Part II of VI: Whitewashing Genocide: How “Leftist” Nazi Germany Gets a Pass Glenn Beck, continuing the introduction to his program, claims that “progressives” are seeking to distort the history of Stalin, Mao, Che, etc. in their efforts to incite… Read More ›
Theory
The Earthquake Disaster & Imperialism in Haiti
A History of Colonialism On Tuesday, the 12th of January 2010, the Republic of Haiti was struck by a 7.0 Richter scale earthquake, which hit its capital city directly. The death toll may exceed 100,000 in one of the most… Read More ›
Who Will Lead the Transition to Socialism?
Who Are the Actors in the Transition to Socialism? Essential to the realization of socialism is a vision of the class and social forces that have to be assembled to win political power. At the center of this assemblage is… Read More ›
Caught Red-Handed: the “Hypocrite” Argument & the Boycott Method
One of the issues a revolutionary has to not only accept, but address with relevant political points, is the practice of people trying to catch them in contradiction. Whether it’s someone that the person knows well or just a passing… Read More ›
The Question of the State
No question has been more confused by capitalist scholars than that of the state, since no other question is as vital to the interests of the ruling classes. Capitalist ideologists picture the state as some kind of “supernatural force” standing… Read More ›
Killing Two Capitalist Myths
There is a widespread popular myth that the capitalists are entitled to their compensation, as well as the value of other peoples’ labor, simply because they take “risks” or because they come up with original ideas for production of goods…. Read More ›
A Peoples’ Economic Recovery
By Krista Lee Hanson The current economic crisis people are facing in this country—especially the millions of workers losing their jobs, the unemployed and underemployed who can’t find work, and the millions of families facing eviction from their home—offers… Read More ›
The Myth of the Boss as a Victim
Lately, various ideas and concepts that have been more heavily promoted in popular capitalist-owned media and culture for years are suddenly noticeably peculiar/ sinister. The one concept that has struck me most recently as both strange and completely absurd is… Read More ›
Unemployment at its Highest in Decades
As we look at the crisis today, we see more and more that what Karl Marx said on the double character of capitalism rings truer than ever. In this system, “when wealth is produced, poverty is produced also.” In the… Read More ›
Half of US Children, Most Black Children, Will Use Food Stamps
The results of a recent Cornell University study are shocking: 90% of black children, 90% of children in single-parent homes and nearly 50% of American children as a whole will eat meals provided for by food stamps at one point… Read More ›
Actually, It’s the System
[Please note that the APL does not necessarily endorse the political line of the author] Capitalism In Crisis: Actually, “It’s the System, Stupid” At the capitalist system’s core lies its central conflict. On one side, corporate boards of directors pursue… Read More ›
Gandhi Was Wrong – Nonviolence Doesn’t Work
“And people like me! Because I force them to! With violence!” – Travis of the Cosmos Pacifism as a Sacred Cow It’s time to lead another liberal sacred cow to the killing floor. I’m talking about non-violence. I’ve never exactly… Read More ›
Review of “Capitalism: A Love Story”
First of all, I will give Moore credit for making certain ideas mainstream (what other remotely progressive or even politically challenging material are you going to see at a multiplex cinema?), and for his interviews with the working people of… Read More ›
A New Type of Democracy
Bourgeois ideologists and their reformist hangers-on shout from the roof-tops about “universal democracy”, “democracy for all”, which allegedly exists in the capitalist world. They hold up this “pure” bourgeois democracy in contrast to the dictatorship of the proletariat which is… Read More ›
The Main Features of Art
Art is a form of reflection of reality in artistic images in the mind of man. Reflecting the surrounding world, art helps people to understand it and serves as a powerful instrument of political, moral and artistic education. The diversity… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 