Editors' Note: We are republishing this text which we view as an important intervention into various trends among the "left" and their connection to the problem of disorganization. Article by CathalAn examination of two basic viewpoints within the contemporary struggles Organization and Disorganization The objective situation outruns the ability of the US left to meet [...]
by Kavga The ravings of reactionaries generally do enough to condemn themselves and so do not require the intellectual engagement of the left, in fact deserving only direct physical and ideological confrontation. In the case of Jordan Peterson however, his hallmark tactic of attacking Marxism by conflating it with postmodernism merits some examination as this [...]
by an anonymous contributor This poem is dedicated to Garrett Foster and to his wife Whitney Mitchell, who has tirelessly fought for him since his death. On July 25, 2020, active duty US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry drove into a protest for Black Lives marching in downtown Austin, where he shot and killed Garrett Foster, [...]
By an anonymous contributor the owner of the companykeeps his jet skissitting in the warehouse near thebathroomsas if to say outright to our facesyour hard work pays for my decadenceone day the workers in that warehousewill put down their channelocks andcrush those damn jet skis withthe forklift
By the Struggle Sessions Editorial Board Struggle Sessions Editorial Board The Struggle Sessions Editorial Board has received several messages about two of our recent essays concerning sex and sexuality. We have been asked what our position is on gay, trans and non-binary people, with some messages coinciding with assumptions that the journal is antagonistic and [...]
By an anonymous contributor Rich man, consider for one moment how bad do you really want it? I speak of terror how badly do you want to suffer and how soon? I am convinced you are a masochist thirsty for your inevitable miserable destiny We will not disappoint you upon return after all, you have [...]
Struggle Sessions Editorial Board Since the publication of our response to the 100 Flowers submission Shake the Earth, we have received a number of emails from readers including the original author both thanking us for our intervention and offering a number of criticisms, additions, and suggestions. Following these suggestions, we want to expand on a [...]
Note from the poet: In commemoration of the Day of Heroism, June 19, 1986. Dedicated to the heroic prisoners of war of the three Shining Trenches of Combat of El Frontón, Lurigancho and Callao prisons. We honor the fallen heroes by upholding, defending, and applying Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, principally Maoism, and the contributions of universal validity of [...]
by Cathal “During the course of the nineteenth century, the bourgeoisie, feeling with varying degrees of alarm how iniquitous and precarious was its power over the masses of the toiling people, tried to vindicate its existence by the philosophy of criticism, positivism, rationalism, pragmatism and other attempts to distort the purely materialist thought emanating from [...]
by Kavga This examination will remain fairly restrained in order to get some clarity on the question of leadership. Like an agitation, we will remain sharp and focused, dispensing up front with any false originality. This kind of precision means a limited examination; we will therefore restrain from entering into questions which brush up against [...]
Struggle Sessions Editorial Board With our New Years 2021 Statement, we committed ourselves to the task of professionalizing our journal, turning it over time from a small theoretical blog into a vibrant and more and more professional theoretical journal. To that end, the Editorial Board has set itself the task of reorganizing its structure and [...]
