Council communism (occasionally referred to as councilism) is a current of libertarian Marxism that emerged out of the November Revolution in the 1920s, characterized by its opposition to state capitalism/state socialism and its advocacy of workers' councils as the basis for workers' democracy.
Originally affiliated with the Communist Workers' Party of Germany (KAPD), council communism continues today as a theoretical and activist position within the greater libertarian socialism movement.
Read more about Council Communism: History, Ideology, Council Communism and The Soviets of The USSR
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