Category Archives: Marxist-Humanism

The perfect COP head is the oil honcho al-Jaber

Posted on December 1, 2023 by franklindmitryev

Oil companies dominate the UN climate process. They are the enemy, not someone to “work with.” Continue reading →

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Trumpist coup reveals fascist threat and Left’s philosophic void

Posted on January 12, 2021 by franklindmitryev

Trumpist coup reveals fascist threat and Left’s philosophic void The Jan. 6 Trumpist coup reveals the depth of the far-right threat, compliticy of major institutions, and the philosophic void of the Left. A liberatory banner of a new society on … Continue reading →

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The Trump administration’s fear of teenagers

Posted on January 23, 2020 by franklindmitryev

Trump’s and Mnuchin’s attacks on Greta Thunberg at the Davos summit reveal their fear of the youth climate strike movement. Continue reading →

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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference, by Greta Thunberg–book review

Posted on October 20, 2019 by franklindmitryev

A review of the book “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference” by Greta Thunberg. Continue reading →

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Climate strikes as resistance and revolutionary potential: the connection with Marcuse’s concept of the liberation of nature as determinant between socialism and fascism

Posted on October 20, 2019 by franklindmitryev

A paper given at the International Herbert Marcuse Society Conference
Oct. 11, 2019, Santa Barbara. Continue reading →

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Collapse of the Radical Left in Greece

Posted on July 26, 2019 by franklindmitryev

Syriza’s defeat illustrates the inevitable devolution of those who want to achieve revolutionary changes without a revolution. Continue reading →

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¿Qué es el socialismo? Socialismo y liberación de las mujeres

Posted on July 11, 2019 by franklindmitryev

Este es el tercero de los cuatro ensayos sobre el tema: ¿Qué es el socialismo? “El socialismo y una filosofía de la revolución” por Gerry Emmett, se puede encontrar en https://newsandletters.org/socialism-socialism-philosophy/ y “Socialismo, trabajo y la dimensión negra” de Bob … Continue reading →

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Women Bearing the Brunt of Reaction Lead the Resistance

Posted on April 7, 2019 by franklindmitryev

Here is a presentation given by Terry Moon for International Women’s Day/Women’s History Month. Women Bearing the Brunt of Reaction Lead the Resistance Talk for the Chicago Local of News and Letters Committees –Terry Moon March 27, 2019   Part … Continue reading →

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A poem by Lea Díaz

Posted on April 7, 2019 by franklindmitryev

Here follows an untitled poem by Lea Díaz that I liked so much I translated it into English.  The original is followed by the translation. A mí me educaron: la televisión, el asfalto, la escuela y la iglesia, haciéndome ignorante … Continue reading →

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‘Down to Earth’ by Bruno Latour: a diversionary political fiction lands in capitulation

Posted on February 27, 2019 by franklindmitryev

Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime, by Bruno Latour (Polity Press, 2018). Review by Franklin Dmitryev Bruno Latour’s new book Down to Earth (touted in The New York Times as “a brilliantly mind-bending book”) is the latest … Continue reading →

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