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What Is Missing From Your Understanding of Revolutionary Democratic Centralism

Steve Bloom ruminates on the meaning and practice of democratic centralism, arguing that respect for minority positions is key to building a truly disciplined revolutionary formation.

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Betrayed!: How 40,000 Southwest UPSers Fell Behind in Pension from the Rest of the Western Conference of Teamsters

Edgar Esquivel tracks the underhanded concessions made by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) President Sean O’Brien, which have devastated the pension and healthcare funds of Southwest Teamster UPSers.

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The Idiosyncratic Socialism of Jack London

Hank Kennedy, August 29, 2025

Hank Kennedy profiles socialist novelist Jack London, taking stock of his literary contributions to the socialist movement while also reckoning with the right-ward, racist drift of his later politics. Read Article.

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On the Pro-Factionalist Model of Party Organization

Zhao Levi, August 27, 2025

Zhao Levi draws on case studies from the United States and Brazil to argue for a model of party organization based on open factional struggle. Read Article.

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Artisanal Politics, Bolshevism, and the Path to a Marxist Proto-Party

Stephen Thompson, August 13, 2025

Stephen Thompson draws on the history of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) to critique the "artisanal" character of the contemporary US Marxist Left, analyzing the recent activity of Socialist Alternative as a case study in "artisanal politics." Read Article.

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Towards 2026: The Fight for Recognition

Carlos Campos Jr., August 8, 2025

Carlos Campos Jr. analyzes the disunity of electoral campaigns pursued by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), argues for the strategic infrastructural integration of the organization's state-level electoral efforts, and provides a tentative plan for doing so. Read Article.

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The Border Won’t Save US: Nativism and the Working Class

J.R. Murray, August 1, 2025

J.R. Murray responds to the pro-deportation rhetoric of UnHerd columnists Juan David Rojas and Lee Fang, arguing that no version of border politics can serve the interests of the working class. Read Article.

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Making a Felt Rug in Kyrgyzstan

Owen Schalk, July 25, 2025

Traveling through Kyrgyzstan, Owen Schalk finds that memories of Soviet social stability loom large for an aging population confronting an uncertain capitalist future. Read Article.

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Incapable of Military Defeat: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (May-August 2006)

Rob Ashlar, July 18, 2025

Continuing his serialized account of the Iraqi Insurgency, Rob Ashlar covers the Summer of 2006, during which Al Qaida in Iraq (AQI) consolidated their control of western Anbar Province. Read Article.

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Is There Such a Thing as Turkish Marxism?

Özgür Yılmaz, July 11, 2025

Özgür Yılmaz provides a historical overview of the development of Marxism in Turkey, arguing that Turkish Marxism follows a pattern of adaptation and selective appropriation. Read Article.