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Month: April 2020

The COVID-19 Crisis In Ecuador

Note: Below is a preview of the full article. Download the entire article as a PDF. Introduction by Hari Kumar; translations by Alfonso Casal. Final version 17 April, 2020 In an earlier article we first discussed the attitude Marxists should take to the COVID-19 crisis on March 17, 2020. After the longer-term picture was becoming clear to us, we also published Marxist-Leninist Theses: The aftermath of the Corona virus (COVID-19) Health care crisis and short term demands. In the latter article we stated: “Even more alarming is the situation in those countries such as the former colonial and semi-colonial countries.…

Evolution of lapidars (socialist monoliths) in Albania: Socialist art and the making of a new socialist mentality

By Michael Harrison, Left side of the road Note: Below is a preview of the full article. Download the entire article as a PDF. Introduction While not easy, it is relatively easy to make a revolution, in comparison to the difficulty of surviving the fury of the reaction from capitalism and imperialism. Imperialism is prepared to rain death and destruction on any group of workers and peasants who dare to challenge the established order. If a society survives any initial onslaught – and many have not – then the building of a new, Socialist, classless based society is even more difficult.…

Letter following “COVID 19 A Marxist View”

Letter following “COVID 19 A Marxist View”, by Hari Kumar at: Viewpoint: On how the COVID 19 plays out in the United Kingdom By Michael Harrison, Left side of the road An interesting and informative article on the present virus. However, I’m not sure I totally agree on the way to deal with it. And what follows is based upon how I see, and have seen, matters in a UK perspective. I am loath to say this (as it means agreeing with the Tory buffoon) but I thought the idea of keeping things relatively ‘normal’ for as long as possible…