Friedrich von Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom is a popular book from the Austrian School of economics. It is the scripture of classical liberalism and the right, much more so than Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. The thesis of… Read More ›
Theory
Role of the Individual in History
Because Marxists recognise historical necessity, bourgeois ideologists often accuse them of denying the role of individuals, of great people, of leaders, in history. These accusations are unfounded, for Marxism far from underestimates the role of the individual. Although Marxists maintain… Read More ›
Guide For Moral Perspective in a Capitalist Society
The New Red Scare Lately, one cannot help but notice that despite the “end of history” and the total discrediting, debunking, destruction, looting, pillaging and castration of Marxism, anti-communist propaganda is actually on the rise both in the United States… Read More ›
On Petty-Bourgeois Ideology: Social Democracy to Fascism
What is the Petty-Bourgeoisie & What is their Aim? The petty-bourgeoisie is a sub-stratum of the bourgeoisie class who own their own means of production. They are inherently capitalist, yet they cannot be said to have the same power and… Read More ›
Work Hours in the United States
How We Perceive Work & Why In the United States, work is seen through a contradictory lens. It is both the bane of a person’s existence and that which defines them. It is also vital to the American economy that… Read More ›
Legalize Industrial Hemp
Legalize Industrial Hemp for American Jobs and Prosperity America is confronted today with a plethora of problems, many of which can be solved by ending a sixty-year-old policy rooted in racism and corporate greed. We are speaking, of course, of… Read More ›
The Myth of the “Middle Class”
The American Understanding of Class On the rare occasion that social class emerges in contemporary political discourse, class is seen as being a “ladder” with three main tiers: upper, middle and lower. Within these tiers, there are usually two or… Read More ›
The Nation
The disunity characteristic of feudal society disappears in the course of capitalist development and a single national market is formed as a result of which nationalities turn into nations. “Nations,” wrote Lenin, “are an inevitable product, an inevitable form, in… Read More ›
On the “Health Care Reform” Scam
Increasing Capitalist Monopoly & Oligarchy The newly-passed “Health Care Reform” bill is a prime example of how the capitalist state operates to help the capitalists make money above all. This bill is a ploy, a trick to allow insurance companies… Read More ›
Comments On Current Events
News Items A big day in the bourgeois press today, from Americans being arrested arbitrarily to Glenn Becks 9/12 anniversary. While The Red Phoenix has typically addressed just one primary subject in every article, today we are going to be… Read More ›
The Withering Away of the State
The fact that it is necessary to strengthen and develop the socialist state does not mean that it will exist for ever. As socialist statehood develops, […] it will gradually become communist self-government of the people which will embrace the… Read More ›
Can Tax Cuts or More Spending Break the Capitalist Cycle?
“Boom and Bust” In 2008, America and the world entered into another recession, a financial crisis, or as some would call it a bust. It has been noted by economists for over a century now that the capitalist economy has… Read More ›
“Revolutionary Spirit” Press Release
“Revolutionary Spirit” : Official Theoretical Journal of the American Party of Labor For Immediate Release. 28-02-2010 Revolutionary Spirit online URL: http://revolutionaryspiritapl.blogspot.com/ The Central Committee of the American Party of Labor has approved the publishing of an in-depth journal of political,… Read More ›
A Message to American Social-Democrats
What is Social-Democracy? A “social-democrat” or “democratic socialist” is a person who seeks a supposed “third way” between capitalism and socialism, or else someone who wishes to establish socialism through peaceful means. We use terms like “socialism” loosely in this… Read More ›
Who Shot JFK? Who Cares?
Conspiracy Theories One of the certainties encountered by any person involved in the realm of political participation for any amount of time is that they will inevitably hear at least a few conspiracy theories. As a phenomenon, conspiracy politics have… Read More ›
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