No. 73. The Paris commune. An Ode to Emancipation

The Paris Commune of 1871 was one of the first working class attempts at the social emancipation of the oppressed and exploited. Between 18 March and 29 May 1871, the popular classes succeeded for a while in breaking their chains. It was a short period when people could take control of their lives. The Paris Commune is an inspiration today. The memory of the past and its struggles strengthens the fight for the utopia of the future.
1984. Daniel Bensaïd: Marxism against Totalitarianism
4 October 2021From colloquiums to seminars, from articles to opinion pieces, a thesis has spread to the point of acquiring the quiet force of a commonplace: it is to Marx himself, and not to Stalin or Lenin, that the original sin and the inevitable metamorphosis of the socialist paradise into a totalitarian hell can be traced.
École Jeunes 2021. Marijke Colle - La crise écologique mondiale et l'activisme climatique
24 August 2021L'IIRF Amsterdam a récemment conclu son annuelle École Jeunes. Nous remercions nos donateurs, les interprètes, les conférenciers et les participants qui ont fait de l'école un succès avec plus de 40 participants d'une douzaine de pays différents. Nous allons mettre en ligne les enregistrements des conférences données à l'école, en commençant par la conférence d'introduction sur "La crise écologique mondiale et l'activisme climatique".
Michel Husson : un militant qui fait de l’économie et un économiste qui s’engage en politique
28 July 20211989: Ernest Mandel On the Lessons of 1968
7 June 2021In this lecture Mandel discusses the character of the 1968 upsurge, its strengths and weaknesses, the political surrender of many former radicals and the gains of the movement. This lecture was given at an event organized by the US socialist organisation Solidarity