Historical Experience and the Theory of Permanent Revolution

Ömer Gemici, August 2000

It is very important to overcome the theoretical confusion reproduced at a more intellectual level by some “revolutionary Marxist” circles who adapted themselves tothe Third Worldism and hoodwinked by these movements. Here, we only touch briefly on the matters such as; why and how in backward countries had the petty...

published on 30 January 2025

Principled Attitude in Trade Union Struggle /2

Elif Çağlı, September 2006

Although it appears to be inspired by revolutionary Marxism, petty-bourgeois revolutionism, which cannot fully absorb it, causes various left deviations as it manages to creep in the labour movement. Such tendencies have been expressed in various political forms in the past and continue to do so today. However, the...

published on 10 January 2025

Variations of Bonapartism from Nasser to Chavez

İlkay Meriç, 1 April 2006

With the overthrow of the Assad government in Syria, the last bastion of Baathism was destroyed. On this occasion, we see that the confusion about Baathism within the socialist movement has once again been exposed. This article from 2006 deals with both Chavismo and Baathism , analysing their similarities, their...

published on 3 January 2025

Notes on the Latest Developments in the Middle East (December 1, 2024)

Elif Çağlı, 1 December 2024

In order to interpret the developments in the Middle East amidst the rising flames of war, it would be meaningful to emphasise the important points of the process we are facing, without chasing after the day-to-day moves. Because the details of the war raging in the Middle East as part of the 3rd World War can...

published on 24 December 2024

What do the Latest Developments in the Middle East Tell Us?

Marksist Tutum, 3 December 2024

The Syrian war, which is a part and a front of the ongoing Third World War, has flared up with unprecedented speed after nearly five years. HTS forces, together with other partners, launched an offensive on 27 November, captured Aleppo and started advancing towards Hama. First of all, we must say that this wave of...

published on 3 December 2024

Trump’s Win and the Crisis of Capitalism

Oktay Baran, 19 November 2024

Trump is elected, but this is not due to his success, his breakthrough, etc. Therefore, this result should essentially be interpreted as Trump did not win, but the Democratic Party lost. Under the current conditions, the Democratic Party government, which failed to meet the expectations of the masses and...

published on 28 November 2024

Debates of New Opening and the Kurdish Question

Levent Toprak, 4 November 2024

In recent weeks, controversies over a new “solution process” have dominated the agenda. Although it is said that the process has been prepared for a long time at the state level, the fuse of the debate was lit by Bahçeli’s gestures of sympathy and his outstretched hand to the members of the DEM party at the opening...

published on 10 November 2024

War Expands: Ukraine, Palestine, and now Lebanon

Oktay Baran, 3 October 2024

The Third World War is spreading and intensifying. US and British imperialism, despite occasional statements to the contrary from the mouths of their political representatives, are working both to intensify the Ukraine-Russia war and to spread and deepen the war in the Middle East on a much wider area. Today we face...

published on 7 October 2024

The Reality of Fascism, Accumulating Anger, and the Sparks of Struggle

Levent Toprak, 16 September 2024

The fundamental revolutionary political organisation of the working class, as well as the trade union organisation, which plays a role on the mass level, becomes even more important. It is necessary not to encourage the exaggerated emphasis on individual social media reactions, fancy word games, exposures against...

published on 23 September 2024

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