The heightening of the ecological, economic, and social crises of capitalism during the summer of 2017 from Charlottesville to Houston cast a new urgency on the work of the rapidly consolidating left in the United States. As the left reawakens… Read More ›
Marxism-Leninism
Incentive in Revolutionary Society
If one follows the typical narrative on socialism using capitalist assumptions of human nature as the base, the opponents of it would argue that there is inadequate incentive under socialism to work hard. “If you pay people the same, no… Read More ›
On Marxism-Leninism
When one removes the rose-colored glasses of American consumerist ideology, that anti-culture which assures us that happiness is only “one purchase away,” the world we see is one plagued by stratification. We live in a world of billionaires and starving… Read More ›
Philosophy as a Science
Philosophy is one of the oldest sciences. Many philosophical systems have been developed by the most diverse social classes and groups in different historical conditions and countries. In order to find our bearings in this multitude of philosophical systems, ascertain… Read More ›
Celebrate the 91st Anniversary of American Communism
Today marks the 91st anniversary of the birth of the first American Communist Party. The Communist Labor Party was formed on August 31, 1919 by John Reed, Benjamin Gitlow and other expelled members from the Socialist Party of America. The… Read More ›
Dialectics & Marxist Philosophy
What does one gain from studying Marxist philosophy? Marxist philosophy (1) is a harmonious system of man’s views of the surrounding world, the laws of its development and ways of cognising it. A study of philosophy, therefore, provides us with… Read More ›
Myths Concerning Non-Revisionist Marxism-Leninism
In our time as revolutionaries, we at the APL have been exposed to a great many myths propagated about our ideology, our historical perspective and our method of work. In this essay, we will address some common misconceptions concerning our… Read More ›
The Myth of Overpopulation
What people who say that “population explosion is a phenomenon within itself” might not have considered is that most problems attributed to overpopulation are actually caused by political, social and economic conditions. The “overpopulation” movement is a disguise for the… Read More ›
Thoughts on Class Struggle
Is the Class Struggle Dead? Well, that’s certainly what I’ve been told many times, by both pro-bourgeois and self-professed “socialist” people. I think any Marxist organization must deal with this, and the result will either be that a truly revolutionary… Read More ›
Israel’s New Holocaust
Attack on “Hamas?” Don’t Make Me Laugh! It seems at this point, the international community would defend Israel’s imperialist ethnic cleansing even if the IDF started using gas chambers. “225 Killed as Israel Rains Fire on Hamas,” the Jerusalem Post… Read More ›
Welfare Queens
If there’s anything that we can all agree on, it’s our hatred of these fools leeching off the government and the labor of the working class. The government has already given them over a trillion dollars, and their still coming… Read More ›
The Tasks Before Us
This year of 2008, the second half, witnessed the beginning of the activities of the American Party of Labor. At the present time, the most urgent business to be attended to is that of the practice of the APL. I… Read More ›
Labor Theory of Value, a Simple Explanation
We will start this explanation of the labor theory of value with an analogy from outside the sphere of economics. A teenage boy is arguing with his mother about borrowing the car. A shrink watches their interaction and he doesn’t… Read More ›