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.
On the Class Point of View and the Rule of Law
Gil Schaeffer, May 17, 2023
Gil Schaeffer responds to Anton Johannsen, arguing that socialists cannot be indifferent to the principle of equality under law. Read Article.
Atom Bombs, National Security, and Empire: Year Seventy-Eight of the Cold War
Gil Schaeffer, April 1, 2023
Gil Schaeffer looks to the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements as examples of how the modern left can best articulate its opposition to the current agenda of US imperialism. Read Article.
On the Democratic Republic, Working-Class Rule, Dictatorship, and Reconstruction
Gil Schaeffer, July 23, 2022
Gil Schaeffer responds to letters from Renzo Llorente, Abner Dalrymple, and R. A. on the question of liberal-democratic rights. Read Article.
Democratic Rights and Socialism: The Confusions and Contradictions of Renzo Llorente
Gil Schaeffer, February 5, 2022
Gil Schaeffer responds to Renzo Llorente's "The Contradictions and Confusions of ‘Democratic Socialism" and argues that socialists need to base their politics on a coherent ethical theory of democratic rights. Read Article.