Election 2020 and the Fight for a Socialist Future

There has never been greater potential for building the forces of revolutionary Marxism, for running independent socialist candidates, and for building a new mass socialist party.

Lessons of the Finnish Revolution of 1917–1918

Despite the tremendous energy of the Finnish masses, their leaders betrayed the revolution, and the forces of counterrevolution unleashed a bloodbath.

Two Trends in the American Socialist Movement: Why We Should Throw Kautsky Out With the Bathwater

What exactly does it mean to be a “democratic socialist” or a “social democrat”?

Does Mao’s “Combat Liberalism” Actually Combat Liberalism?

Revolutionary Marxists must combat liberalism on the basis of class-independence, scientific socialist theory, and revolutionary internationalism.

Can the “Progressive Wave” Bring Us Closer to Socialism?

The current wave of electoral campaigns associating themselves with socialism is an indication of the dramatic shift in the consciousness of the US working class.

Against “Average Socialism”—The Struggle for Clear Ideas

Socialism is on the minds of millions of Americans for the first time. Inevitably, many have different ideas of what “socialism” means.

Ocasio-Cortez Defeats the Democratic Machine—Which Way Forward for Socialists?

The political landscape is shifting fast in the US, and Democratic strategists are hoping to use this momentum to their advantage.

Base-Building or Bolshevism?

How can we reach the masses? This question has been at the center of revolutionary debate since the birth of the socialist movement.

The Case for Revolutionary Optimism

Mass uprisings are all but guaranteed by the impasse of capitalism—the question is whether a revolutionary leadership will be ready when it happens.

You Can’t Reform Capitalism—It Must Be Overthrown

In the editorial for Socialist Revolution Issue 4, we examine the question of reformism versus revolution, as well as so-called “non-reformist reforms.”

How Single-Payer Will Be Achieved

Though such reforms are now considered common sense, the Democrats can’t and won’t deliver. Only a mass independent political force—with single payer placed at the top of its agenda—is capable of winning this fight. 

Bolshevism and the Arab Revolution

From a Marxist point of view, the Bolshevik Revolution was the greatest single event in world history. Why? Because here, for the first time, if we exclude the heroic but tragic episode of the Paris […]