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On our new statement, “Capitalism and the Ecological Crisis.” The climate crisis won’t and can’t be solved without overthrowing capitalism. The source of the problem isn’t ill will, ideology, or greed, but capitalism’s law of value and the reckless, anarchic growth that flows from it.

Participation is by invitation. Write a few lines about yourself and what interests you about MHI and send to mhi@marxisthumanistinitiative.org by Jan. 22.

online version:

Resisting Trumpist Reaction
(and Left Accommodation)

Now also available as a pamphlet for $5. Order here. Now also available as a video series.

Our Perspectives thesis includes:

• Trumpism in Power, Aided by the Soft-on-Trump Left, Threatens Life and Liberty
• The Resistance: A Permanent State of Revolt Against Trumpism
• Economic Mythology of Left-Populist Alternatives to Neoliberalism
• Combatting “Post-Truth Politics,” in Practice and in Theory
• Combatting White Nationalism: Lessons from Marx
• Individual Responsibility for the Collective Development of Marxist-Humanism

“Raya Dunayevskaya: Biography of an Idea”

MHI is happy to distribute this documentary film by Alex Fletcher. It explores many major concepts of the philosopher, activist, and feminist Raya Dunayevskaya, who developed Marxist-Humanism over much of the last century, up until her death in 1987. The 79-minute film contains rare video clips of her speeches and offers glimpses of material in her archives, as well as featuring interviews of 3 MHI members who belonged to Dunayevskaya’s organization during her lifetime.

Film now available here. Review and trailer here.

“Raya Dunayevskaya: Biography of an Idea”

Film now available here. Review and trailer here.

Marxist-Humanist Perspective on Capitalism and the Ecological Crisis

Rittenhouse Verdict: Vigilante Violence against BLM Goes Unpunished

Henryk Grossmann’s Breakdown Model: On the Real Cause of the Fictitious Breakdown Tendency

Reconsidering Marxist-Humanist Perspectives for a “Trumpism After Trump” World

MHI Statement: “Black Lives Matter” and the Vanguard Role of Black Masses Today

Video: MHI Panel for the REAL LEFT-Forum–Marxist-Humanist Perspectives on the Life-and-Death Battle Against Trumpism

Reports from Nation-Wide Protests over Police Killings

Please Aid Kenyan Children & Women Facing COVID-19, Floods, Locusts

Ceaseless Self-Movement: Dunayevskaya’s Interpretation of the Dialectic of the Absolute

Wealth Inequality in the U.S.: Its Level, Trend, and Significance

Video: MHI Panels at Left Forum Conference—Confronting Right & “Left” Authoritarianism, Confronting Trumpism

Video: Resisting Trumpist Reaction (and Left Accommodation), Now a Seven-Part Video Series

Which Obama Voters “Flipped” to Trump? Which Did Not? Why?

Trump Loses Big After Shuttering Government for 35 Days

Brexit, the Irish border and human freedom

MHI Statement: Legal Blows could Hamper Trump’s Rule, but “Checks and Balances” are Not Working

Obama-Trump Voters: Rebelling Against Neoliberalism, or Embracing Racism, Misogyny, and Authoritarianism?

Video: MHI Public Meeting on “Assisting the Self-Development of #TheResistance”

Video: MHI’s Panels at Left Forum 2018

Irish Referendum: Victory for International Forces for Freedom

Commemorating Raya Dunayevskaya, 1910-1987: Founder of Marxist-Humanism

Video: MHI-sponsored Panel on Confronting “Anti-Neoliberal Left” Collaboration with Trumpism and the Far Right