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We claim that modern misery ultimately is the result of the capitalist economy, the nation-state watching over it and the wrong ideas people have about them.
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New article: Peace for our Time
Trump has upended the post-war American world order. What has been undone, and what is to be done?
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Image is of the opening paragraphs of the article. They read: “The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation — one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons.” — US President Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address, 20 January 2025 With these words, Donald Trump declared an end to a central pillar of the American world order. This world order prevailed over half of the world since the end of the Second World War and has prevailed essentially across the entire globe since the 1990s. This declaration by Donald Trump upends the competing calculations of capitalist states worldwide, which now contemplate the odds of war, not only with the US but also with each other.
March 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Our Capital reading groups are just around the corner:
- 9th Jan, 7pm for Brighton, at the Cowley Club
- 13th Jan, 7pm for London, at the Sekforde
- February for Glasgow
You can just turn up on the day, or get in touch with us here if you want to know more.
Cover of Capital Volume 1 by Karl Marx, Penguin edition
December 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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New text: "Historical Materialism: A fetter on productive politics" - https://critisticuffs.org/texts/historical-materialism
A particular cruel punchline of history is that “historical materialism” is the hallmark of radicals and revolutionaries. A theory that predicts the collapse of the rejected system is a theory peddled by those busying themselves to bring it to its knees. For social democrats, who have completed their journey to responsible co-managers of the capitalist mode of production, historical materialism has fulfilled its historic mission in justifying their journey.
July 13, 2023 at 6:55 PM