The Death of Gorbachev is the Death of Leninism
September 16, 2022
Y.O. reacts to the recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of the USSR, with a reflection on the legacy of Marxism-Leninism in what they argue is a now-firmly post-Soviet world. Read Article.
The Role of Marxist Philosophy
Yanis Iqbal, September 13, 2022
Drawing from the work of Marxist philosophers such as Althusser and Lukács, Yanis Iqbal outlines the basic premises of dialectical materialism. Read Article.
The Implicit Illiberalism of Crimes of the Future
Sam Miller, September 9, 2022
Sam Miller reviews director David Cronenberg's new film Crimes of the Future, arguing that it successfully critiques 'end of history' liberalism. Read Article.
The Comics vs. the Communists: The Left During the Comic Book Scare
Hank Kennedy, September 6, 2022
Hank Kennedy presents and assesses the many reactions to comic books by different strata of the socialist Left during the Comic Book Scare of the 1950s. Read Article.
From Marx, and Back to Hegel
Valentine Seebart, September 1, 2022
Valentine Seebart critiques historical materialism, arguing that Marxists must replace this paradigm with a revised 'ideo-materialist' historical perspective. Read Article.
Why Socialists Must Reject The YIMBY-NIMBY Binary
Harry Zehner, August 29, 2022
Harry Zehner analyzes the discourse and politics of the YIMBY-NIMBY divide and argues that socialists should reject this binary entirely. Read Article.
Revolutions are Made, They Don’t Just Happen: A Look into the Problems of the Johnson-Forest Tendency
Nat Winn, August 25, 2022
Nat Winn critiques the theories, philosophy, and politics of the Johnson-Forest Tendency. Read Article.
Two Steps Forward: Report and Analysis on the 2022 YDSA Convention
Harrison Cole, August 20, 2022
Harrison Cole of Marxist Unity Group reports on the 2022 YDSA Convention. Read Article.
Bread, Land, and Socialism: An Interview with MIR Veteran and Political-Economist Claudio Jedlicki
August 15, 2022
Cosmonaut interviews Chilean-French economist and veteran of the Chilean Radical Left Claudio Jedlicki. The interview has been translated from Spanish and mildly edited for clarity. Read Article.
Trust the Bridge That Carried Us Over: The Failure of Operation Dixie 1946-53
Veronica Darby, August 12, 2022
Veronica Darby presents a history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations' (CIO) failed seven-year-long attempt to organize the Southern United States. Read Article.