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China and the U.S. Left
Part 1 in a dialogue between Critical China Scholars and Spectre editors.
Israel’s Antisemitism Ruse
In claiming victimhood Israel follows upon and extends racist settler logics. Yet we are beginning to see beyond this classic ruse.
Rethinking Japan’s Red Years
Gavin Walker discusses the history and state of Marxist theory in Japan from the early 20th century to the present day.
Out of Lockdown and Back into the Long Depression
Ashley Smith interviews Marxist economist Michael Roberts about the deeper reasons for capitalism’s contemporary malaise, the shape and contradictions of the recovery, and debates between Marxists and Keynesians about the ability of government spending to restore growth and profitability to capitalism.
And the Band Plays On
The role of classical and other U.S. Military Bands in manufacturing patriotism, promoting class distinction, and defending imperialism.
Soso’s Socialism
Thinking alongside Ronald Suny’s magnum opus, Bryan Gigantino writes about the politics of remembering Stalin in Georgia and the fate of that country after the fall of the USSR.
Manufacturing Legitimacy
Given the recent election in Peru it is important to remember the lessons of OAS intervention in Bolivia.
Trans Organizing in Times of Mass Struggle
Spectre Journal plans to publish in Issue Five a series of short essays that consider the involvement of trans organizers in recent cycles of struggle.