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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. The organization erroneously pushes [[patriotic socialism]], and thus supports american [[imperialism]].<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><ref>{{Web citation|author=Roderic Day|newspaper=Twitter|title=Untitled Twitter Thread|date=2023-06-06|url=https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1666063389733298176}}</ref>  
'''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 supports American [[imperialism]].<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><ref>{{Web citation|author=Roderic Day|newspaper=Twitter|title=Untitled Twitter Thread|date=2023-06-06|url=https://twitter.com/RodericDay/status/1666063389733298176}}</ref>  


== Staff ==
== Staff ==

Revision as of 02:42, 16 August 2023

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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 supports American imperialism.[2][3]

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.[5] In 2022, the video sharing platform TikTok banned Midwestern Marx's second account,[6][7] and it has banned five more accounts since then.[5]

Content

Midwestern Marx covers many different topics. They have discussed how the CIA was involved in promoting the Frankfurt School's Critical Theory ideology.[8]

Links

References

  1. ↑ Journal of American Socialist Studies (JASS)
  2. ↑
    “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.
  3. ↑ Roderic Day (2023-06-06). "Untitled Twitter Thread" Twitter.
  4. ↑ Library - Midwestern Marx
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. ↑ Eddie Smith (2022-03-03). "Tik Tok BANNED us. Freedom of Speech under Capitalism."
  7. ↑ @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)
  8. ↑ "The Frankfurt School and the CIA - Interview W/ Gabriel Rockhill". Midwestern Marx.
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