June 2021

by Luis Rodriguez

“To be radical is to grasp the root of the matter. But, for man, the root is man himself.”Karl Marx

In

The following is a transcribed conversation between members of the University of the Poor’s History & Political Strategy Team, who facilitate studies

by Rev. Tonny Algood

In presenting this issue of the University of the Poor Journal, we consider the possibilities and challenges for political

Tim W. Shenk, for the University of the Poor Journal: In this inaugural issue of the University of the Poor Journal, we’re

by Kevin Kang

Introduction

In University of the Poor spaces, we often speak of the political strategy of “uniting the poor and dispossessed as

by Chris Caruso and Sheilah Garland-Olaniran

This political moment is overflowing with stories about the minute-to-minute fights within the two-party system and the

by Nijmie Zakkiyyah Dzurinko

Electoral politics in the contemporary U.S. context are complicated for revolutionaries. As we are all well aware, because of

by Lenny Brody

Everywhere you look these days, serious divisions, disruptions, and polarizations are erupting across society. How we analyze these ruptures and

The horrors of the last year were, as always, felt most deeply by poor and dispossessed people. In this country, the virus