{ "name": "Mary Lee Labor meta-aggregator census: left politics and labor", "compiled": "2026-10-31", "schema_version": "1.0", "editor": "Lee Sharks", "family": "Meta-Aggregators of the Crimson Hexagon", "schema_note": "The MMRS, provenance and Labor Vector census core (slug, name, aka, url, operator, kind, unit, count, lifecycle, version_and_time, negative_tags, evidence, relations, unchecked, sources) extended for left politics and labor: areas (one or more of six), evidence_kind, record_object (what it records), record (keeps: whose record; holder: who holds it and on what terms; losing_side: whether and how it keeps minority positions, splits, expulsions and dissent, as the resource itself shows, or 'not recorded'), method, coverage, holdings, stated_limits, answers and does_not_answer, and ml_reading (where it meets the question of #1725: the archive's reading, kept apart from the resource's own terms). 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material is public domain unless noted, MIA-created material under a Creative Commons License", "losing_side": "the introduction states that the MIA does not 'judge' writers, ended in 2007 its practice of dividing all writers into Marxists and non-Marxists, does not filter out a writer's distasteful views, and endorses none of the views it archives; the saved introduction names no section for splits or expelled tendencies (EROL, an anti-revisionist section, is served under its History path; see relations)" }, "method": "volunteer transcription; inclusion bounded by the availability of a willing volunteer and by intellectual property law", "coverage": { "geography": "83 language sections; volunteers from several dozen countries", "period": "writings generally spanning the past 200 years; the archive in its present form since 1998" }, "count": { "value": "over 400,000 documents, 1.1 TB of data, close to 1000 authors, 83 languages", "as_of": "April 2026 (documents and data, as the introduction states)" }, "holdings": [ "over 400,000 documents and 1.1 TB of data (April 2026)", "writings of close to 1000 authors", "83 languages", "an index of Selected Marxist Writers in most language sections", "a Student's Section; 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The archive's reading is that this is the holder condition of #1725 without a route: the text stays available to be quoted, and what is kept depends on a volunteer willing to transcribe it.", "data_access": "free public website; eBooks and Audio Books; mirrors; a site search, a text index and a site map (listed in the introduction)", "license": "'All material within these Archives, unless noted otherwise, is public domain . MIA-created material is protected by the Creative Commons License'", "lifecycle": { "state": "active", "detail": "established in its present form in 1998, with an earlier history on its history page (unread); the introduction was last updated on 21 April 2026 and gives holdings as of April 2026 and volunteers as of July 2025" }, "founded": "1998 (present form)", "version_and_time": { "intro_updated": "2026-04-21", "holdings": "April 2026", "volunteers": "July 2025", "visitors": "2022", "read": "2026-10-31" }, "negative_tags": [ "NOT a party or tendency organ: its Charter commits it to remaining politically independent", "NOT an endorsement of the writers it holds", "NOT a scholarly edition: its texts are volunteer transcriptions", "NOT complete for any author by its own statement: inclusion depends on a willing volunteer and on intellectual property law", "NOT limited to Marxist writers since 2007: it indexes Selected Marxist Writers and holds writings relevant to the understanding of Marxism" ], "evidence": { "self_description": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "The Marxists Internet Archive (MIA, http://www.marxists.org/) is an all-volunteer, non-profit public library, established in its present form in 1998" }, "visitors": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "In 2022, MIA averaged 3.3 million visitors per month, downloading 27.5 million files per month." }, "volunteers": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "As of July 2025, MIA has 76 active volunteers from several dozen countries ." }, "record_object": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "MIA contains the writings of close to 1000 authors representing a complete spectrum of political, philosophical, and scientific thought, generally spanning the past 200 years." }, "count": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "MIA contains these writings in 83 different languages , comprising a total size of over 400,000 documents and 1.1 TB of data (April 2026), all created through the work of volunteers around the world." }, "charter": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "MIA abides by seven fundamental tenets found in our Charter : (1) We will always be 100% Free; (2) We will always be a non-profit organization; (3) We will always be based on democratic decision making; (4) We will always have full disclosure; (5) We will always remain politically independent; (6) We do not ‘judge’ writers; (7) Our priority is to provide archival information." }, "losing_side_2007": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "In 2007, we terminated our former practice of dividing all writers into Marxists and non-Marxists , and instead offer an index of Selected Marxist Writers in most language sections." }, "aim": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "The MIA aims to maintain an archive of any and all writings which are Marxist or relevant to the understanding of Marxism and can be lawfully published." }, "no_filter": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "The MIA generally does not “filter out” such views; if we are archiving the work of a writer, any and all of that writer’s work may be included" }, "limit_volunteer": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "within the limits imposed by the availability of a willing volunteer to transcribe the works and the impact of intellectual property laws." }, "no_endorsement": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "The MIA does not endorse any of the views expressed by any of the writers included here, which are provided solely for the information of the reader." }, "governance": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "We do this believing in the importance of organisational transparency to ensure our internal democracy remains strong" }, "steering": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "Steering Committee" }, "admin": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "Contact the Marxists Internet Archive Admin Committee for further information" }, "license": { "src": "marxists-internet-archive--intro", "basis": "operator", "quote": "All material within these Archives, unless noted otherwise, is public domain . 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März bis Juni 1849 | Print Dez. 2025 | XIII + 1414 S. | 13 Abb. | ISBN 978–3–11–070012–1" }, "letters_1871": { "src": "mega-digital--mega", "basis": "operator", "quote": "III/17 + III/18 + III/19 M/E: Briefjahrgang 1871 | April 2025 | Online-Veröffentlichung auf MEGAdigital" }, "copyright_volumes": { "src": "mega-digital--mega", "basis": "operator", "quote": "MEGA-Bände (© BBAW)" }, "founded": { "src": "mega-digital--mega", "basis": "operator", "quote": "Die Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe wurde in den 1970er Jahren in Berlin und Moskau begonnen. 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