Ernest Mandel - Selected Writings I
19 November 2021The IIRE has released the first volume of the Selected Writings by Ernest Mandel (1923-1995). And fortunately, more volumes are in the pipeline: Marxists Against Stalinism. A debate with Chris Harman and Historical & Theoretical Essays.
Daniel Bensaïd (1982): Marxist notes on Jewish emancipation
26 October 2021No. 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".
