In Chapter 4 of “Left-Wing” Communism, Lenin argues about the direct link between the fight against opportunism and the fight against Social Chauvinism: “First and foremost, the struggle against opportunism which in 1914 definitely developed into social-chauvinism and definitely sided with the bourgeoisie, against the proletariat. Naturally, this was Bolshevism’s… Click here to continue reading…

Marx spoke about Fictitious Capital in Volume 3 Chapter 25 of Capital which he had never published in his lifetime. He never had a chance to review this work or submit it for review with other economists or sociologists. Marx’s alliance with anarchism may have influenced his theory on finance… Click here to continue reading…

North China scapegoated?  Marx, Engels, Lenin, and Trotsky all argued that Germany should be seen as an imperialist government, even though it lagged behind France and England in its Capitalist Development. Trillions of dollars destroyed.  Fictitious or real?  Fictitious capital?  Does Marx argue that capital is fictitious in his book… Click here to continue reading…

https://theweek.com/speedreads/910699/alarming-number-americans-believe-coronavirus-vaccine-exists-being-withheld The socialist movement must demand an investigation of every imperialist power’s biological weapons programs to prevent the use of the virus as a weapon or the use of weapons to withhold critical medical care, including the distribution of a vaccine. Click here to continue reading…

Without doubt, the use-value of a barrel of oil has not fallen from over $100 to negative value. What in fact happened? The use-value met artificial limits in the form of price-fixing in the automobile industry. The auto-giants can afford to make $1000 or $2000 safe gas-powered vehicles for the… Click here to continue reading…

https://news.yahoo.com/protesters-calling-end-stay-home-173602913.html?.tsrc=jtc_news_index Although the quarantine is still in its first few weeks, protests against stay-at-home orders have already come to a state capital.  The arbitrary and indefinite emergency orders recall the rise of Hitler to power through the Wiemar Republic, initiating the Third Reich, one of the worst dictatorships of the… Click here to continue reading…

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/04/14/why-are-rich-americans-getting-17-million-stimulus-checks/amp/ Click here to continue reading…

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-sanders-campaign-officials-slam-biden-endorsement This article lists all the punches he pulled to allow Biden to secure the nomination. Unsurprisingly, the campaign officials could not explain why they supported Sanders when he made his support for Biden clear from the very beginning. The number of Trump campaign officials and Trump associates convicted and… Click here to continue reading…

For those concerned about a never-ending quarantine a rule needs clarifying. How many deaths per day would justify closing down an entire city or economy? The normal death rate hovers around 1% per year. For a daily maximum, the total population times one percent divided by 365 for the days… Click here to continue reading…

 SEP Australia’s 2019 Public Meetings:  “A measure of the serious and enthusiastic support for the SEP’s analysis was reflected in the Marxist pamphlets and books sold at the meetings and the combined total of more than $2,600 donated to the party’s $25,000 monthly fund.” (https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/06/sepa-j06.html)  David North speech jokingly mentions… Click here to continue reading…