Encyclopedia of Anti-Revisionism On-Line

Political Education and Action Collective

The Failure of the Left to Create a Mass Movement and a Way Forward

First Published: n.d. [1976 or 1977].
Transcription, Editing and Markup: Paul Saba
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CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

I. THE STATE OF THE WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT

II. WHY HAS THE WORKING CLASS & THIRD WORLD MOVEMENT BEEN SO HELPLESS IN THE CRISIS

– Economic & Political Struggle
– Business Cycle & NYC Debt
– Debt & the Economic Struggles of the 60’s
– The New York City Crisis
– The Principle Task of the Left

III. WHY THE LEFT HAS FAILED TO DEVELOP A POLITICAL MOVEMENT

– Economic Determinism
– Ultra-Leftism & Revisionism
– Determinism in the Third International
– Revisionism & Economic Determinism
– Stagnation of Theory

IV. HOW A POLITICAL MOVEMENT CAN BE BUILT: THE ROAD AHEAD

– Political Struggle
– Utilizing Bourgeois Institutions
– Theoretical Development
– Conclusion

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