The Art of Demanding

Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant. The resistance to raising demands, particularly on the state, is understandable since the notion of demands has become associated with negotiation, legislation and similar “business as usual” that would blunt and even [...]

Samuel Farber

Samuel Farber was born and raised in Cuba. He is the author of Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959. A Critical Assessment (Haymarket, 2011). This article is based on a presentation to the panel “State and Revolution in the 21st Century – Is Lenin Still Relevant?” sponsored by the International Socialist Review at the 2012 Left Forum.