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  • The politics of reading

    Black Panthers in a reading circle, (Photo: Pirkle Jones) The politics of reading Originally published: Simplifying Socialism  on June 12, 2026 by A. J. Horn (more by Simplifying Socialism) (Posted Jun 15, 2026) Culture, Human Rights, Ideology, LiteratureGlobalNewswire The act of reading is so much more than following text with your eyes or—if you prefer audiobooks—with your ears. Done properly, reading…

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  • On The Rewriting of History

    On The Rewriting of History Originally published: Monthly Review  on November 1982 by H. Bruce Franklin (more by Monthly Review)  |  (Posted Jul 01, 2024) History, Ideology, Imperialism, MarxismAmericas, Asia, Europe, Russia, Soviet Union (USSR), United States, VietnamLost & FoundFeatured Bruce Franklin’s November 1982 article in Monthly Review “On the Rewriting of History” is one of the classic works in the exposure of the workings…

  • Even in Palestine, the Birds Shall Return: The Thirty-First Newsletter (2024)

    As the situation in Gaza worsens, Netanyahu was applauded for demanding more arms in Congress. In contrast, Beijing hosted Palestinian factions, pushing for unity and peace. 1 August 2024 Rula Halawani (Palestine), Untitled XII from the Negative Incursion series, 2002. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 26 July, senior United Nations…

  • The Praxis of Evil

    Waging war and singing peace Dipankar Gupta | 19 Jul, 2024   Botticelli’s fresco The Temptations of Christ, Sistine Chapel (Photo: Getty Images) LEST WE GET OFF on the wrong foot, let it be clear that people of all religions have a conception of ‘evil’ and people of all religions also fight for territory and for other…

  • India’s M. N. Roy Was the Pioneer of Postcolonial Marxism

    ByKris Manjapra M. N. Roy was a revolutionary activist across national borders, from his home country of India to Mexico and the USSR. Roy rejected Eurocentric versions of Marxism, and his ideas about the postcolonial state are strikingly relevant to Indian politics today. “Town & Country,” our focusing on rural politics, is out now. Subscribe to…

  • Revisiting On Liberty: Magnificent Guide in Troubling Times

    By Nick Deiuliis The year 1859 was eventful. Construction on the Suez Canal began, Darwin published The Origin of Species, John Brown raided and was subsequently executed in Harpers Ferry, Colonel Drake drilled the world’s first oil well in Pennsylvania, and Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities. Yet for classic liberals and libertarians, the year marked another…

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