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Category Archives: Politics
Against Adhocracy
Should we believe that we should organise outside of parties, outside of the State and outside of Left or Right? That with the right process people can come together as people and produce an impetus towards progressive social change? If … Continue reading
Posted in Critique of the Left, Cultural analysis, Culture
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Notes on electoralism
For the record this article is not an attempt by me to sketch out an all encompassing view on the uses of electoralism in the revolutionary process, as I think that such a view needs to be based upon thorough … Continue reading
Posted in Critique of the Left, Politics, Proletarian politics
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14N and some thoughts on the conjuncture
First off, by 14N I mean the European Day of Action and Solidarity which took place the 14th of November. It’s a Spanish convention to abbreviate dates that way, hence the 15M movement, the 23F coup, etc. Here in Iberia–both … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois politics, Politics
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Some notes on the historiography of revolutions and revolutionary events
The study of revolutionary events, and besides that the study of the movements that aspire to create them, is one area of historical study that is very relevant and very popular within the radical left, and as I would argue … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Proletarian politics
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Why I joined the ULA
I recently joined the United Left Alliance and shortly after I received a number of questions from people about why I would bother. One person asked me why I thought that it would have any chance of success given the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Proletarian politics
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Can Communists Learn to Fly – Book Review: The Tailor of Ulm
Lucio Magri’s The Tailor of Ulm is a fascinating account of the history of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He begins his account with an anecdote regarding the tailor of Ulm. Ingrao, who had already fully explained his reasons for … Continue reading
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Violence and socialism
Today, more than it has in the past, the topic of violence is one that is being debated hotly, especially in the aftermath of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the workings of SYRIZA in Greece, and the wave of unrest in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Proletarian politics
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Limited liability: why we should want more of it
On my previous post on corporate personhood I intended to also deal with the matter of limited liability–hence the URL of the post. However, I couldn’t do that in that post, so here it goes. Limited liability is a privilege … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois politics, Economics, History, Politics, Proletarian politics
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The proletarian class party, part 5 (final)
This post (which I have been reluctant to make in the first place given my relative uneasiness this particular topic) is the final part of my series of posts on the “party question.” This post will examine, basing itself on … Continue reading
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The WSM and Anarchism: A Political Analysis
The Workers Solidarity Movement is one of the more impressive anarchist organisations of modern times. While always a small organisation it has been active on the radical left in Ireland for close to thirty years and at the same time … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Proletarian politics
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What is to be done: The Menshevik Programme July 1919
Below is an excerpt from the programme adapted by the leftists dominated Central Committee of the Mensheviks in July 1919. The introductory section is omitted. The document provided the basis for the alternative economic programme put to the Congress of … Continue reading
“Did you try turning it off and then on again?”
Diagnosing where things have gone wrong and what we can do about it As we survey the current state of affairs, it’s hard not to get somewhat demoralised. Despite a massive market failure, a brief flurry of rhetoric about the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Proletarian politics
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Crime and migration: towards a leftist response
In recent years, and particularly in reaction to the latest wave of austerity measures, we have seen an upswing in the size and importance of parties that are to the left of social democracy, a development that is greeted with … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Proletarian politics
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