Tag Archives: Ukraine

On Greece and Syriza: Against the inhumanity of austerity, we pose the fullness of human liberation!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by franklindmitryev

The electoral victory of Greece’s Syriza represents resistance to brutal austerity. Alarms are raised by Syriza’s alliance with the racist, theocratic Independent Greeks party. Continue reading →

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Ukraine: Biggest East-West crisis in decades

Posted on September 20, 2014 by franklindmitryev

From the September-October 2014 issue of News & Letters: World in View column The fighting between Ukraine government troops and separatist rebels continues as Russia and the West maneuver for power. Read more: Ukraine: Biggest East-West crisis in decades

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Cold War, Donetsk, East-West crisis, emancipatory vision, Eugene Walker, liberation, Luhansk, Maidan, NATO, Russia, separatists, U.S., Ukraine, Ukraine Left, Vladimir Putin | Leave a comment

The Left Agenda at the Maidan and After

Posted on June 28, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Report on “The Left and the Maidan” conference in Kiev, April 2014. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Alexey Arunyan, Alexey Simvolokov, Anastasia Baburova, Bogdan Biletskyi, coal miners, Crimea, feminism, Hospital Watch, Irina Kogut, Kiev, Kirill Buketov, labor, Maidan, Nina Khodorivska, Nina Potarskaya, Stanislav Markelov, students, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Chemeris, women's liberation, workers, youth, Yurii Samoilov, Zakhar Popovich | Leave a comment

Readers’ Views, May-June 2014

Posted on May 25, 2014 by franklindmitryev

From the May-June 2014 issue of News & Letters: Readers’ Views LABOR AND IMMIGRATION On April 8, about 100 people, the majority young Latinas/os, gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall to protest the deportation of immigrants. Obama’s administration … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged abortion rights, Arab spring, criminal injustice system, disability rights, Egypt, feminism, immigrant labor, Iranian Revolution of 1979, labor, Middle East revolutions, patriarchy, Pelican Bay hunger strikers, people with disabilities, prison industrial complex, prisoners, racism, Russia, sexism, Tahrir Square, Ukraine, undocumented workers, women's liberation, workers | Leave a comment

Third anniversary of the Syrian Revolution

Posted on May 21, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Two busloads of people from Chicago joined thousands gathered in Washington on March 15 to mark the third anniversary of the Syrian Revolution. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Ameenah Sawwan, Arab spring, Bashar al-Assad, Chicago, China, Iran, Middle East revolutions, Qusai Zakarya, Raed Fares, Russia, Syria, Syrian revolution, Ukraine, Washington DC | Leave a comment

Kissinger’s holocausts

Posted on May 18, 2014 by franklindmitryev

People from a dozen or more anti-war organizations gathered in front of the Hyatt Regency Hotel to confront former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, named keynote speaker for the Awards Banquet of the Illinois Holocaust Museum. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Bashar al-Assad, Cambodia, Chile, Henry Kissinger, Illinois Holocaust Museum, News and Letters Committees, Salvador Allende, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam War, Vladimir, war crimes | Leave a comment

Bosnians develop revolutionary democracy

Posted on May 13, 2014 by franklindmitryev

A revolutionary movement in Bosnia is bringing new life to the ideas that meant everything to supporters of the 1990s people’s struggle there. Despite the efforts of bureaucrats and tyrants, the fundamental character of multiethnic Bosnia has continued to develop. At its core, the current movement is directed against the rule of capital. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged Arab spring, Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Bosnia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosniaks, Croat, Dayton Accords, direct democracy, drone strikes, George W. Bush, Mostar, Sarajevo, Serb, serbia, Slobodan Milosevic, Syrian revolution, Travnik, Tuzla, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Zenica | Leave a comment

Philosophy and organization

Posted on May 10, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Draft for Marxist-Humanist Perspectives, 2014-2015. IV. Philosophy and organization. A. The philosophic moment of Marxist-Humanism. B. Organizational tasks. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 1844 Economic-Philosophical Manuscripts of Karl Marx, 1953 Letters on Hegel's Absolutes, Absolute Idea, Absolute Negativity as New Beginning, capitalism, Dialectics of Organization and Philosophy, News and Letters Committees, Occupy Boston, Occupy Gezi, Occupy Movement, philosophy, The Philosophic Moment of Marxist-Humanism, Turkey, Ukraine | Leave a comment

From the U.S. to Ukraine, crises and revolts call for philosophy

Posted on May 5, 2014 by franklindmitryev

Revolution and counter-revolution contend now, while the prolonged global capitalist economic crisis refuses to end. The question arises: where is the needed banner of total uprooting of the system and creation of new human relations as the goal? This objective need is present in every struggle from outright revolution in the Middle East to movements in the U.S. Beset by attacks and contradictions, they have in turn sparked counter-revolutions. Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 1953 Letters on Hegel's Absolutes, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Alisar Iram, Arab spring, Barack Obama, Bashar al-Assad, Bosnia, Bosnian Spring, capitalism, Counter-revolutionary, Crimea, Croatia, dialectic, Dmitry Kiselyov, Egypt, European Union, Free Syrian Army, Hezbollah, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Joseph Stalin, Maidan, Marxism, Middle East revolutions, Mohamed Morsi, NATO, News and Letters Committees, Occupy Gezi, Orange Revolution, philosophy, Raya Dunayevskaya, Reshat Ametov, Rosa Luxemburg, Rosa Luxemburg Women's Liberation and Marx's Philosophy of Revolution, Russia, Ryan Crocker, serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Tahrir Square, Tatars, The Philosophic Moment of Marxist-Humanism, Turkey, Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Putin, war, Yassin al-Haj Saleh, Yulia Tymoshenko | 1 Comment

May-June 2014 News & Letters online

Posted on May 2, 2014 by franklindmitryev

May-June 2014 News & Letters online: “From the U.S. to Ukraine, crises and revolts call for philosophy”; “Unchaining the revolutionary dialectic”; much more… Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist-Humanism | Tagged 1844 Economic-Philosophical Manuscripts of Karl Marx, birth control, Bolivia, Bosnia, capitalism, Chernobyl disaster, climate change, Contraception, dialectic, dialectics of philosophy and organization, feminism, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, global warming, healthcare workers, Karl Marx, labor, Marxist-Humanism, Middle East, miners, News and Letters Committees, philosophic moment, philosophy of revolution, Raya Dunayevskaya, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, women's liberation, workers | Leave a comment