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A War of Uncertainty
Lydia Apolinar, July 16, 2026
With the Memorandum of Understanding in shambles and the U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran back in full swing, Lydia Apolinar examines the causes of this current war, the necessity of U.S.-Israeli defeat, and the potential dangers of nuclear weapons.
Just Say No: Avoiding an AOC 2029 Disaster
Noah Emke, July 14, 2026
Is a DSA-backed AOC presidency in 2029 possible? Noah Emke says yes; it will also be a disaster for a nascent socialist movement unprepared for national power and wedded to a project of managed imperial decline.
Sino-Israeli Paradiplomacy
Dezhang Yuan, July 10, 2026
Documenting the history of backchannel diplomacy, secretive weapons transfers, and academic lobbying behind Sino-Israeli relations post-1989, Dezhang Yuan argues that the Gaza genocide and New Cold War offer a crucial opening to reshape Chinese policy around Zionism. Read Article.
Political Economy of Fascism and Anti-Fascist Economic Policy
Mateo Baroud, July 8, 2026
In a translation of an article originally published in Nuevo Ciclo, no. 3, Mateo Baroud gives an overview of the relationship between past fascist regimes and austerity and offers a critique of current proposals for an "anti-fascist economics". Read Article.
The Ballot Line is the Discipline
Omar Hegazy, July 3, 2026
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. Read Article.
Zohran, Janeese, and the Executive Trap
Jeff Hodgkiss, July 1, 2026
Analyzing Zohran Mamdani and Janeese Lewis George’s campaigns, Jeff Hodgkiss warns against the "executive trap," in which socialists in governance are ensnared in the machinations of the capitalist state at the expense of oppositional politics. Read Article.
The Rise and Fall of Participatory Management in the People's Republic of China Part 2: Mass Movements, Workers, and the Party-State
Mark Reid, June 29, 2026
In part two of a three-part serialized series examining the systemic limitations and historical potentials of democratic workplace management in the People's Republic of China, Mark Reid examines the rise of mass worker movements during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, such as the Shanghai People's Commune and Shengwulian, and the divergent responses to these movements from the party-state. Read Part 1. Read Article.
Portfolio Proletariat: Asset Ownership and Political Consciousness Among the American Working Class from Fordism to Financialization
John Haywood, June 26, 2026
Why have the repeated crises of the modern era further entrenched market dependence rather than encouraged collective action among the American working class? John Haywood looks to the rise of a "portfolio proletariat", the product of an encompassing financialization of social reproduction in the post-Fordist era, for answers. Read Article.
What is at Stake in the Western Marxism Debate?
Donald Parkinson, June 22, 2026
Reviewing the fallout over Gabriel Rockhill's critiques of Western Marxism, Donald Parkinson argues the controversy is ultimately a battle over what kind of intellectual culture the left needs. Read Article.
The State Is Declared: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (October-December 2006)
Rob Ashlar, June 18, 2026
Continuing a serialized account of the Iraqi insurgency, Rob Ashlar gives an in-depth analysis of the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq, fractures in the Sahawat movement, and the choices faced by Sunni Iraqis trapped between sectarian depravity and the Coaltion collaboration. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. Read Article.