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​"Theory becomes a material force as soon as
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Latest Articles

Remembering José “Pepe” Mujica: A Beacon of Progressive Politics
MAGA: Its Rise and Potential for American Communists
You Were Wrong About MAGA Communism
We Are Duped Into Blaming Our Problems On Everyone Except Our Rulers
Hasan Piker: A Case Study in the Compatible Left
Exonerating South Africa's EFF: America and South Africa's struggle for land reform
Book Review: Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo
The empire’s Nazistic onslaught, the rising workers movement, & the revolutionary strategy for an era of chaos By: Rainer Shea
Hegel reading Heraclitus By: Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Trump’s Inverted View of America’s Tariff History By: Michael Hudson
EXCLUSIVE: Norman Finkelstein says pro-palestine protestors show ‘real courage’ By: RTSG
“The Nonsense of MAGA Communism”: A Response By Jonathan Brown

Dr. Riggins' Book Series

Click HERE to see our series by Dr. Thomas Riggins on Friedrich Engels' text Anti-Dühring: Herr Eugen Dühring's Revolution in Science
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Click HERE to see our series by Dr. Thomas Riggins on Lenin's text Left-Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder, HERE for the series on State and Revolution, and HERE for the series on Materialism and Empirio-Criticism.
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Click HERE to see our series by Dr. Thomas Riggins on Philip Short's Mao: A Life
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Click HERE to read Dr. Riggins' six-part series where Thomas Piketty's text Capital in the 21st Century is placed under a Marxist lens - what will he find?
Click HERE to read Dr. Riggins' series where he analyzes and critiques Bertrand Russell's writings on Marxism. 
Click HERE to read Dr. Riggins series on David W. Moore's book, The Opinion Makers: An Insider Exposes the Truth Behind Polls and HERE to read his series on Tim Flannery's The Weather Makers
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Socialism on the Ballot

Socialism on the Ballot is a show hosted by Midwestern Marx's editor Calla Winchell where socialist and communist candidates from around the US are interviewed about their campaigns, the struggles plaguing their communities, and the connection these have with the problems faced by the working masses around the country. Its aim is to promote and give voice to socialist candidates running for office outside of the Democratic Party. You can see the whole playlist HERE, or click on a recent episode below to watch. 


Pioneers of American Socialism

Pioneers of American Socialism is a podcast documentary series headed by Midwestern Marx editor and historian Mitchell K. Jones in which various 19th century US socialist communities are explored. Click HERE to watch the whole playlist or click on the thumbnails below to watch the corresponding episode. 


Midwestern Marx Youth League

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Latest Articles

Churches; organizing labor and communities By: Benjamin W.
McCarthyism and the Constitution:How the Second Red Scare Led to the Violation of the Constitution and its Amendments By: Nolan Long
Native Education Now! - Book Review: AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Reviewed by: Vaughn Mitchell
Book Review: TRUTH WILL PREVAIL: LUIZ INACIO LULA DA SILVA By: Harsh Yadav


American Socialism Travels

American Socialism Travels is a project started by our Editorial Board member Mitchell K Jones which urges writers to visit, photograph, and write about sites relevant to the rich history of American socialism and communism. From the standpoint of a personal narrative of the trip, articles should include a historical and theoretical analysis of the location and a contextualization of it to our present struggles as American Marxists. Click HERE to read the travel entries. 

About Us​

The Midwestern Marx Institute is an American Marxist-Leninist think tank founded in 2020 by Philosophy Professor Carlos L. Garrido and Political Analyst Edward Liger Smith. It operates a website that publishes articles on Marxist philosophy, socialist history, and current events, alongside maintaining an active presence on major platforms under @midwesternmarx.

The Institute runs a Marxist School, offering courses on the history of Marxism, Marxist theory, and philosophy, and produces various shows on YouTube. It also operates the Midwestern Marx Publishing Press, which publishes books and the Journal of American Socialist Studies.

Since its founding, the Midwestern Marx Institute has grown into the largest Marxist think tank in the United States, amassing hundreds of millions of views annually and a following of over half a million across its media platforms. The Marxist School has educated thousands of students, and the Institute has collaborated with leading Marxist scholars worldwide.

Under the leadership of Carlos L. Garrido, Edward Liger Smith, and Noah Khrachvik, the Institute has been at the forefront of developing American Marxist theory, contributing key theoretical concepts such as the critique of the purity fetish, controlled counter-hegemony, re-proletarianization, the American trajectory, hindsight anti-imperialism, and triple exploitation. It stands as a leading force in Marxist theory within the Anglophone world.
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​​A detailed description of our principles can be seen HERE.
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Want to Help fund Midwestern Marx?

Check out our Patreon to financially support our work for the Website, YouTube, TikTok, and to help fund our Midwestern Marx Publishing Press, which publishes our Journal of American Socialist Studies and which will be publishing print books starting in 2022.

Patron's helping us fund this project will receive a reserved seat in our bi-monthly book club, access to our discord server, and a free copy of our Annual print Journal of American Socialist Studies when it releases.

All of our online content will remain free. The Patreon is a way for readers and viewers to support our work and help us with the funding of this revolutionary project.

If you'd like to make a onetime donation to our PayPal, click HERE.

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  • Home
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    • Eurocommunism and the State
    • Debunking Russiagate
    • The Weather Makers
    • Essays on Bertrand Russell and Marxism
    • The Truth Behind Polls
    • Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century
    • Lenin's Materialism & Empirio-Criticism
    • Mao's Life
    • Lenin's State and Rev
    • Lenin's LWC Series
    • Anti-Dühring Series
  • Store
    • Books
    • Merchandise
  • YouTube
  • Journal of American Socialist Studies (JASS)
  • Contact
    • Article Submissions
    • The Marks of Capital
  • Online Library
  • Staff