Late to this absolute gem of research, full of biting excerpts from the archive, and beautifully translated by the inimitable @adambaltner.bsky.social
In the new issue of Jacobin, I have an article about giving 16-year-olds the franchise. Still behind the paywall, but you should subscribe anyway. jacobin.com/2026/03/dont...
Don’t Just Give 16-Year-Olds the Vote — Give Them Something to Vote For
Austria’s experience with 16-year-old voters shows that expanding the franchise does little to restore trust when elections amount to a choice between managed decline and the far right.
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In den neuen "Mitteilungen" der Alfred Klahr Gesellschaft gibt es von mir eine Buchrezension – ein Nachspiel zu meinem Beitrag aus der letzten Ausgabe. klahrgesellschaft.at/Mitteilungen...
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Florian Wilde’s biography of Ernst Meyer – student of Rosa Luxemburg and two-time KPD chairman in the 1920s – has now been published in an English translation by Julia Damphouse (@remarksist.bsky.social) and myself. brill.com/display/titl...
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1/ Ich habe für die Alfred-Klahr-Gesellschaft einen Beitrag über das Völkerbund-Programm für den finanziellen Wiederaufbau von Österreich geschrieben. Sein eigentliches Ziel bestand darin, die Wirtschaft vor demokratischer Einflussnahme zu schützen. klahrgesellschaft.at/Mitteilungen...
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Forthcoming in the Historical Materialism book series: *Revolution as Realpolitik: Ernst Meyer (1887–1930) – Biography of a KPD Chairman* by Florian Wilde, trans. Adam Baltner and Julia Damphouse.
Revolution as Realpolitik
"Revolution as Realpolitik" published on 18 Dec 2025 by Brill.
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@remarksist.bsky.social and I have translated Florian Wilde’s biography of KPD chairman Ernst Meyer, pupil of Luxemburg, champion of inner-party democracy and leading theorist of the united front tactic. Out in December: brill.com/display/titl...
Revolution as Realpolitik
"Revolution as Realpolitik" published on 18 Dec 2025 by Brill.
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My Jacobin article on Salzburg, now in English: “The KPÖ’s achievement in Salzburg demonstrates that the anger large swathes of the population justifiably feel at the political status quo does not have to feed into resentment and reaction.“ jacobin.com/2024/03/aust...
Austria’s Communists Are Curbing the Far Right’s Rise
Austria’s Communist Party just increased its vote by over 20% in the Salzburg city elections — and it now has a shot at winning the mayor’s office. It shows that a party that credibly fights for worki...
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Mein Jacobin-Beitrag zu Salzburg: “Der Erfolg der KPÖ in Salzburg beweist, dass der gerechtfertigte Unmut großer Teile der Bevölkerung gegenüber der herrschenden Politik nicht zwangsläufig in Ressentiment und Reaktion münden muss.” jacobin.de/artikel/oest...
Die KPÖ ist das wirksamste Rezept gegen Rechtsextreme
Bei den Gemeinderatswahlen in Salzburg legten Österreichs Kommunisten um fast 20 Prozent zu. Damit zeigen sie, dass eine linke Partei, die die Interessen der arbeitenden Bevölkerung glaubwürdig vertri...
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