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The Return of Chile’s Communist Party and Its Antecedents

Chilean communist politician Jeannette Jara's recent presidential primary victory is the result of the Communist Party of Chile's (PCCh) long history and refusal to compromise on its core political principles, argues Andrea Gutmann Fuentes.

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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.

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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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When Science Is Abandoned, The Flower Withers: A Review of 'Flowers For Marx'

Flowers For Marx, a new collection of essays on Marxism, successfully facilitates dialogue between multiple camps of the contemporary socialist movement, but suffers from its contributors' collective reluctance to defend Marxism as a heterodox science, argues Nicolas D Villarreal.

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Letter: Decree No. 4 and the Town Where Nothing Happened

October 26, 2025

“As Trump continues to ramp up his unchecked violence against the people along South America’s Caribbean coast, as well as an ever-widening segment of the US population, I …”

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Letter: SJP UH x Houston Arms Embargo Campaign Hunger Strike

October 22, 2025

“On October 15th, 2025, Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Houston launched a hunger strike in solidarity with the great people of Gaza, who for …”

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Letter: Adults in the Room?—The 2025 'Jacobin' Conference

October 15, 2025

“Last month, on Saturday, September 13, Jacobin Magazine held a day-long conference at Church in the Village, a politically progressive, combined Methodist congregation on the corner of 13th …”

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