Welcome to the July 24, 2023 issue of Revolution.
We strive to ground all the coverage on this website in the science, strategy and vision brought forward by Bob Avakian, BA, the most important thinker and leader in the world today. The method and approach developed by BA enables us to analyze the underlying dynamics and driving forces of events, to go up against and lay bare the false paths that are out there, and to lay the foundations of the revolution humanity so urgently needs. The race against time we face is one of bringing forward millions for revolution in the next few years to meet the challenge of making revolution in these times. The keys to this are laid out by BA in a number of critical works, especially Something Terrible, Or Something Truly Emancipating: Profound Crisis, Deepening Divisions, The Looming Possibility Of Civil War—And The Revolution That Is Urgently Needed. A Necessary Foundation, A Basic Roadmap For This Revolution, and now, in the recent Bob Avakian Interviews on The RNL—Revolution, Nothing Less!—Show on YouTube. Without grounding yourself in and returning to these works, along with other critical works for this whole period, you won’t really know what’s going on or why—with all the horrors today—revolution is actually more possible. And you won’t know how to go to work on realizing that possibility.
Table of Contents:
Major Declaration from the Revcoms:
WE NEED AND WE DEMAND:
A WHOLE NEW WAY TO LIVE,
A FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT SYSTEM
In the name of the people… In the name of humanity…
We Declare and Demand:
The Existing Capitalist-Imperialist System And Institutions Of Government In This Country Must Be Abolished And Dismantled—And Replaced By A New, Socialist System Based On The CONSTITUTION FOR THE NEW SOCIALIST REPUBLIC IN NORTH AMERICA
WE ARE THE REVCOMS: WE ARE WORKING FOR A REAL REVOLUTION AND A WHOLE NEW, EMANCIPATING WAY TO LIVE
- Read the text of proclamation issued May 1, 2023
- Get PDFs of the broadsheet for printing: Cover/Back/Centerfold
Two Systems. Two Constitutions. Two Futures.
- U.S. Constitution: An Exploiters’ Vision of Freedom—Added Notes (and Brief Introduction), by Bob Avakian (Download PDF pamphlet)
- Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America
- VIDEO: From The RNL Show: Bob Avakian on Why He Wrote the Constitution for the New Socialist Republic in North America
REVOLUTION IS POSSIBLE
THIS RARE TIME MUST BE SEIZED
Important excerpts from “Something Terrible, Or Something Truly Emancipating” [new]
Three New Articles from Bob Avakian
- GOD, PREJUDICE, OPPRESSION, TERROR
AND THE WAY OUT OF THIS MADNESS
Oppressed people who are unable or unwilling to confront reality as it actually is, are condemned to remain enslaved and oppressed. [new] - EXPLOITATION: WHAT IT IS,
HOW TO PUT AN END TO IT [new] - SUPREME COURT:
CHRISTIAN FASCISTS
STEALING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD [new]
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNIST THEORY AND THE PROBLEM WITH “MASS LINE”, by Bob Avakian
ANTI-SCIENTIFIC “ANTI-AUTHORITARIANISM”: Serving American Imperialism and Promoting American Chauvinism, by Bob Avakian (Download PDF pamphlet)
Reality and Distortions of Reality—Objective Truth and Subjective Influences, by Ardea Skybreak
The RNL—Revolution, Nothing Less!—Show
- VIDEO: BA on Fight the power, and transform the people, for revolution [new]
- VIDEO: Watch the latest weekly episode: Millions Can & Must Demand: A Whole New Way to Live, A Fundamentally Different System [new]
Raising Funds to Put Revolution on the Map
A big thank-you to everyone who contributed
- VIDEO: Watch the Revcoms’ Fundraising Livestream that aired on July 16: $100K+ Raised to Put Revolution on the Map in 2023!
- News and Statements from Donors
From Bob Avakian
- LIBERALS… LIAR, LIAR: In honor of Daniel Ellsberg: who was willing and determined to face, to speak—and to urge others to speak out about—crucial truths about the crimes of this American empire and the dangers it poses to the people of the world and the very existence of humanity
[including new video] - ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR... QUACKERY AND CONSPIRACY... UNCONVENTIONAL IDEAS AND A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH. To Debate or Not to Debate—That Is a Question of Principle and Method
including new PDF for download and distribution] - About Bill Maher— A Further Observation on American Chauvinism And Parasitic Individualism
No Nuclear War! It’s This System, not Humanity, That Needs to Become Extinct!
