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The Combahee River Collective Statement was written in April 1977 by members of a Black feminist lesbian socialist organization based in Boston. The statement is considered a foundational text of intersectional analysis, arguing that race, gender, class, and sexuality are interlocking systems of opp...

“State and Revolution” is a political pamphlet authored by Vladimir Lenin in 1917. It presents a theoretical framework for socialist revolution, arguing that the bourgeois state inherently serves capitalist interests and must be overthrown through proletarian action. The text explores the transition...

The Revolution Betrayed is a major political text written by Leon Trotsky and published in 1936. It analyzes the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin, arguing that the 1917 October Revolution had been politically distorted by a privileged bureaucratic caste. Trotsky asserts that while the nationalized e...

"The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions" is a political pamphlet written by Marxist theorist Rosa Luxemburg in 1906. The text analyzes the dynamics of mass strikes during the 1905 Russian Revolution and argues against the rigid separation between political and economic labor strug...

The April Theses were a series of six policy statements issued by Vladimir Lenin in March 1917. They outlined his strategy for the Bolshevik party during Russia’s revolutionary period. Notably, Lenin argued for immediate socialist revolution, advocating that the Bolsheviks should actively oppose the...

George Orwell’s “The Lion and the Unicorn” examines the intersection of socialist ideals and British culture during World War II. The pamphlet contends that a successful socialist movement in Britain needed to incorporate elements of English traditions to challenge fascism. Primarily intended for so...

Thomas Sankara served as President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987. Rising through the army, he spearheaded a radical socialist revolution focused on national development, literacy campaigns, and combating corruption within the nation. His brief but impactful leadership remains significant for tho...

This pamphlet excerpts Karl Marx's foundational 1867 critical analysis of capitalism, "Das Kapital," which profoundly shaped socialist economic theory and international labor movements.

The Housing Question is Friedrich Engels's 1872 essay on urban housing, notable for linking workers' housing problems to capitalist property relations.

Paul Lafargue’s “The Right to Be Lazy,” published in France during the 1880s, presents a radical socialist critique of industrial society. The pamphlet argues that relentless work is detrimental to human well-being and advocates for a fundamental right to leisure. It was intended for workers, partic...

Fascism: What It Is and How to Fight It collects Trotsky's 1930s writings on fascism, especially the failure of German left unity before Hitler.

The Circo Nacional de Cuba is the state-sponsored national circus company of Cuba, formally developed in the years following the 1959 Cuban Revolution to provide widespread entertainment. The organization operates a specialized national circus school that rigorously trains performers from a young ag...

This political pamphlet reprints Albert Einstein's 1949 essay, where the renowned physicist argues that a socialist economic system is necessary to overcome exploitation.

The Accumulation of Capital: An Anti-Critique is Rosa Luxemburg's 1915 reply to critics of her theory of imperialism and capitalist expansion.

The Transitional Program is Trotsky's 1938 founding document for the Fourth International, setting out demands meant to bridge reform and revolution.

Julius Nyerere (1922–1999) was a Tanzanian anti-colonial activist, politician, and former teacher who served as the first president of Tanganyika and later Tanzania from 1964 to 1985. Affectionately known as 'Mwalimu' (Swahili for teacher), he played a crucial role in uniting Tanganyika and Zanzibar...

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back is Lenin's 1904 account of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party split between Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.

The Paris Commune was a revolutionary municipal government that controlled Paris from 18 March until 28 May 1871, after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the collapse of the Second Empire. Its elected council included socialists, republicans, anarchists, and labor activists, and introdu...

Nikolai Chernyshevsky was a 19th-century Russian radical philosopher, literary critic, and writer who played a pivotal role in the Russian revolutionary movement. He is best known for his 1863 novel "What Is to Be Done?", which he composed while imprisoned in the Peter and Paul Fortress. The book pr...

Bhagat Singh was a prominent Indian socialist revolutionary who became a key figure in the movement for India's independence from British rule. He gained national attention for his involvement in the assassination of a British police officer in 1928, which he carried out in retaliation for the death...

Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution is Lenin's 1905 pamphlet on Marxist strategy during Russia's democratic revolution.

Upton Sinclair was an American novelist, journalist, and political activist associated with muckraking and socialism. His 1906 novel The Jungle portrayed exploited immigrant laborers and unsanitary practices in Chicago's meatpacking industry, helping spur public pressure for federal food-safety regu...

Bobby Seale is an American political activist who co-founded the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense with Huey P. Newton in Oakland, California, in 1966. He served as the organization's chairman and helped develop programs addressing food access, health care, political education, and police conduct...

The Tasks of the Proletariat in Our Revolution is Lenin's 1917 pamphlet expanding the April Theses and arguing for soviet power after February.

The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American author Jack London, published in 1908. It is considered one of the earliest dystopian novels in English literature, predating works like Brave New World by decades. The narrative is presented as a manuscript by Avis Everhard, chronicling the rise of a b...

Fred Hampton was an African American activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party during the late 1960s. He is best known for organizing the Rainbow Coalition in Chicago, an alliance that united working-class groups across racial lines to address poverty and systemic oppr...

The Impending Catastrophe and How to Combat It is Lenin's 1917 pamphlet proposing state control of banks and industry amid Russia's wartime crisis.

The Soul of Man Under Socialism is an 1891 political essay by the Irish writer Oscar Wilde. In the text, Wilde argues that capitalism forces individuals into poverty and servility, whereas socialism would liberate them to pursue true artistic individualism and personal freedom. It remains a key text...

The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky is Lenin's 1918 polemic against Karl Kautsky over democracy, revolution, and soviet power.