Deirdre Griswold

To the 0.001 percent: You are cheering too soon

The world bourgeoisie, in their evaluations of the Russian Revolution, say it “failed,” and this proves socialism can never be…

November 6, 2017

External and internal problems, strengths and setbacks

Karl Marx was not a utopian — that is, he did not pull out of his head the concept of…

October 31, 2017

‘Whose state? Our state’ – meaning all nationalities

As we explained in Part 2 of this series, in the early years of the Bolshevik Revolution deep social advances…

October 25, 2017

Coverup continues of U.S. role in Indonesian massacres

Recently declassified documents from the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia show, according to such newspapers as the New York Times and…

October 20, 2017

Social gains in early years of Soviet power

As we described in the first article in this series, the workers’ revolution that started in Russia in 1917 and…

October 18, 2017

#DoItLikeDurham in smashing white supremacy

New York — A public meeting on Oct. 14 on the theme “Do It Like Durham” lived up to its…

October 16, 2017

From Marx’s view of social evolution to Lenin’s ‘Imperialism’

Life is full of contradictions. It is the development of the means of production that makes socialism possible. But the…

October 12, 2017

Por qué FEMA no puede protegernos

Primero vino la devastación de los huracanes Harvey en Houston e Irma en Florida. Ahora, un desastre aún más terrible…

October 10, 2017

Why FEMA can’t protect us

First came the devastation of hurricanes Harvey in Houston and Irma in Florida. Now, an even more terrible disaster is…

October 4, 2017

U.S. continues threats against DPRK

To borrow a phrase from LeBron James, “U Bum!” would be an appropriate response to Donald Trump’s latest round of…

September 26, 2017