Socialism

Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Can the “Wretched” Rule? On Socialism, the State, and the Future of Humanity
23 Jan 2019
it is merely a fantasy to believe that the struggle to bring socialism in the United States will not involve a revolutionary struggle against the state.
Norman Richmond aka Jalali
Another Look At Martin Luther King Jr.
16 Jan 2019
Dr King was a radical, a democratic socialist who saw economic transformation and social justice as inseparable.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Ocasio-Cortez, Socialism, War and Austerity
10 Jan 2019
It’s good that there are now plenty of young people that like the idea of socialism. But if they don’t really know what socialism is, they also don’t know what capitalists will do to resist it.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
On Rage, Reading Books, and Other Necessities for the “Millennial Generation”
07 Nov 2018
Young people in the US are increasingly open to socialism and radical ideas, but less likely to study the science of revolutionary change.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Theory 101: Class Struggle in the Age of US Imperial Decline
03 Oct 2018
The focus on separate “identities” has led to numerous academic theories and non-profit career opportunities but no real power for oppressed and working-class people.
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Ocasio-Cortez’s Tweet to McCain means she IS a Democrat and ISN’T a Socialist
12 Sep 2018
It should be all too clear by now that the “Resistance” to Donald Trump within the US power structure is just a public relations stunt to sow popular consensus for war.
Quetzal Cáceres
An Open Letter to ‘Socialists’ Who Might be Fronting for the Democratic Party
22 Aug 2018
Any socialist who thought, as I did, that Ocasio-Cortez would be our socialist champion should watch the entire 27-minute PBS Firing Line interview to get a sense of just how
Chip Gibbons and Boots Riley
An Interview With Boots Riley: “In the World of Film, We’ve Edited out All Rebellion”
08 Aug 2018
“I think the movement needs to organize the 93 percent of the work force that is not organized.”
Bruce A. Dixon , BAR managing editor
What Would An Authentic 21st Century US Left Look Like?
07 Jun 2018
Let’s face it, the US left is a long way right now from contending for power.
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Nationalizing the Banks is a Popular Demand, So Let’s Demand It
06 Jun 2018
“Everybody knows that the bankers are criminal, and everybody hates the banks.”