Tag: marxism
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Guest Article: The Marks of Capital: Lived Experiences and Dead Ideas
The reader of theory may frequently be asked to defer to the lived experiences of certain individuals or groups, but lived experience will never be asked to defer to theory. What preachers of this gospel fail to realize is that the role of theory is precisely to challenge lived experience; to expose, upend, and invert…
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Field Butchery: A Review of a Recent Article Published in The Partisan
Introduction “Field Surgery: The Avakianite Organizational Line In Our Movement“, written by the ‘Center for the Study of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism,’ (CSMLM) is a curious text that claims to have discovered the correction for the deviation of ‘intermediate’ organizations, which to them includes: pre-party formations, ‘advanced mass organizations’, and study circles. This cure is consistent with The…
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On Study Sessions in MTSC
This is an overview of what facilitators typically do when conducting studies. A brief note about terminology: Members of MTSC are also referred to as participants in the study groups. We use the two terms interchangeably in our documents and will likely move to make this clearer and uniform in the future. There are two…
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On Facilitating a Study Group in MTSC
Introduction This document builds on the organizational documents that are published on our website and aims to provide greater clarity to both our members and the wider public on our approach toward pedagogy and organizational structure. We hope that this can aid those who are similarly striving to learn the basics of Marxism and inspire…
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When Americans Refuse to Read: The Task of Study Today (Part 1: History)
“Socialism, since it has become a science, demands that it be pursued as a science, i.e., that it be studied.” – Friedrich Engels, “Addendum to the Preface to ‘The Peasant War in Germany’” Editor’s note: We ask that the reader pay attention to the footnotes. In them you will find direct references, elaborations, and practical…
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When Americans Refuse to Read: The Task of Study Today (Part 2: Contemporary American Maoism)
Editor’s note: We ask that the reader pay attention to the footnotes. In them you will find direct references, elaborations, and practical definitions for the terms we are using. American Maoism Today and its Approach to Study As history shows, the mass movement in general and labor movement in particular developed independently of Marxism. This…
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When Americans Refuse to Read: The Task of Study Today (Part 3: Study & Party Construction)
Editor’s note: We ask that the reader pay attention to the footnotes. In them you will find direct references, elaborations, and practical definitions for the terms we are using. Stage One: Self Study No one is born a Marxist. For anyone aiming to inform themselves about anything, including such a rich discipline as Marxism, they…
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When Americans Refuse to Read: The Task of Study Today (Appendix)
Recommendations for Further Reading of Marxist Works Referenced in the Text Part 1: History INTRODUCTION RUSSIA CHINA USA Part 2: Contemporary American Maoism Part 3: Study & Party Construction Read Part 1: HistoryRead Part 2: Contemporary American MaoismRead Part 3: Study & Party Construction Download Epub
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