Criticism and Self-Criticism: Red Guards or Iron Guards?
Konstantin Sverdlov, October 17, 2019
As socialists, we need to have each other's backs. We all have our differences and they are often of a serious nature. Yet in the end, we should aim to be on the same side of the barricades. The task of building a better world leaves no time for the narcissism of small differences endlessly dividing our own camp. But who exactly is in our own camp? What happens when a group crosses the line and ends up on the other side of the barricades? An example of a group that has done this is the combination of front groups and collectives associated with the organization Red Guards Austin, or Committee for the Reconstitution of the Communist Party USA. Konstantin Sverdlov argues that groups like the Red Guards have fully crossed the line to the point where they deserve to be treated as if they are class enemies just like fascists. By violently attacking other leftist organizations the Red Guards have joined the camp of the class enemy. We must point our guns at the enemy, not at those who fight at our side, even if they use methods we find ineffective or ideologies we find misguided. Yesterday was the anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry. John Brown knew to take aim at the slaveocracy, not the moderate Republicans with reformist views. In this sense, we must be like John Brown. Read Article.
Reparations and Self-Determination: Loosening the Black-Belt
Renato Flores, October 13, 2019
Renato Flores argues for self-determination and reparations for Black Americans as a key part of the revolutionary struggle in the USA. Reading: Robert Fish. Read Article.
For the Unity of Marxists with the Dispossessed: The Bolsheviks and the State, 1912-1917
Medway Baker, October 9, 2019
A reply by Medway Baker to Sophia Burns' article "For the Unity of Marxists, or the Unity of the Dispossessed?" Read Article.
Incels, Housewives, and the Workers' Republic
Rosa Janis, October 4, 2019
Rosa Janis responds to Amber A'Lee Frost's recent article "Andrew Yang and the Failson Mystique," arguing for a socialist vision that looks beyond UBI liberalism or social-democratic communitarianism in favor of a Workers' Republic that can address sexual alienation. Read Article.
Speech On Environmental Protections by Karl Liebknecht
Rida Vaquas, October 1, 2019
Translation and Introduction by Rida Vaquas. Read Article.
Historiography Wars: The French Revolution
Donald Parkinson, September 25, 2019
Historiographical debates around the French Revolution are ultimately political debates, not just debates about the facts. Donald Parkinson argues for revitalizing the tradition of the social historians against the new revisionist orthodoxy. Reading: Myk Labas. Read Article.
For the Unity of Marxists, or the Unity of the Dispossessed?
Sophia Burns, September 21, 2019
Sophia Burns responds to DSA Convention: Fog and Storm and For the Unity of Marxists: Response to Fog and Storm. You can support her work here. Read Article.
The Military Question in the Framework of the Construction of the Communal State
Debs Bruno, September 18, 2019
Translation by Rudy Flores and Debs Bruno of a document from the Venezuelan Left on the question of the Communal State and Military organization. Read Article.
DSA National Convention: Fog & Storm
Miah Simone, September 14, 2019
Gabriel Pierre & Miah Simone report on the 2019 DSA convention. Response from members of the editorial board of Cosmonaut here. Read Article.
For the Unity of Marxists: A Response to Fog & Storm
Rosa Janis, September 14, 2019
Rosa Janis and Parker McQueeney respond to "DSA Convention: Fog & Storm," arguing that the approach the authors argue for de-emphasizes issues of political struggle. Read Article.