- VIDEO: From The RNL Show: Biden Sends Cluster Bombs to Ukraine: An Imperialist WAR CRIME
- War in Ukraine: Frequently Asked Questions [new]
- “DON’T WORRY ABOUT NUCLEAR WAR—IF THERE IS ONE, RUSSIA WILL LOSE!” The Dangerous Demagoguery of Timothy Snyder on Behalf of U.S. Imperialism and Its Proxy War in Ukraine, by Bob Avakian
- Ukraine: World War 3 Is the Real Danger, Not a Repeat of World War 2, by Bob Avakian
- Piercing the Lies, Digging Beneath the Surface
The Larger Dynamics of the World Imperialist System Driving the War in Ukraine... And a Lesson from When There Was a Genuinely Socialist Soviet Union, by Raymond Lotta - Resource Page on the War in Ukraine and U.S. Threats Against China
This is a “rare time” when revolution becomes more possible, even in a powerful country like this.
- THOUGHTS ON BOB AVAKIAN’S ANALYSIS THAT THIS IS A RARE TIME WHEN REVOLUTION IS MORE POSSIBLE [new]
- FASCIST COUNTRY MUSIC STAR RALLIES MILLIONS WITH RACIST LYNCHING SONG
What Are YOU Going To Do? [new] - Official Texas Border Policy: Torture and Murder
A Spectre of What's to Come... Unless We Make Revolution [new]
Featured
- On the Film Oppenheimer And The Real Lessons Of History [new]
- Raymond Lotta on "Robert Oppenheimer Served America's Empire... [new]
- See the Film, Go to Showings to Open Discussion and Debate About What Future for Humanity: With the Release of Oppenheimer, Seize on Openings to Repolarize for Revolution
- On Oppenheimer and the U.S. Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Some Relevant Points of Historical Background and Understanding - Narendra Modi at the White House: Imperialist Godfather Welcomes Theocratic Fascist to the “Democracy” Team [new]
- Cheers to Jill Scott for Her Searing Rendition of the National Anthem
- VIDEO: If You Know Jill Scott Is Right About America, Now Is the Time to Act — For Revolution
- The Full Extent of Police Brutality and Murder in This Country Is Being Massively Under-Reported and Covered Up [new]
“Woke” Is a Destructive Force
- A Seven Point Indictment: “Woke” is a destructive force in the political, intellectual, artistic and ethical life of society
- VIDEO: “Woke” Lunacy vs. Real Revolution, a speech by Sunsara Taylor (a special episode of The RNL—Revolution, Nothing Less!—Show)
- Q&A from UCLA speech by Sunsara Taylor (videos): #1, #2, #3
- From Sunsara Taylor: Donate to “Woke” Lunacy vs. Real Revolution Campus Speaking Tour
- Reposted: BOB AVAKIAN ON ANARCHISM AND ANARCHISTS—Some Good Intentions, but No Fundamental Solution, and Some Big Problems
- Special page: Get involved with the Sunsara Taylor Campus Speaking Tour
- Bob Avakian on Opposing “Woke” Madness and Obstructions
The Courageous Uprising in Iran
- From the International Emergency Campaign to Free Iran’s Political Prisoners Now: Global Outcry Needed: No Bans! No Jail Time! No Executions!
- Nasser Mohajer Speaks at Revolution Books in Berkeley
- From Atash/Fire, journal of the Communist Party of Iran (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist): Repression Won’t Fade Away! Rise Up to Free the Political Prisoners
- From Communist Party of Iran, Marxist-Leninist-Maoist: If There Is to Be a Revolution, a Revolutionary Situation Must Be Created!
Capitalism-Imperialism Is Destroying the Planet... Only Revolution Gives Humanity a Real Chance to Save It
- Hottest Global Temperatures in 125,000 Years! Urgently Needed: A Whole New Way to Live, a Fundamentally Different System
- “Beyond Extreme”: Marine Heat Waves, the Ugly Horrors of This System, and the Ticking Clock
We Need Revolution! System Change NOT Climate Change! - The Rapacity, Destructiveness, and Violence Built into Imperialism: Nuclear-Armed Imperialist Powers Scramble to Profit from Melting Polar Ice
- Special Environmental Crisis Resource Page
The Revolution Club
- Revolution Club, LA Announces a Day-Long Special Showing of All Three Parts of the Bob Avakian Interviews! [new]
- Points of importance from the Dublin, California, Federal Prison “Rape Club” Expose: “What other horrors must our sisters and all of humanity endure?” [new]
- Find out more about the Revolution Club