine and the peace movement

Stephen R. Shalom and Dan La Botz - It is urgent to end the war in Ukraine. But to achieve this goal, "Russia Out Now" is a better slogan than "Diplomacy Now."