COVID's Hidden Cost: Why Living With the Virus is Not An Option
William Silversmith, December 11, 2021
William Silversmith looks at and summarizes the recent scientific and medical literature regarding COVID and its long-term effects, specifically those related to brain performance. Using the basis of the precautionary principle, he argues that the COVID is not something we can passively live with - it must be stamped out. Read Article.
The Consequences of a Toothless Platform: What the Bowman Debate Teaches the DSA
Brandon A Johnson, December 8, 2021
Brandon Johnson argues that the controversy over Jamaal Bowman in the DSA can be traced to deeper structural weaknesses in the organization and a failure to achieve unity and clarity in its principles. Read Article.
Dialectics of Dependency by Ruy Mauro Marini
Jorge M, December 4, 2021
Below we present Jorge M's English translation of Ruy Mauro Marini's Dialectics of Dependency, an important work in Latin American Marxism and overall theories of imperialism. Also included is a Postscript by Marini reflecting on the work and its arguments. Read Article.
Boldly Going Where We’ve Already Been: An Analysis of Voyagers
Stephen Lee Naish, November 27, 2021
Stephen Lee Naish reviews Neil Burger's Voyagers and finds an impoverished ruling class vision of space travel where reaching for the stars means more of the same. Read Article.
A Marxist Psychology of Language and Representation
Kyrill Potapov, November 25, 2021
What does a Marxist theory of human psychology look like? Kyrill Potapov sheds light on this topic by showing how the works of Soviet thinkers like Lev Vygotsky and Evald Ilyenkov relate to more modern research on collective intentionality and niche construction. Read Article.
Crisis and the Personal is Not Enough: The Importance of Political Education
Sudip Bhattacharya, November 20, 2021
Sudip Bhattacharya reflects on his experiences with political education, making the case that education is often as important as agitation and organization. Read Article.
Is This the Left that Jacobin Wants?: Chris Maisano’s Perilous Drift Towards Post-Marxism
Jacque Erie, November 12, 2021
A recent Jacobin piece by Chris Maisano argues that building "a Left that matters" requires focusing on Democratic Party electoral work, but Jacque Erie claims we must be clear about the consequence of such an orientation: a middle-class Left that remains disconnected from the proletariat and abandons the fundamentals of Marxism. Read by Keir Read Article.
Year Zero, Again?: An Assessment of Zer0 Books 2.0
Zero-Degree Collective, November 10, 2021
In light of the recent buyout of Zer0 Books by the publishing firm Repeater, discussion about the legacy of the imprint era has been circulating the web. In light of this discourse, the Zero-Degree Collective takes a stab at an honest assessment. Read Article.
On the Current Phase of the Class Struggle in Algeria by Robert Linhart
Stepan Afanasyev, November 6, 2021
Translation and Introduction by Stepan Afanasyev. Read Article.
Founding Statement of the Marxist Unity Group
November 4, 2021
Here we present the founding statement of the Marxist Unity Group: its Points of Unity and Immediate Tasks. We print this here not only because of the involvement of several Cosmonaut contributors but also to invite our readers to engage in an open critical dialogue about the document. If you have any comments, please email them to us in the form of a letter to Cosmonaut.Magazine@gmail.com. Read Article.