The Korean Miracle’s Rural Legacy
Alex Witherspoon, Yu Zhou, and Alle Fang give an account of socialist agriculture in rural North Korea, arguing that the difficulties faced by the country’s …
Month: November 2022
Letter: The Fatal Flaw of Base Building
The legacy of the Base Builder trend will be discussed in some sectors for a while especially as the current left struggles to regain its …
New York City Food Worker Organizing, 1912-37 with Kevin Bruce
Last week, over 100 Starbucks stores went on strike, the latest step in the astonishing growth of organizing in the restaurant industry. Astonishing now, but …
Revolutionary Poems in Reactionary Times: Reflections on the Work of Matt Sedillo
Joseph G. Ramsey reviews two of Chicano poet Matt Sedillo’s recent works, Mowing Leaves of Grass (2019) and City on the Second Floor (2022). Matt …
Which way, NYC-DSA?
Partyism or Liquidationism? Bureaucratic Centralism or Democratic Centralism? Campaigns for what, how, and why? Jack L reports back on NYC-DSA’s 2022 Chapter Convention. On Saturday, …
Letter: In Search of that ‘Undead Cult of Socialist Realism’
On October 4th, 2022 NYC DSA announced a mural commission by Molly Crabapple for their lower Manhattan office. The mural bears a quote from Puerto …
Twilight of World Trotskyism with John Kelly
Warning: Sexual abuse is discussed in this episode. Brendan and James join John Kelly, author of Contemporary Trotskyism and The Twilight of World Trotskyism for …
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 2: The Size and Economic Impact of Labor Aristocracies
In part two of a three-part series, Amal Samaha continues her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. Read Part …
Letter: Afraid to Lose, Afraid to Win: The Consequences of Success
In 2017, The Intercept headlined “Democratic Socialists of America Celebrate Record Membership in Chicago. Now What?” The mix of Sanders opening eyes to the words …
Letter: An Art of Our Own
Just over a week ago, Cosmonaut published a piece by a comrade Christian Noakes, in which the comrade attempted to critique what they believe to …
The Necessity of the Dictatorship of the Proletariat: a Litmus Test for Marxism
Teo Velissaris provides an exposition on the dictatorship of the proletariat, arguing that it remains a conceptually necessary element to any Marxist understanding of socialism …
From Guerrilla Mime to Brecht & Ecology: An Interview with Ron G. Davis
Rudy joins Dr. Ron G. Davis, founder of the San Francisco Mime Troupe in 1959, for a reflection of a life in art and politics. …
Thousands of Rail Workers Railroaded by the Teamsters Bureaucracy!
Edgar Esquivel reports on the recent contract negotiations of Teamsters-represented U.S. railroad workers and contextualizes the current struggle within the long history of militant railroad …
“Red” Terror in Cambodia by Francisco Martins Rodrigues
Translation and introduction by Vasco de Silva . The translated article was originally published in the May/June 1986 edition of Workers´ Policy. Introduction Cambodia, under …