"Dig a little deeper though and the question eventually pares down to: tear it down, yea or nay?"

True. Even the "Bolivarians" won't pull the trigger on their own bourgeoisie.

This is a good piece and he is dead-on. The only question I have is with the last sentence:
"The Latin American left, for example, has nothing to do with the farce that calls itself the left in Europe."
How is the Latin American left - where no communism exists, unless he means Cuba - different?

http://www.iccr.gr/en/news/Class-character-of-interstate-unions-in-America/ From the International Communist Review , issue no. 6, Class character of interstate unions in America 11/5/15 5:39 PM A class approach that puts aside populist criteria is necessary, and this is done on a scientific basis, ...

Hey Dhal, you seen this? http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Lenins-Imperialism-in-the-21st-Century-New-Book-Explores-1917-Classic-100-Years-Later-20170720-0014.html Also, there's a nasty spat brewing between KKE (& Mex CP) vs some faction (ferget which party) over just the issue we've bounce...

Looks like we were beaten to the punch! This looks pretty good, I guess I'll buy it. (To blindpig - I just posted the whole thing!) 20 July 2017 - 11:55 AM 465 Analysis 'Lenin's Imperialism in the 21st Century': New Book Explores 1917 Classic 100 Years Later 0Comentarios + A new book released in the...

Other posts about the Soviet Union can be found here: http://www.thebellforum.net/Bell2/www.thebellforum.com/showthreadb794.html?t=155929 http://www.thebellforum.net/Bell2/www.thebellforum.com/showthread3834.html?t=108809 [video]http://youtu.be/eV2lTkCRrfI[/video] Mebbe I'm a sentimental old fart b...

Look Away, Look Away.... by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner Rumbling bellies, parched throats, numb Mother, stunned Father crawl on scraped knees, bleeding hands across gold foil fragments of diploma seals; Across shards of glass, pulverized appliances, crushed sheetrock, smoldering furnitu...

Trump’s travel ban back in effect after unanimous Supreme Court ruling By Eric London 30 June 2017 At 8:00 pm Eastern Time Thursday, the Trump administration’s travel ban went into effect, barring entry to thousands of refugees from six countries—Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Iran, Syria and Yemen. The new...

Cool. No pressure.

To show how the largest corporation in the world (Walmart, of course) engages in imperialism, the following couple of articles outline good examples. Walmart is currently engaged in acquiring market share and monopolizing resources all over the world. Walmart is exporting capital at a growing rate a...