Book Reviews – The Red Clarion

Your Standard of Living Demands the Exploitation of Others

October 23, 2023 Cde. Pariah 0

Thirty years ago, Butch Lee & Red Rover audaciously predicted the future of class struggle in an increasingly neocolonial world. Cde. Pariah reviews their seminal text, NIGHT-VISION.

A flag evoking the flag of the People's Republic of China, with the stars replaced with Walmart logos.

People’s Republic of Walmart: A Salvageable Trainwreck

August 3, 2023 Rachel Nagant 0

Phillips and Rozworski’s People’s Republic of Walmart may be a dungheap of utopian ideology, but hidden within is a gem worth polishing.

“Rebel Against the Bill of Sale!”

August 22, 2022 Joseph Ramsey 2

Guy Endore’s Babouk (1934) and the Reimagining of Haiti & Revolution Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Monthly Review at https://mronline.org/2019/09/07/down-with-the-rebels-against-the-bill-of-sale/ . It has been updated by the author […]

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