A new issue of Relay is out. Peter Beilharz (La Trobe): Writing the History of Twentieth Century Communism. Onur Ulas Ince (Cornell): "Progress" Revisited: A Historical Materialist Reappraisal. Eddy Laing on why historical materialism matters. An article on Karl Marx’s theory of commodity fetishism. Marcello Musto on the dissemination and reception of the Grundrisse, a contribution to the history of Marxism. A review of Lenin's Political Thought by Neil Harding. Pravda and other words for truth: Medeine Tribinevicius on V.I. Lenin’s long journey from revolutionary hero to icon of kitsch. An excerpt from Capitalism and Class Consciousness: The Ideas of Georg Lukacs by Chris Nineham. From New Left Review, Perry Anderson on Two Revolutions: How to explain the opposed outcomes for communism in Russia and China, after 1989? From Khukuri, John Steele on Marxism, politics, and evil: A critical engagement with Bill Martin's Ethical Marxism (and part 2 and part 3). From the Platypus Review, is Marx back? An interview with Leo Panitch; Chris Cutrone on a critique of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA’s “New Synthesis”; and a forum on Imperialism: What is it, why should we be against it? From US Marxists-Humanists, Kevin Anderson on overcoming some current challenges to dialectical thought. Rehabilitating utopia and saving the future: If socialism was to democratically realise the wishes of the common working people, why should they be restrained in their wishes? From Canadian Dimension, James Petras on trends to barbarism and prospects for socialism. From the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, here are ten reasons to reject socialism.
