Abortion Access, a Luxury Jet, and Leaked State Secrets: Two Weeks in The Story of American "Democracy"
Luke Pickrell, April 19, 2023
Luke Pickrell argues that recent political events in the U.S. reveal the necessity of the Marxist Unity Group's 'Winning the Battle for Democracy' resolution for the 2023 DSA national convention. The resolution can be read and signed here. Read Article.
Trump, The Rule of Law, and The Ruling Class
Anton Johannsen, April 17, 2023
Far from a straightforward defeat, Anton Johannsen argues that Donald Trump’s indictment promises an escalation of the bourgeoisie’s political meltdown in the United States. Read Article.
Why Socialism?
Amanda Levi, April 13, 2023
Amanda Levi of the Polish organization Akcja Socjalistyczna and Jan Żelazny put forward their conception of a socialist society. Read Article.
Marxism’s Metanormative Critique of Capitalism
Jared Houston, April 6, 2023
Jared Houston revisits debates regarding the normative standing of Marx's critique of capitalism, advancing the thesis that Marx's offers a metanormative critique of capital accumulation. Capital offends not against this-or-that particular, positive, and precise account of Marxian morality, but against any and all normative systems that stand in the way of boundless accumulation. Read Article.
Atom Bombs, National Security, and Empire: Year Seventy-Eight of the Cold War
Gil Schaeffer, April 1, 2023
Gil Schaeffer looks to the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements as examples of how the modern left can best articulate its opposition to the current agenda of US imperialism. Read Article.
Conquering Democracy, Abolishing Political Representation
March 29, 2023
The Cibcom Collective argues that Communist society will require an overcoming of political representation in favor of forms of direct democracy like sortition and referendum. Read by: Will Read Article.
Solidarity Sometimes: U.S. Organized Labor's Cold War Policy in Central and South America
Hank Kennedy, March 22, 2023
Hank Kennedy presents a historical overview of the reactionary Cold War international policy of the Meany/Kirkland era AFL-CIO, with a focus on its relations with trade unions in Central and South America. Read Article.
For a Blue-Collar, Proletarian Socialist Movement
Ben Solidaridad, March 16, 2023
Ben Solidaridad argues for the centrality of the manufacturing proletariat to the modern socialist project, claiming that this section of the population carries not only strategic leverage but also potential for class consciousness. Read Article.
Will the Teamsters Finally End Their Love Affair with UPS? A Concise History of Teamster-UPS Relations
Edgar Esquivel, March 10, 2023
Edgar Esquivel details the long and tumultuous history of Teamster relations with United Parcel Service, showing a story of both class collaboration and rank-and-file resistance. Read Article.
Race and Socialism: 'People of Color' and a 'New' Political Re-Alignment
Sudip Bhattacharya, March 8, 2023
Sudip Bhattacharya analyzes the multiracial voting bloc that has coalesced behind the Democratic Party under the umbrella term 'People of Color,' arguing that this coalition, rather than organically producing a socialist politics, must be actively courted by socialists from these communities. Read Article.