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Give the Platform Legs to Stand: The Case for CB8

August 3, 2021

Parker McQueeney writes in support of Constitution/Bylaw Amendment 8 (CB8) for the 2021 DSA Convention Read Article.

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The Introduction of Cybernetics in the GDR by Jérôme Segal

Alexander Gallus, July 31, 2021

Translation and introduction by Alexander Gallus. Read Article.

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Democratic Representation, Not Bureaucratic Manipulation: Why DSA Needs Single Transferable Voting

Moira Madden, Adam I. Ascione D’Elia, July 29, 2021

Moira Madden and Adam I. Ascione D’Elia make the case for standardizing Single Transferable Voting in DSA to ensure proportional representation and prevent opportunistic manipulations of the democratic process. Read Article.

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The Past is Here: Seeking Perspective by Comparing the Reagan Era to Our Own

Sudip Bhattacharya, July 22, 2021

Sudip Bhattacharya looks to the Reagan era to understand the rise of the current US right, drawing from interviews with various US historians. Read Article.

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The Importance of Henryk Grossman

Ted Reese, July 15, 2021

Ted Reese, author of the upcoming The End of Capitalism: The Thought of Henryk Grossman (Zero Books), argues for the continued relevance of Henryk Grossman's theory of capitalist breakdown. Read Article.

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Tribunes of the People

Ben Grove, July 10, 2021

Ben Grove defends the 'Tribunes of the People' resolution promoted by the Marxist Unity Slate for the upcoming 2021 DSA convention, arguing that the Socialist movement can and must keep its candidates accountable. Read Article.

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Addiction Is Not a Crime

Billy Anania, July 2, 2021

Beyond failing at preventing the ills of addiction, the War of Drugs has served as a war on those dispossessed by capitalism. Billy Anania argues that a socialist approach is needed. Read Article.

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On the Stalin Question

June 30, 2021

Parker McQueeney introduces two of Paul Costello's essays on the topic of Stalin and Stalinism: Stalin and Historical Reality and Stalin and the Problem of Theory. Reading: Gabriel P. Read Article.

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Democracy and Socialism, the Two Edges of Marxism’s Knife

Gil Schaeffer, June 26, 2021

Gil Schaeffer responds to Ben Grove's "Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction" and its arguments about the need for a mass party, critiquing Mike Macnair, Ben Lewis and Lars Lih's concept of Erfurtian Marxism. Read By: Will Read Article.

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“The Difficult Resurgence of the Balkan Left” by Jean-Arnault Dérens

Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa, June 20, 2021

Translation and Introduction by Leonel Manzanares de la Rosa. Read Article.