The Machiavellian State, Fascism, and the Tribune of the Proletariat
Sam Thomas argues that Machiavelli can help us understand the bourgeois nature of fascism, and how anti-fascism must empower the proletariat. Reading: Sam Thomas. Why …
Month: April 2022
Organizing The Social Care Factory: Careworkers, Houseworkers and the Women’s Strike with Imogen Woods
Lydia and Rudy join Imogen Woods from Prometheus Journal to discuss her articles on organizing social care workers and houseworkers. We talk about the concept …
Critical Realism and the Return of Marxist Materialism
David M. Kutzik and Douglas V. Porpora explore the similarities and differences between two connected but separate schools of thought: Critical Realism and Marxism. For …
Letter: Llorente vs Schaeffer: Liberalism, Democracy and Dictatorship
Comrades, I’ve followed with interest the debate on democracy and socialism between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer, as well as the letter contributions, in Cosmonaut. …
Legislative Campaigns and “Policy Feedback”: an Assessment of DSA’s Orientation Towards the Fight for Reforms
With a focus on the recent organizing work of New York City Democratic Socialists of America, Comrades Isaac KD and Jack L critique the notion …
A Brief History of The Paris Commune with Carolyn Eichner
Charlie and Rudy join Carolyn Eichner, author of The Paris Commune: A Brief History and Surmounting the Barricades: Women in the Paris Commune for a …
Surge and Decline, Part 1: World Domination
Josh Messite, Editor at Negation Magazine, begins his five-part series on US imperialists’ unsuccessful attempts to subjugate Afghanistan and secure their unrivaled position atop the …
Audiobook of Karl Kautsky’s texts on Republicanism and Democracy translated by Ben Lewis
This is an ongoing project to narrate Ben Lewis’s translation of Karl Kautksy´s texts on Republicanism and Democracy. The full audiobook is currently in production …
Letter: Schaeffer v. History: Some Facts about the Ku-Klux
I have been following the Llorente v. Schaeffer debate with some interest, particularly the brief discussion of Reconstruction. Those who know me, know that I …
Socialism of the Oppressed: The Stakes of the Bowman Affair
Jean Allen and Marisa Miale, authors of For An Internationalist DSA, sketch out a strategy for building a left opposition committed to electoral discipline and …
Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer
I’ve been happy to read another educational exchange from Cosmonaut, this time between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer (beginning with Llorente’s Contradictions, Schaeffer’s reply, and …
Endless Muddle: Gil Schaeffer on Democracy, Socialism and Liberal-Democratic Rights
Renzo Llorente critically responds to Gil Schaeffer’s views on democratic rights and socialism. At the end of last year, Cosmonaut published my article “The Contradictions …
Letter: 10-Point Constitution
10-Point Constitution, Unitary People’s Republic, (Centralized Democratic Republic), People’s Governing Body, People’s Courts (My Political System) Written by Bābur Timurid In short: 10PC-UPR-(CDR)-PGB-PC-(MPS) Context and …
Western Sahara: Colonialism, Settler-Colonialism and Resistance with Garazi Hach Embarek
The Spanish government has just sided with the Moroccan government on the issue of the Western Sahara. Djamil and Rudy join Garazi Hach Embarek for …