What is Marxism all about?
Part 2: What’s the alternative to capitalism? • Part 1: Is Marxism dead? • Part 3: ‘Affirmative action’ for the world By Deirdre Griswold Some things about modern life just can’t be hidden. The rich are getting ever richer. Poor people overflow the jails. Racist cops terrorize communities of color. Public services wither while colossal sums are spent on the military and the police. Whole nations are pushed deeper into debt slavery by transnational super-banks. The assault on the environment threatens life on the planet–while little is done about it. Is it any wonder there’s a growing anti-capitalist movement? This system is decaying, and people are struggling to survive as its poisons spread. But what’s the alternative? Just being against something isn’t enough. What can replace capitalism? Just asking the question leads to a discussion of socialism–a society where production can be planned to meet human needs because it has been broken out of the stranglehold of private ownership. P
