The Ballot Line is the Discipline
Omar Hegazy analyzes how the latest string of electoral victories for the DSA will heighten, not relieve, age-old tensions about its relationship with the Democratic Party.
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A Thesis on the History of the 21st Century: Technocracy, AI, and the End of the World
Reviewing a trio of books by a sextet of ruling-class ideologues, Mathias Fuelling finds an ambient anxiety hanging over a perceived crisis in American capitalism, with visions of bolstering a Silicon Valley-led technocracy fueled by AI investment reflecting American fears over the dawn of a "Chinese Century."
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June 25, 2026
We sit down to discuss Lars Lih's new book What was Bolshevism?
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Diagnosing the Populist Impasse: On Varn and Tutt’s "The People are Not One"
Reviewing C. Derick Varn and Daniel Tutt’s new pamphlet, The People are Not One, Nicolas D Villarreal finds a sharp contribution to a debate that may very well shape the future of socialism in our lifetime.
Abolish Blue Power
Reviewing Stuart Schrader's Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves, Julian Assele finds a forceful case for why police abolition is not a utopian moral demand but a political necessity emergent from decades of class struggle.
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Letter: Smash the Platner Left
July 7, 2026
““You’re telling me a guy who joined Blackwater in 2018 did not behave well in his personal life?”Whilst we Brits across the Atlantic have plenty of our own …”
Letter: 250 Years Is More Than Enough!
July 4, 2026
“If 50 years ago historian Jesse Lemisch could speak of “schlock” as “the Bicentennial’s most pervasive manifestation and perhaps its most enduring heritage”, today we have moved to …”
Letter: Bigger Is Not Always Better
July 2, 2026
“Nicolas Villarreal’s response to my comments on his conception of growth and degrowth is very welcome, so I would be happy to continue this exchange here. First, I …”