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Marxism: The only ideology specific to the working class
- The Communist Manifesto: A clarion call full of
- By Sam Marcy, in Workers World. Of all the great
classics in the treasury of Marxism, "The Communist
Manifesto" unquestionably stands out as the most popular
and widely read throughout the world. It illuminates a great
number of complex ideas, but is also a guide to action.
- Materialism and the Left: Remembering Marx
- By Ted Keller. For more than a 150 years, the Left of industrial
nations has been identified by the materialism, but with rare
exception have steadfastly avoided any materialist examination of
their own orientations or those of the publics to whom they address
their appeals (64 Kb).
- Engels Centential: The greatest popularizer of
- By Sam Marcy, in Workers World. Marx and Engels
together developed the social science known as Marxism.
There were those in the movement who tried to divide Engels
from Marx. After Marx died in 1883, Engels concentrated on
popularizing basic Marxist doctrine.
- Lenin and the Australian Labor Party
- Roger Clarke continues a debate, Green Left Weekly.
The Comintern endorsed Lenin's theory that, in the years before
1914, a "labour aristocracy" had been bought off by
"crumbs" from the enormous profits of the bourgeoisie
in the wealthiest countries. Communist parties and social
- We must break the power of big capital
- By Boris Kagarlitsky, in Green Left Weekly. A
discussion of revolution, arguing that vs. social democracy,
state intervention is mandatory, but only when combined with
- A Marxist Critique Of Post-Marxists
- By James Petras, in Links. "Post-Marxism" has
become a fashionable with the triumph of neo-liberalism and the
retreat of the working class. The conflict between Marxism and
"post-Marxism" is most intense among political intellectuals
and politicised sectors of the trade unions and urban and rural
social movements (67 Kb).
Working class culture in general
- Comparative Int'l History of the Left and Leftist
- By Marvin Gettleman, March 1995. Re. a project to write the
history of communist parties' labor schools. Left adult
- Why hard work isn't working any more
- By Sharon Beder, The Age, 20 October 2000. The
resurgence in propaganda aimed at reinforcing the work ethic.
Employers have been left with the problem of motivating workers
in restructured workplaces, where hard work does not lead to
a secure, well-paid job.
- Abusive language in working-class culture
- December 2000. A dialog on Labor-L regarding the role of
abusive language in class struggle.