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Loren Goldner's 'bare-bones history' of Maoism.

An account and critique of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which portrays the "revolution" as a factional squabble within the Communist Party bureaucracy which enabled the working class to begin to assert themselves as an independent force for a time before being crushed by the state.

Editor's Note “Wartime displacement (alongside war deaths and injuries) must be central to any analysis of the post-9/11 wars and their short- and long-term consequences. Displacement also must be central to any possible consideration of the future use of military force by the United States or others. Ultimately, displacing 37 million—and perhaps as many as 59 million—raises the question of who bears responsibility for repairing the damage inflicted on those displaced.” - Brown University Costs of War Project This AfricaFocus Bulletin contains excerpts from this new report documenting one...

Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Know your enemy: Left strategy in the post-Trump (?) era April 26, 2021 2:51 PM CDT By Max Elbaum In this March 5, 2021, photo protesters supporting former President Donald Trump march down Fifth Avenue on their way towards Times Square in New York. | John Minchillo / AP This is the first part of a commentary by veteran organizer Max Elbaum on the strategy and tactics needed...

March 11, 2021 —  Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Organizing Upgrade — Even before the semi-formal anointment of Trump as the GOP’s post-2020 top leader at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 28, the twice-impeached former President had been awarded the crown. Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, considered Trump’s most powerful opponent in the media-proclaimed “Republican Civil War,” had surrendered without a fight. On Feb. 13 he had told the country, “Trump’s actions that preceded the [Jan. 6] riot were a di...