The ICC's analysis of decomposition: some issues and problems

Introduction I’ve written before about the ICC’s analysis of decomposition, mainly because I realised it was key to understanding the resolutions of the 23rd...

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markhayes9

Jan 15
1 min

A question

If the ICC's concept of the historic course is simply another way of talking about the direction of the class struggle, as some of its supporters continue to...

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markhayes9

Jan 15
4 min

In a nutshell … understanding the roots of errors of the historic course

The ICC’s concept of the ‘historic course’ is a Marxist effort to understand the direction of the class struggle in capitalist decadence. It is based on the ...

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markhayes9

Nov 13, 2019
13 min

What is my view on the 'historic course'?

This is the full version of a text recently submitted to the ICC for publication. I have already commented online on the ICC’s response to my critique of the...

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markhayes9

Sep 17, 2019
28 min

Debate on the course of history

The following text by an ex-ICC member in defence of the concept of the historic course criticises some of my own views on this topic and offers an alternati...

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markhayes9

Aug 25, 2019
9 min

What does the ICC's analysis of decomposition mean for the balance of class forces?

Introduction Although I have already referred to it (see the text on this website), I realised I hadn’t fully grasped all the aspects of the ICC’s analysis o...

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markhayes9

Jul 31, 2019
17 min

On the ICC's concept of the historic course

This (rather long!) text is written as a contribution to discussion in the Communist Left rather than simply as a critique of the ICC's positions. I strongly...

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markhayes9

Jul 21, 2019
8 min

On the resolutions of the 23rd Congress of the ICC

Editor's note: The ICC published a response to this text (and to the forum discussion on this topic) here. While I don't intend to reply to every point made...

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BREATH AND LIGHT

A personal contribution to discussion in the Communist Left

"Self-criticism, remorseless, cruel, and going to the core of things is the life's breath and light of the proletarian movement" (Rosa Luxemburg)

The ICC's analysis of decomposition: some issues and problems

A question

In a nutshell … understanding the roots of errors of the historic course

What is my view on the 'historic course'?

Debate on the course of history

What does the ICC's analysis of decomposition mean for the balance of class forces?

On the ICC's concept of the historic course

On the resolutions of the 23rd Congress of the ICC

BREATH AND LIGHT

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