Labor Aristocracy

Contents

List of Tables8

Editor's Preface by Paul Richards11

Introduction by Hodee Edwards 16

Section A: Background21

1. Political Mothballs or Pertinent Politics?23

2. Social Democracy Defined31

3. The Origins of Social Democracy44

4. The Methods of Social Democracy51

5. The Theoretical Pretensions of Social Democracy56

6. Marxist Predictions about Social Democracy in the 1930's64

7. Why the Predictions Failed68

8. Social Democracy and the Scandinavian Myth77

Section B: Imperialist Parasitism in Today's World89

9. Monopoly and "Capital Export"91

10. Inter Effect of Monopoly on Imperialist Parasitism98

11. Monopoly's Parasitic Methods of Expansion106

12. Mechanisms of Monopolist Hegemony115

13. Imperialist Parasitism and Economic Analysis on the Left124

14. Class Collaboration and Fascism132

Section C: The Western Left and Social Democracy141

15. Imperialist Parasitism and the Western Working Classes143

16. The Anatomy of Imperialist Bribery156

17. The Source of Imperialist Bribery169

18. The Modern Labor Aristocracy: Definition and Size186

19. The Modern Labor Aristocracy: More of Its Size197

20. The Mode of Life of the US Working Class206

21. The Entire Outlook of the Modern Labor Aristocracy "At Home"217

22. The Labor Aristocracy's Entire Outlook "Abroad"237

23. The Modern Labor Aristocracy: Summary and Conclusions253

24. Effect on Western Marxists of Wrong Estimate of Labor Aristocracy263

25. Relationship Between Western and Colonial Workers277

26. Early Marxist Illusions About International Working-Class Relations283

27. "Reformism" at Home and Abroad293

28. "Reformism" and Racism in the United States300

29. The "Carriers" of Social Democracy in Colonies315

30. Who Is to Lead in the Colonies?321

Section D: Social Democracy, Racism 329

31. Racism as the Least Common Denominator of Social Democracy330

32. Racism, Major Tactical Ideological Factor of Imperialism's Superstructure337

33. The Black Stereotype and the Colonialist Mentality346

34. Western Marxist Underestimation or Repudiation of Color's Role 353

35. The Black Stereotype and "Student Incidents" in Eastern Europe366

36. The Black Stereotype and Eastern European Socialism in Africa372

37. The Black Stereotype and the Soviet Union379

38. Some Disclaimers and a Summary of Racism's Effects Today387

39. Anti-Communism and Racism395

40. Anti-Communism - Major Strategic Ideological Pillar of Imperialism405

41. Anti-Communism, Racism and Social Democracy419

42. And So What?436

Reference Notes449

Preface by H.W. Edwards474

First Edition Back Cover480