socialist strategy

Fights inside the Democratic Socialists of America over “cancel culture,” “political correctness” and “call-out culture” are not side dramas. They are symptoms of a deeper organisational sickness, argues Anthony Teso.

The past decades have witnessed fundamental transformations in the way people think and organise, which the left cannot afford to ignore, writes Rezgar Akrawi.

The problem facing the left is not the absence of class antagonism but the absence of forces capable of organising it. If we fail to confront the question of political form, mobilisation will continue to substitute for class, writes Sushovan Dhar.

Whether you are “for” or “against” “Lenin” and “Leninism,” John Marot contends that discussing these in their historical context is essential to gaining a better understanding of the issues.

Paul Le Blanc reviews ‘A User’s Guide to DSA’, which connects readers with the largest organisation on the US left while drawing them into a series of debates among committed party members.

Palantir’s manifesto reveals we face a new form of fascism whose tools of violence and repression are algorithms, big data and AI, writes Rezgar Akrawi.

Anti-imperialism has become a key priority for the global left. Cihan Tuğal looks at how we can best mobilise a mass anti-imperialist movement.

Paul Le Blanc engages in a critical dialogue with Dan La Botz’s “Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism,” arguing we should continue to learn critically from Lenin’s experiences, successes, shortcomings, mistakes and unfinished tasks.

Responding to Dan La Botz’s “Goodbye to Lenin and Leninism”, Anthony Teso writes that what we need is neither a Lenin cult nor an anti-Leninist shortcut that confuses renunciation with strategy.

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.

Paul Le Blanc shares some thoughts on Leninism, democratic centralism, party organization and related matters for today’s socialist struggle.

Raju J Das — There is a need to not only understand what Lenin said on the national question and political oppression, but also study his ideas in light of the current world conjuncture.