Poetry Feature: “We Proletarians” by Shimon Nepom

Shimon Nepom (1882—1939) was a member of the “Proletarian Poets,” a Toronto-based communist Yiddish poetry group. Before his death, he published multiple volumes of his writings, much of which touched on his autobiographical experience as a Jewish worker and his socialist aspirations.

Understanding Marxism: Scientific Socialism and Human Nature

This post is part of a new biweekly series posting chapters of Frank Cunningham’s Understanding Marxism: A Canadian Introduction (Toronto: Progress Books, 1981). Through these excerpts, readers will come to understand the basics of Marxist theory through a Canadian lens in a digestible, accessible, and easy-to-understand way. As 2021 marks 100 years of the communist movement in Canada, and as more young workers and students become interested in Marxism, we hope that this educational series will benefit our readers.