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Does genuine ‘class reductionism’ exist? Yes it does. But ‘class reductionism’ shouldn’t be confused with the Marxist analysis that situates racism & other social oppression within the context of capitalism

This is why I can’t buy into the anti-Cummings hysteria. Where was this ‘enraged unity’ when we got the highest deaths in Europe. Tories are as bad without Cummings. Liberals

‘Authoritarianism’ is a liberal dogwhistle that has no basis in socialism. Countries that break with the bourgeoisie & imperialism necessarily require a strong state to defend themselves from capitalist restoration

Lenin was born 150 years ago today—his writings on socialism, revolution & class struggle have inspired millions. To honour his birthday here are the best Lenin quotes! Starting with a

The Labour leaks reveal something important: the real power in Labour is not elected. Like the state itself: power is not in elected bodies but the bureaucracy. In the state

We should move away from ‘Democratic Socialism’ as an ideology & back to regular Socialism. Socialism is inherently democratic—don’t need prefix. ‘Democratic Socialism’ accepts the liberal lie that socialism isn’t

The failure of these new wave Left projects in the Anglosphere is the failure of a revisionist socialism that attaches itself to the old forms of social democracy. Corbyn &

The ‘tax question’ for socialists is a confused one, in terms of the fundamental economic question: ownership, tax doesn’t effect that relation. The question is less ‘how much are the