Trumpism: Bastard Son of Neoliberalism
Marco Rosaire Rossi argues that Trumpism is a transitional period between neoliberalism and neofascism, where the abandonment of collective reasoning has created an anti-politics of mob rule.
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Process and Totality: A Review of David McNally's 'Slavery and Capitalism'
David McNally's Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History offers a necessary corrective to the New History of Capitalism (NHC) group by embracing Marxism's revolutionary commitments, argues Julian Assele.
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Uneven and Confused Development in Left Art Criticism: A Review of Adam Turl's 'Gothic Capitalism'
Adam Turl's recent work on art, Gothic Capitalism: Art Evicted From Heaven & Earth, substitutes aesthetic choices for concrete advice on cultural organizing, argues Patricia Manos.
Abundance Liberalism or Social Efficiency: A Review of 'Abundance'
Similar to the discourse of late nineteenth century progressivism, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's Abundance proposes an empty theory of progress that fails to reckon with the reality of political struggle, argues Marco Rosaire Rossi.
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Letter: On the Gap Between Principle and Strategy in "Faith, Family and Folk: Against the Trad Left"
January 31, 2026
“Dear Mr. Parkinson,I am a university student from China who recently read the Chinese translation of your article "Faith, Family and Folk: Against the Trad Left" via the …”
Letter: The Limits of Pure Empirical Analysis—A Response to Ted Reese
January 13, 2026
“I’m generally of the opinion that the socialist Left is in need of more analysis of political economy, and that this analysis should be geared towards the most …”
Letter: The Road and the Ditch
December 20, 2025
“In the pages of Cosmonaut a discussion has been sparked by the recent book Flowers for Marx related to the scientific status of Marxism. In my original review, …”