The Problem with the Prodigal Son: A Response to Nicholas Powers in Democratic Left
Wylie Greer, September 18, 2021
Wylie Greer takes issue with Nicholas Powers' use of the parable of the Prodigal Son in an editorial for Democratic Left. Read Article.
The Philosophical Structure of Education
Yanis Iqbal, September 16, 2021
Yanis Iqbal summarizes a dialectical materialist approach to knowledge and education, drawing from the work of E.V. Ilyenkov. Read Article.
The Counterinsurgency State by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, September 11, 2021
To commemorate the anniversary of Salvador Allende's death and the fall of Chile's Popular Unity government, we present this analysis of reactionary military governments in Latin America by Ruy Mauro Marini in honor of all who have died fighting for socialism in the hands of Pinochet's counter-revolutionary military regime. Translation by Jorge M and introduction by Renato Flores. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.
COVID, Capitalism, and Genocide
Alyson Escalante, September 4, 2021
Is the current legal definition of genocide useful for Marxists? Alyson Escalante unpacks the history behind the concept as it is currently understood and argues that a Marxist understanding of genocide must move beyond legalistic bourgeois definitions that rely on intent and look at the realities of systemic dispossession and extermination. Read Article.
The Worker and the Hydra: A Reply to Partisan Mag
Marisa Miale, August 28, 2021
The development of working-class consciousness requires more than struggles against the employer on the shopfloor, argues Marisa Miale. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.
The Class Struggle in Afghanistan and its Future
Rob Ashlar, August 26, 2021
In light of the Taliban's consolidation of power in response to U.S. withdrawal from the region, Rob Ashlar predicts not the foreclosure of class struggle in Afghanistan but new beginnings. Reading: LC. Read Article.
On the Road to Power: A Conversation on Revolutionary Strategy in the USA
Alexander Gallus, August 22, 2021
Katja and Jakob, based in Germany, have a discussion with our editor Alexander Gallus on a number of different issues, ranging from DSA and the Marxist Unity Slate to timely theoretical questions of the socialist movement. This conversation took place a month before the DSA convention of August 2021. Read Article.
Ten Theses on the Gender Question
Roxy Hall, August 16, 2021
Roxy Hall makes an intervention into debates around transgender issues, critiquing both trans liberalism and anti-trans radical feminism to stake out a position that seeks the abolition of gender. Reading: Annie Rose. Read Article.
The Genesis of the Transformation Problem
Ian Wright, August 13, 2021
The infamous Transformation Problem has long stood as a supposed example of the failure of Marx's economic theories. Ian Wright gives an explanation of the problem to help pave the way for a possible solution. Reading: Gabriel Palcic. Read Article.
The Procedural is Political
Renato Flores, August 7, 2021
Renato Flores argues for a culture shift around meeting procedures that takes into account differing backgrounds to make our organizing spaces more accessible to everyone regardless of education and time available. Reading: Unoriginal Smack. Read Article.