Communists of America

The Racist Terror of Tulsa 1921

On May 31, 1921, 100 years ago, a mob of enraged white vigilantes descended on Tulsa's black district of Greenwood, slaughtering hundreds of black people—the largest mass killing since the Civil War. These events are a tragic example of how American capitalism uses the poison of bigotry to “divide and rule.” Once unleashed on the world, the monster of racism took on a life of its own and has left many corpses in its wake. 
Read the full article: srev.org/the-racist-terror-of-tulsa-1921

Audio Series: Should Socialists Be Preparing for Revolution?

This article argues that the historical pendulum is swinging toward a resurgence of the labor movement. What needs to be in place for a future revolution to succeed? What kind of organization and program can lead the working class to victory? Read it on our website at bit.ly/3u6Kp3Q.

The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism

Alan Woods gives an introduction on Marxist philosophy, dialectical materialism, in the 2018 book launch of The Revolutionary Philosophy of Marxism. As Lenin said, without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. All revolutionaries must make an effort to study the ideas of Marxism, which is a powerful weapon in our hands to transform society. 
Get the book: bit.ly/3od3sba. 
Video presentation: bit.ly/3tKFqpH. 
Alan Woods's book intro: bit.ly/3fmutoS.

Audio Series: Marxism vs. Identity Politics

This document was approved unanimously at the 2018 IMT World Congress, and its aim is to intensify the theoretical and political struggle against identity politics, postmodernism, and other alien class ideas. Read it on our website at srev.org/marxism-vs-idpol.

The American Civil War: A Sword in One Hand and the Book of Freedom in the Other (Pt. 4)

Our fourth episode on the American Civil War covers the course of events from Emancipation Proclamation to the end of the war. After a brief hiatus, we will be back with more episodes to cover the convulsive period of Reconstruction. Full transcript: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ. 
Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6. 
Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP. 
Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF. 
Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

The American Civil War: A Violent and Remorseless Revolutionary Struggle (Pt. 3)

In this episode of our Civil War series, John Peterson analyzes the events of the war itself, all the way from secession to the Emancipation Proclamation. Full transcript: bit.ly/3w5sOLF. 
Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6. 
Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP. 
Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ. 
Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

The American Civil War: Abolitionists and Secessionists (Pt. 2)

In the second episode of our Civil War miniseries, John Peterson takes a closer look at the Constitutional foundations of the crisis, the economics of slavery, the abolitionists, the political scene at the time, and provides a brief timeline of events leading up to secession and the war itself. Full transcript: bit.ly/3tmb8JP. 
Part 1: bit.ly/3aWMvg6. 
Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF. 
Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ. 
Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5).

The American Civil War: Revolution and Counterrevolution (Pt. 1)

Socialist Revolution editor John Peterson kicks off our miniseries on a Marxist analysis of the American Civil War. He lays out the basic theoretical foundations for understanding the events of the War, which Marxists see as the second American Revolution. Full transcript: bit.ly/3aWMvg6. 
Part 2: bit.ly/3tmb8JP. 
Part 3: bit.ly/3w5sOLF. 
Part 4: bit.ly/3mzD0rJ. 
Music: "Battle Cry of Freedom", University of California, Santa Barbara Library (CC BY-NC 2.5)

Dynamite in the Foundations: Alan Woods on the Crisis of World Capitalism

On January 28, at a meeting of leading members of the International Marxist Tendency, Alan Woods provided an overview of the dramatic events unfolding at the start of 2021. The crisis of world capitalism is causing ruptions, dislocation, and class polarization in one country after another. Alan explains that, in this context, the task of Marxists is to present a revolutionary socialist program to the millions of radicalizing workers and youth.
Video and Transcript: https://bit.ly/2Z0Hixf

Trump's "Coup" and the Crisis of US Democracy

This weekend, Socialist Revolution editor Antonio Balmer addressed a meeting of our British section, Socialist Appeal. He explained that the storming of Capitol Hill by a mob of Trump supporters on January 6 is a graphic illustration of the deep crisis of American bourgeois democracy and American capitalism. At the same time, Antonio explained that Joe Biden and the Democrats offer no way forward for American workers and youth. The working class needs its own party—a mass socialist party that will fight to transform society.
Read more: https://bit.ly/39qGQgH