A Participant’s History of the Students for a Democratic Society with Gil Schaeffer
Luke joins Gil Shaeffer, a former member of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and author of “You Can’t Use Weatherman to Show Which Way …
Month: October 2023
Bela Lugosi: The People’s Horror Star
Hank Kennedy profiles actor Bela Lugosi, highlighting the man’s often forgotten left-wing politics. There are two popular images of Bela Lugosi. Of the two, to …
The United Palestinian Front has Challenged the Tyranny of Israel; a United Socialist Front can form to Challenge the Tyranny of the US Empire
Shuvu Bhattari takes recent developments in the Palestinian national liberation and US electoral politics into account in Part II of his article “Unite the Pro-Party …
More or Less Erfurt? The CPGB’s 1939 Draft Programme
Lawrence Parker details the history of and reception to the document which, he argues, drew upon “disgraced” figures such as Kautsky and Bukharin and captured …
Between Market and Plan: the Soviet Union in the Era of the NEP
Donald, Christian, and Connor sit down to discuss the political economic conditions of the Soviet Union during the period of the New Economic Policy. Over …
Letter: Don’t Say Sorry, DSA!
Don’t Say Sorry, DSA! I have not been sleeping well lately. The horrific suffering of Gazans and all of Palestine, the brutality of their Zionist …
Cosmonaut Editorial Statement on Palestine
Statement of Cosmonaut Magazine’s editorial team on the recent developments in the struggle for Palestinian liberation. Over the past week, the Palestinians of Gaza, who …
History of the “Russian World”: From Soft Power to Irredentism
Taking issue with economistic accounts of the Russian Special Military Operation, Maxim Lebsky looks at the role of the ideology of the “Russian world.” Translated …
Letter: Red Star-Marxist Unity Group Joint Statement on the Palestinian Uprising
For a Free Palestine Red Star and Marxist Unity Group stand in solidarity with Palestine and its ongoing struggle against colonization. Palestine will only be …
Letter: Stance Regarding Prison Break in Israel and Occupied Palestine
The initial Hamas prison break out of Gaza and attack on Israeli military installations, militarized settlements and Israeli population centers looked like this might be …
Letter: Cornel West and The Dangers of Electoralism
I have great respect for Shuvu Bhattarai, who I know to be a tireless activist and earnest revolutionary, but I believe his recent Open Letter …
The Centenary of the Communist Manifesto
Ludovica Mancini and Conrad Hamilton present their translation of Italian communist Palmiro Togliatti’s prominent introduction to The Communist Manifesto. Introduction In December 1948, a special …
The Relevance of Marx’s Value Theory in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Peter Ross argues that the mass implementation of AI technology by capitalists necessitates a solid grasp of Marx’s Value Theory. It is becoming clear that …
The Wars of Reconstruction with Douglas Egerton
Luke joins Douglas Egerton, author of The Wars of Reconstruction: The Brief, Violent History of America’s Most Progressive Era, for a conversation about an epoch-defining …