Mao’s Contradictions Among the People Apply to the Current State of the Left

The basic differences that exist on the U.S. left are understandable and are here to stay. They’re a reflection of the complexities, fragmentations and contradictions produced by the capitalist system. As I say in my interview with the Orinoco Tribune, the organized left is basically divided in three general categories or tendencies: the left that prioritizes the struggle against imperialism, the left that is centered on what some people call identity politics having to do with gender and race, and the left that focuses on the working class and domestic economic issues .The three issues intersect in many ways but also manifest differences with regard to emphasis, discourse and priorities.

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