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The Kavanaugh appointment – the crisis of bourgeois rule in the United States spreads to engulf another institution

October 11, 2018by James Robb 1 Comment

Two years ago, Donald Trump won the Republican nomination, and then the Presidency of the United States, against all expectations.  It was an unmistakable sign of the crisis gripping the […]

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abortion, capitalist justice, frame-ups, revolution, sexual violence, slavery, United States, women's equality

Charleston: Mumia Abu-Jamal

June 25, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

Originally posted on Resistance phl:
White supremacy is the mother’s milk…of America… Charleston (Listen to this on Prison Radio) By MUMIA ABU-JAMAL A young white man, barely at the age of his…

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capitalist state, morality, racism, rightist groups and currents, slavery, United States, working class history

The slave forts of Ghana – Notes from a visit to West Africa, Part 1

February 14, 2015by James Robb Leave a comment

In December and January, I visited Ghana, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso. The next few posts on this blog will be drawn from the notes I made on that visit. […]

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Africa, Ghana, prisons, racism, sexual violence, slavery

The Destruction of Maori Communism

January 11, 2015by James Robb 1 Comment

Part Three of “Once Were Communists,” a series of four articles by Terry Coggan It is a “guiding principle” of Marx’s historical materialism that “at a certain stage of development, […]

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ancient history, communism, farming, historical materialism, Maori struggle, Marxist theory, national self-determination, New Zealand history, primitive communism, slavery, working class history

The naked class politics of Ebola

October 19, 2014by James Robb 4 Comments

Just as a glass prism differentiates sunlight into its component colours, corresponding to the different wavelengths, the Ebola crisis ravaging three West African countries has produced three distinct responses, corresponding […]

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Africa, class struggle, conspiracy theories, Cuban revolution, health care, petty-bourgeoisie, racism, science, slavery, United States, working class

This non-violent stuff’ll get you killed

October 15, 2014by James Robb 3 Comments

A review of This non-violent stuff’ll get you killed – How Guns made the Civil Rights Movement Possible, by Charles E Cobb, Jr. Basic Books, New York 2014. ISBN 978-0-465-03310-2 […]

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capitalist state, class struggle, democratic rights, national self-determination, racism, revolution, Second World War, slavery, solidarity, United States, vigilantism, working class history

A salute to a courageous fighter, unbroken after 41 years of torture

October 19, 2013by James Robb Leave a comment

This week’s Militant tells the story of Herman Wallace, who spent almost his entire life fighting a frame-up murder conviction from within the Louisiana prison system. Wallace was released from […]

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capitalist justice, capitalist state, prisoners' rights, prisons, racism, slavery, solidarity, solitary confinement

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