Farewell to the God of Plague Poem by Mao Zedong Brief note by editors: Mao wrote this poem after not being able to fall asleep, excited after hearing snail fever had been wiped out in Yukiang County. Centuries of feudal exploitation and imperialist domination, compounded by the spread of epidemics and disease, were in the [...]

Article by Mariposa Vermelha Editors note: Edits were made to this piece on 4/1/20 after an email requesting clarity over who Li Feng-lan was and what side she took during the 1976 counterrevolution--which was revealed to have been the left line by the original author. During the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) a great many [...]

A SINGLE WILL: Disagreements with the “Maoist Revolutionary Party” By the Struggle Sessions Editorial Board There are many contradictory arguments and incorrect ideas in the document titled “Clarifying Positions on the MRP Declaration Statement” authored by the “Maoist Revolutionary Party” MRP, as well as some  generally agreeable and genuinely progressive  and  revolutionary views. The following [...]

Elections as an instrument of counter-revolutionary war   By Kavga   “To decide once every few years which members of the ruling class is to repress and crush the people through parliament--this is the real essence of bourgeois parliamentarism, not only in parliamentary- constitutional monarchies, but also in the most democratic republics.” –Lenin, the State and Revolution [...]

We are excited to ring in the New Year with another piece in our "One Hundred Flowers" series. We are accepting guest submissions, rebuttals, and criticisms for publishing that may not align with the official positions of the editors here at Struggle Sessions. We see this as part of a humble endeavor to acknowledge that [...]

11 de octubre, 2019 Escrito por el Consejo Editorial de Struggle Sessions   “Analiza el proceso histórico de nuestro pueblo y demuestra que éste siempre ha luchado, que ‘se ha acuñado y avanzado en la violencia revolucionaria, es en ella, en sus diversas formas y gradaciones, que nuestro pueblo conquistó reivindicaciones, derechos y libertades, pues nada le [...]

Note: As discussed in our One Hundred Flowers statement we are accepting guest submissions, rebuttals, and criticisms for publishing that may not align with the official positions of the editors here at Struggle Sessions. We see this as part of a humble endeavor to acknowledge that wrong views from progressive people (whether that be those [...]