Today I want to talk about strategy for revolution. As Malcolm X said, I want to have a conversation between…
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Unite or Perish!
I propose that Advance the Struggle, Bring the Ruckus and Unity and Struggle merge their organizations, lock, stock and barrel,…
The Antislavery Movement Today
I spent the 2009-2010 academic year as the Edward Said Visiting Professor of American Studies at the American University of…
Save the CLR James Library–Sign the Petition
At the Rendezvous of Victory September 22, 2010 By Scott McLemee One of the turning points in my life came in…
Harvard Interview
By Noel Ignatiev Tell us about yourself and your background. Born Philadelphia 1940, attended its public schools, went to Penn,…
The Game Is Fixed—Meet the Winners
Remember that old saw: “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” Ends up it’s true. Forbes reports that…
Capitalism Is Organized Crime—Meet the Victims
Capitalism Is Organized Crime – Meet the Victims “There is … in the economy always a wage rate at which…
The Cheapest Way to Get Nowhere Good … and Somewhere to Stay When You Get There
Uber and Airbnb are perhaps the best known and most heavily used of the new corporate online business platforms that…
Shopping in the Security State
On any given day, if you peruse the newspapers, odds are you’ll read about an event that changes “everything” –…
No Child Left Unmarketized
If you want to understand the neoliberal theory of education, there is no better place to start than with Milton…