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'''Midwestern Marx''' is a [[United States of America|US]]-based [[Socialism|socialist]] educational online publishing house. Their content includes online articles, book series, academic journals<ref>''[https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Journal of American Socialist Studies (JASS)]''</ref> (ISSN 2769-1055), and online videos. | '''Midwestern Marx''' is a [[United States of America|US]]-based [[Socialism|socialist]] educational online publishing house. Their content includes online articles, book series, academic journals<ref>''[https://www.midwesternmarx.com/journalofamericansocialiststudies.html Journal of American Socialist Studies (JASS)]''</ref> (ISSN 2769-1055), and online videos. The organization erroneously pushes [[patriotic socialism]], and thus fails to be [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Kayla Popuchet|newspaper=Midwestern Marx|title=In Defense of U.S. Proletarian Patriotism: A comradely response to Danny Haiphong’s “Marxist” Polemic on Patriotic Socialism.|date=2021-5-12|url=https://www.midwesternmarx.com/articles/in-defense-of-us-proletarian-patriotism-a-comradely-response-to-danny-haiphongs-marxist-polemic-on-patriotic-socialism-by-kayla-popuchet|quote=Put simply, the United States, as every country, is not a product of genocide and slavery, nor is it a product of freedom and liberty, it is a product of class antagonisms and struggle, in this regard it is not exceptional.}}</ref> | ||
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* Thomas Riggins: Chief Editorial Counselor, retired philosophy teacher, and 1960s-era activist and writer | * Thomas Riggins: Chief Editorial Counselor, retired philosophy teacher, and 1960s-era activist and writer | ||
* [[Carlos Garrido|Carlos L. Garrido]]: [[Republic of Cuba|Cuban]] philosophy graduate student focused on [[Marxism]], [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]], and early 19th century US socialism | * [[Carlos Garrido|Carlos L. Garrido]]: [[Republic of Cuba|Cuban]] philosophy graduate student focused on [[Marxism]], [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel|Hegel]], and early 19th century US socialism | ||
* [[Eddie Liger Smith|Edward (Eddie) L. Smith]]: US political scientist | * [[Eddie Liger Smith|Edward (Eddie) L. Smith]]: US political scientist. | ||
* Alex Zambito | * Alex Zambito | ||
* Mitchell K. Jones | * Mitchell K. Jones | ||
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Revision as of 00:02, 16 August 2023
Midwestern Marx is a US-based socialist educational online publishing house. Their content includes online articles, book series, academic journals[1] (ISSN 2769-1055), and online videos. The organization erroneously pushes patriotic socialism, and thus fails to be anti-imperialist.[2]
Staff
The staff consists of 6 members of the editorial board, 20 writers, and 3 Spanish-English translators. Additionally, there are 10 writers for the Youth League.
Editorial board
- Thomas Riggins: Chief Editorial Counselor, retired philosophy teacher, and 1960s-era activist and writer
- Carlos L. Garrido: Cuban philosophy graduate student focused on Marxism, Hegel, and early 19th century US socialism
- Edward (Eddie) L. Smith: US political scientist.
- Alex Zambito
- Mitchell K. Jones
- Calla Winchell
Library works
Censorship
In 2020, after the CIA-connected company Oracle bought TikTok, it banned Midwestern Marx's account that had 375,000 followers.[4] In 2022, the video sharing platform TikTok banned Midwestern Marx's second account,[5][6] and it has banned five more accounts since then.[4]
Content
Midwestern Marx covers many different topics. They have discussed how the CIA was involved in promoting the Frankfurt School's Critical Theory ideology.[7]
Links
- YouTube
- LinkTree (Their curated list of links)
- @EddieLigerSmith on TikTok (censored)
References
- ↑ Journal of American Socialist Studies (JASS)
- ↑ “Put simply, the United States, as every country, is not a product of genocide and slavery, nor is it a product of freedom and liberty, it is a product of class antagonisms and struggle, in this regard it is not exceptional.”
Kayla Popuchet (2021-5-12). "In Defense of U.S. Proletarian Patriotism: A comradely response to Danny Haiphong’s “Marxist” Polemic on Patriotic Socialism." Midwestern Marx. - ↑ Library - Midwestern Marx
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Carlos L Garrido (2023-06-02). "The U.S. censors Dissenting Voices: On the attacks against the Midwestern Marx Institute" Monthly Review. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ↑ Eddie Smith (2022-03-03). "Tik Tok BANNED us. Freedom of Speech under Capitalism."
- ↑ @MarxMidwest on Twitter: "Tik tok banned our second account today. They are completely silencing us. Not letting us have any kind of voice on their platform. Creating a neoliberal echo chamber." (Archived)
- ↑ "The Frankfurt School and the CIA - Interview W/ Gabriel Rockhill". Midwestern Marx.