Martin Luther King Jr. and the Democratic Constitution Ideology
Luke Pickrell, February 21, 2024
Only by studying the past through the lens of democratic republican ideology can we complete King’s unfinished business, argues Luke Pickrell, in an analysis of Martin Luther King Jr.'s political legacy. Read Article.
New Life for the Old Lenin
Paul LeBlanc, February 14, 2024
Cosmonaut Magazine prints Cliff Connolly's remarks from two panels in 2023 on Lenin's political legacy. Read Article.
On Capitalism and Class Rule: Moving Beyond the “PMC Debate"
Foppe de Haan, February 9, 2024
Using recent debates over the role of the professional managerial class as a foil, Foppe de Haan argues that in order for the communist movement to transcend the failures of the past, it must go beyond the struggle against capitalism and call for an end to any and all forms of class rule. Read Article.
Marx, Faraday, and the Spectral Objectivity of Value
Ian Wright, February 7, 2024
What can Victorian table-turning tell us about Marx's theory of value? Ian Wright investigates. Read Article.
End of the Line
Javier Clark, January 31, 2024
Javier Clark illustrates the contemporary social production of "non-subjects" and the conditions under which they evade traditional revolutionary formulae. Read Article.
Monotheism and Struggle: The Story of Iraqi Insurgency (2003-04)
Rob Ashlar, January 29, 2024
In the first of a multi-part series, Rob Ashlar surveys the history of Iraqi Insurgency from 1990 to 2004. Read Article.
Sean O'Brien's Pro-Business Unionism
Edgar Esquivel, January 17, 2024
Edgar Esquivel tells the story of how Sean O’Brien failed to end the Teamsters' love affair with UPS. Read Article.
Blue Star Over Chicago
Aliyah VanPelt, Luke Pickrell, January 12, 2024
MUG Members Aliyah VanPelt & Luke Pickrell reflect on the 2023 DSA Convention. Read Article.
Marxist Unity Group Debate On The "Democratic Republic"
Luke Pickrell, Gil Schaeffer, Edward Varda, January 10, 2024
The following three short articles by Luke Pickrell, Edward Varda, and Gil Schaeffer represent a recent debate on the democratic republic, political agitation, the minimum-maximum program, and communism in the strategy of the Marxist Unity Group (MUG). They were originally published in the MUG Bulletin in the lead up to the caucus' 2023 Congress. Read Article.
A Tale of Two Resolutions: Why is TDU So Hostile to Anti-War Activism?
Joe Allen, December 27, 2023
Joe Allen covers the recent Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) convention, from which Teamsters Mobilize member Audrey Johnson was banned as a result of their recent Cosmonaut article, and highlights TDU's history of evasion on the question antiwar politics. This article was originally published on Medium. Read Article.