As a penetrating history of the “Short Twentieth Century”—the period from the First World War (the traumatic end of the … More
Tag: Marxism
The Tricontinental Conference & Latin American Liberationist Christianity
I am presenting a working paper at the Toronto Christian Left Conference (July 23-24), whose theme is Rethinking the Christian … More
Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and Christianity
I am very pleased to share my first article published in an academic journal, “Ideology, Fetishism, Apophaticism: Marxist Criticism and … More
Two World Views of the Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution: A View from the Third World (Verso, 2018) compiles a series of lectures given by Walter Rodney, … More
Unmasking Mammon
I had the privilege of reviewing Hadas Thier’s new book, A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics … More
Red Star Over the Third World
Vijay Prashad, Red Star Over the Third World (Pluto Press, 2019). Vijay Prashad’s Red Star Over the Third World is … More
The Marx Delusion
Terry Eagleton, Why Marx Was Right (Yale, 2018). Eagleton’s witty Why Marx Was Right might be more accurately called something like Marxism Is Not What Most People (viz. Those … More
The Origin of Capitalism
A précis of Ellen Meiksins Wood, The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View (Verso, 2017). There is a story told about capitalism—mostly by … More