What is ecosocialism?
15 June 2022By:
Michael Löwy
In this talk from the IIRE school, Michael Löwy presents the principles of Ecosocialism.
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Ernest Mandel (1968): Trotsky’s theory of fascism
3 May 2022By:
Ernest Mandel
The history of fascism is at the same time the history of the theory of fascism.i For no other new social phenomenon of modern times is the simultaneity of its appearance and the attempt at understanding it as striking as for fascism.
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Leon Trotsky: The German Enigma (1932)
8 April 2022By:
Leon Trotsky
The IIRE is working on a new collection of Trotsky's writings on fascism. This new translation of a 1932 article by Trotsky is part of this project. This article was originally published in the journal Die Weltbühne ('The World Stage'). Die Weltbühne was an important journal of the Independent intellectual left during the Weimar republic. Cooperators and contributors included Carl von Ossietzky, Kurt Hiller, Erich Mühsam, Fritz Sternberg, Heinrich Ströbel, Kurt Tucholsky and others.
Publishing ''Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark''
17 February 2022By:
IIRE
I was, I am, I shall be!
Rosa Luxemburg is one of the most important figures in the history of the Marxist and revolutionary movement. Her theoretical contributions span a wide range of topics, from revolutionary organization, imperialism and capitalist expansion to the link between socialism and democracy. In many ways, Rosa Luxemburg was ahead of her time.
In Rosa Luxemburg: The Incendiary Spark Michael Löwy examines her lasting impact.
Bespreking van: Ernest Mandel, Introduction to Marxist Theory
8 February 2022By:
Fabian van Onzen
Ernest Mandel was een van de belangrijkste marxisten van de twintigste eeuw. Mandel nam tijdens zijn leven deel aan het antifascistische verzet, speelde een leidende rol in de Vierde Internationale en assisteerde Che Guevara bij de socialistische economische planning na de Cubaanse Revolutie. Voor veel socialisten waren de geschriften van Mandel hun eerste kennismaking met de marxistische theorie en speelden ze een belangrijke rol in hun politieke opvoeding.
Review of Ernest Mandel: Introduction to Marxist Theory
8 February 2022By:
Fabian van Onzen
Ernest Mandel was one of the most significant Marxists of the twentieth century. During his life, Mandel participated in anti-fascist resistance, played a leading role in the Fourth International, and assisted Che Guevara with socialist economic planning after the Cuban Revolution. For many socialists, Mandel’s writings were their first encounter with Marxist theory and played an important role in their political education.