Conquering Democracy, Abolishing Political Representation
The Cibcom Collective argues that Communist society will require an overcoming of political representation in favor of forms of direct democracy like sortition and referendum. …
Month: March 2023
Letter: Internationalism, Belarus and DSA IC
Marxist Unity Group and Reform and Revolution recently released their list of resolutions for the upcoming 2023 National DSA convention. One of these resolutions is …
Oswald Spengler: Philosopher of Decline, Partisan of Counterrevolution
ML Miller reviews Ben Lewis’ Oswald Spengler and the Politics of Decline, finding an understanding of Spengler as a political agent who sought to put …
Letter: MUG and R&R’s Joint Resolutions for the 2023 DSA National Convention
Marxist Unity Group (MUG), in collaboration with Reform and Revolution (R&R), has created a set of resolutions for DSA’s 2023 National Convention in August. There …
Letter: For Democracy in DSA
What does the leadership of a mass organization look like? This is a question that should be at the forefront of all political discussions within …
Solidarity Sometimes: U.S. Organized Labor’s Cold War Policy in Central and South America
Hank Kennedy presents a historical overview of the reactionary Cold War international policy of the Meany/Kirkland era AFL-CIO, with a focus on its relations with …
Marxist approaches to International Law with Robert Knox
Anton joins Robert Knox for a discussion of Marxist approaches to law, with a focus on international law. We discuss critical legal studies, international law …
Letter: In Defense of Marxist Unity Group’s Labor Position
I have enjoyed reading the dialogue, both formal and informal, sparked by the recent release of Marxist Unity Group’s labor strategy position paper. I feel …
Letter: Critique of the MUG Labor Strategy
Introduction This letter is an internal critique of the Marxist Unity Group Labor Strategy, passed at our February Membership Meeting. Unfortunately, I was not able …
Letter: Responding to Luke Pickrell on 21st Century Marxism
My thanks to Luke Pickrell for his intelligent comment on my article “For a 21st Century Marxism.” I find it surprising and encouraging that we …
For a Blue-Collar, Proletarian Socialist Movement
Ben Solidaridad argues for the centrality of the manufacturing proletariat to the modern socialist project, claiming that this section of the population carries not only …
Letter: A Gap in Marxist Unity Group’s Labor Position
I have been impressed by the ideas Marxist Unity Group has been putting forward in DSA debates for several years now. It is a shame …
Will the Teamsters Finally End Their Love Affair with UPS? A Concise History of Teamster-UPS Relations
Edgar Esquivel details the long and tumultuous history of Teamster relations with United Parcel Service, showing a story of both class collaboration and rank-and-file resistance. …
Letter: Marxist Unity Group Labor Strategy Position Paper
Organizing in the Inevitable Era “Just as British capitalism, which was also once powerful…is now on the decline, so will American capitalism, however strong it …