Pioneers for Communism: Strive to Be Like Che
The French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once called Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara the “most complete human being of our age.”
The Dream of a Thing: Refounding the Economy of a Venezuelan Commune
In a vividly drawn account of El Maizal Commune, the author provides readers with a window into the inner workings of a community refounded with an eye toward building a new “alternative communal economy.” The task is not only revolutionary, but liberating and creative. Also: ‘Maduro Appoints El Maizal’s Ángel Prado Minister of Communes’.
Homelessness a Permanent Feature in the USA; Housing a Right in Cuba – 2 Articles
‘Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness’: The city of Grants Pass, Oregon, USA has outlawed resting or sleeping anywhere on public property with so much as a blanket to survive in cold weather, even when no beds in shelters were available. Also: ‘I Witnessed an Alternative to the U.S. Homelessness Crisis in Socialist Cuba’.
Leftist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Landslide Victory in Mexico Presidential Election – 2 Articles
Claudia Sheinbaum’s epic electoral victory would not have been possible without AMLO’s enduring — indeed, ripening — popularity. Two articles on the challenges facing Mexico’s first woman president.
The Pancha Vásquez Commune
A three-part series on the history and productive activities of the Pancha Vásquez Commune in Venezuela, and how the communards have resisted the devastating effects of the US blockade.
From Harvard to Karl-Marx-Allee: The Experiences and Reflections of an American Communist in East Germany
Victor Grossman talks about his experiences of life in the GDR and why it collapsed, and on Germany today.
Thomas Sankara Remains a Global Icon
Sankara’s vision of an independent, socialist, pan-Africanist model of development—one in which wealth produced in Africa remains in Africa to develop the majority of the population—was not buried with him. He remains an inspiring symbol for people in Africa and beyond.
The Dialectics of Constituted and Communal Power: A Conversation with Ángel Prado
The main spokesperson of El Maizal Commune in Venezuela is trying to put institutional power at the service of the commune.
To the Memory of the Antifascist Fighters
On the 79th anniversary of the Russian victory over Nazi Germany.
A New Left Party Shakes Up Germany – 2 Articles
A new political party in Germany has been launched in Germany. It aims to draw a clear line between Berlin’s belligerence towards Russia and how the weight of that stance falls most heavily on the German working class through deindustrialization and austerity.