The Need for Agitational Organizations
Chris Koch, February 17, 2020
Chris Koch argues that the current ailments of the modern left are a product of its class composition. To escape this predicament we must master the art of agitation. Read Article.
Invasion: A Story of Anti-Colonial Resistance
Medway Baker, February 12, 2020
Medway Baker reviews and contextualizes a short documentary on struggles of the Wet’suwet’en against the modern Canadian state. Read Article.
The African Blood Brotherhood and the Origins of Black Communism in the United States
Ian Szabo, February 9, 2020
Ian Szabo writes on the history of the African Blood Brotherhood as part of a broader tradition of black liberation that merged with International Communism after the Bolshevik Revolution. Read Article.
"Taylor's System and Organization" by Nadezhda Krupskaya
Renato Flores, February 5, 2020
Translation by Mark Alexandrovich, introduction by Renato Flores. Read Article.
Economic Circulations: Blood-Based Systems of Value in Alexander Bogdanov’s Red Star
Virginia L. Conn, February 1, 2020
Virginia L. Conn discusses the nature of blood exchange as a basis for collectivism in Alexander Bogdanov sci-fi masterpiece Red Star. Read Article.
Taking Stock: Electoralism vs The Capitalist Arsenal
Hank Beecher, January 26, 2020
In Part Two of his analysis of strategy for the modern-day left Hank Beecher takes a look at three recent case studies and tries to draw conclusions on how the left can move forward. Read Article.
Beyond Denial and Abstinence: How Climate Change Can Bring Us A Better World
Colin Drumm, January 19, 2020
Colin Drumm's "Beyond Denial and Abstinence" argues that we should define economic growth in terms of meeting human needs, as opposed to the prevailing definition centered on ruling-class interests. This argument is important when responses to climate change tend to center around issues of economic growth as either positive—as something that needs to be decoupled from carbon emissions—or inherently negative—as something that needs to be reversed. While we, the Cosmonaut Editorial Board, would argue for a more drastic economic change than the policies proposed at the end of this article, we believe that its general arguments are an important jumping-off point for a debate about how we understand economic growth in the context of climate change. Read Article.
Fragment on War, National Questions and Revolution by Rosa Luxemburg
Rida Vaquas, January 15, 2020
Translation and introduction by Rida Vaquas. Original article can be found here. Read Article.
The Origin of the Split and the Reconstruction of Unity by Karl Kilbom
Tom Anderson, January 12, 2020
Introduction and translation by Tom Anderson. Original article can be found here. Read Article.
On Hasidic Jews, Anti-Semitism and Non-Profits
Lane Silberstein, January 7, 2020
In light of recent antisemitic attacks, Lane Silberstein gives perspective on political divisions and class contradictions within the Jewish community, particularly Hasidic Jews. Read Article.