Letter to the Socialists, Old and New
Chris Townsend is a socialist and veteran of the labor movement, currently a member of Marxist Center and director of field mobilization for Amalgamated Transit …
Month: July 2020
Letter: The Spontaneous Philosophy of scientists
Dear Comrades, Just discovered your site and listened to the discussion on The Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists. This text is an old favorite of mine; …
Letter: Comment on “Food, Capitalism and the Necessity of a Socialist Program”
Greetings, [This letter is partly a constructive criticism of a July article submitted by Katie Paige, Kelly Alana, and Renato Flores, but may not be …
Of Course Labor Law Advances the Class Struggle
Anton Johannsen argues that labor law is a terrain of class struggle that can only be ignored at our own peril. Nick Walter, labor organizer, …
Spontaneous Philosophy in Science and Activism
The Cosmonaut crew sits down to discuss Althusser’s Lectures on Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists. We historically situate the text and talk about Althusser’s conception of …
Letter: On Cheese
I’ve written a couple articles for Cosmonaut on Jewish things but by trade I’m a cheesemonger, so I read with interest the recent article on …
Food, Capitalism and the Necessity of a Socialist Program
Capitalist food production is based on ecological destruction, imperialism, inhumane labor practices, and the degradation of human health. A socialist program that guarantees healthy food …
Beyond Work? The Shortcomings of Post-Work Politics
Mikael Lyngaas argues that post-work theorists ranging from Bob Black to Srnicek and Williams are utopian socialism for the current era. Reading: Sam Wiles. In 1845, Karl …
Letter: On Police Reform and Abolition
[What follows has been inspired by political anger of sorts. This is aimed at police problems that have come to the forefront, due to personally …
Prefiguration and (Cosmic) Utopia with A. M. Gittlitz
Remi and Rudy welcome A. M. Gittlitz, the author of I Want to Believe: J. Posadas, UFOs and Apocalypse Communism and producers of The Antifada …
The Dialectic of Assimilation
How have Jews in the US have gone from an unwelcome immigrant group prone to left-wing radicalism to Zionists and beneficiaries of whiteness? Lane Silberstein …
Marx’s Ecology: Materialism and Nature
The Cosmonaut team inaugurates the ecology series by discussing John Bellamy Foster’s seminal book Marx’s Ecology on its twentieth anniversary. Join Niko, Ian, Matthew, and …
The Struggle to Oust Duterte, Imperialism, and Capitalist Rule
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing through the “Anti Terror Bill.” If it were passed, it would give Duterte dictatorial powers, allowing the imprisonment of …
Articulating and Organizing the Social Body with Asad Haider
Donald and Rudy welcome Asad Haider from Viewpoint Magazine to discuss the present political moment. Using Badiou’s “The Rebirth of History: Times of Riots and …