Resisting US Blockade, Cuba Embraces Change, Builds Socialism

Any U.S. politician who says nice things about Cuba can expect abuse. That’s been so since the victory of the Cuban Revolution in 1959. Recently presidential candidate Bernie Sanders tried to ward off attacks as he praised Cuba’s 1961 literacy campaign. He labeled Cuba’s leadership as “authoritarian,” but it didn’t work. Senators Rubio and Menendez and other politicians, Democratic and Republican alike, lashed out. Democratic leaders in Florida joined in. Cuba matters there at voting time. More

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‘Absolutely Remarkable’: Poll Shows Democratic Voters in Texas and California View Socialism More Positively Than Capitalism

“Did not see those Texas numbers on socialism coming,” tweeted HillTV’s Krystal Ball.

Source: ‘Absolutely Remarkable’: Poll Shows Democratic Voters in Texas and California View Socialism More Positively Than Capitalism | Common Dreams News

The Liberal-Conservative-Socialist Case for Bernie Sanders

Liberalism has become decadent, and conservatism has become particularly vile. The only option for anyone who cares about freedom and decency is to get behind the socialist.

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Eric Blanc’s ersatz socialism

Eric Blanc For those trying to keep track of the ongoing attempt to seduce American radicals into Democratic Party politics, Eric Blanc’s articles are essential. Unlike most of the people who write…

Source: Eric Blanc’s ersatz socialism | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist

Marxists are blocking socialist transition with their rigid and stale historicism

We have often been critical of marxist theories of history: the basic framework of historical materialism and the thesis of stages of production is dated now, and the critiques of socialist transformation have an easy time with the whole corpus, which is unfair because Marx, if you set aside his theories, has a huge corpus of relevant material.
It is very unlikely that the public will ever accept a marxist ideology as a foundation for postcapitalism. The whole subject needs to start over, and soon, time is short. As general background the legacy is useful, but the nature of history would be better addressed without scientism as an empirical subject.

Confronting the riddle of world history January 13th, 2018 • After all the debate and discussion from the left the stark reality remains that Marxist views of history suffer from a flawed foundatio…

Source: Eonic Effects: World history: a complex enigma – Darwiniana

The Third Way Is the Past. Socialism Is the Future.

For years, Third Way politicians claimed to be modernizing progressive politics by rejecting leftist policies. But their political project now stands in ruins — and it’s democratic socialism that is on the rise.

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