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The Idiosyncratic Socialism of Jack London

Hank Kennedy profiles socialist novelist Jack London, taking stock of his literary contributions to the socialist movement while also reckoning with the right-ward, racist drift of his later politics.

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When Science Is Abandoned, The Flower Withers: A Review of 'Flowers For Marx'

Flowers For Marx, a new collection of essays on Marxism, successfully facilitates dialogue between multiple camps of the contemporary socialist movement, but suffers from its contributors' collective reluctance to defend Marxism as a heterodox science, argues Nicolas D Villarreal.

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Anarchism In Theory: A Review of Catherine Malabou's 'Stop Thief!: Anarchism and Philosophy'

Catherine Malabou's Stop Thief!: Anarchism and Philosophy is a brilliant attempt to think anarchism anew. If it fails to convincingly link up its critique with present-day politics, it could prove decisive for the anarchist movements of the future, argues Conrad Hamilton.

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Pre-Digestion of the Status Quo: A Review of 'Why We Fear AI'

Nico D Villarreal reviews Why We Fear AI, a new book by Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer, and argues that, although the work has merits, the authors' heavy reliance on well trodden ideas from the left of academia precludes a broader critical discussion of AI.

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Letter: The Importance of the Revolutionary Program

September 2, 2025

“Without a revolutionary program, there can be no revolutionary party. The program is the living document that directs all the activity of the party. It is the brain …”

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Letter: How to Avoid Another AOC Situationship

August 28, 2025

“Zohran’s victory in the Democratic Party’s NYC mayoral primary has launched him into the stratosphere and made him the DSA’s new socialist superstar. Socialism is (again) said to …”

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Letter: Response to Villarreal on AI

August 26, 2025

“In May, Cosmonaut published a review of our book, Why We Fear AI. Admittedly, the review (by Nico. D Villarreal) left us somewhat confused. On the one hand, …”

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