The Contradictions of Liberal Socialism: A Critique of Matt McManus
Yanis Iqbal, November 12, 2025
The humanist premise of Matt McManus' "liberal socialism" precludes effective socialist strategy, argues Yanis Iqbal. Read Article.
Between Agnosticism and Commitment: The Philosophical Stakes of the Johnston-Chiesa Debate
Yanis Iqbal, July 4, 2025
Yanis Iqbal discusses the tension between agnosticism and atheism, arguing that a critical form of the latter is a necessary ethical component of the socialist political project. Read Article.
Slavoj Žižek and the Politics of Abstract Negativity
Yanis Iqbal, May 8, 2024
Yanis Iqbal breaks down Slavoj Žižek's philosophical narrative of abstract negativity, revealing it to be politically disabling and epistemologically reductive. Read Article.
The Role of Marxist Philosophy
Yanis Iqbal, September 13, 2022
Drawing from the work of Marxist philosophers such as Althusser and Lukács, Yanis Iqbal outlines the basic premises of dialectical materialism. Read Article.
Rethinking Marxist Politics
Yanis Iqbal, June 29, 2022
Drawing from Gramscian and Althusserian approaches to pedagogy, Yanis Iqbal argues that a successful future for socialist politics must be based on a merger of Marxist theory and the recuperated progressive aspects of proletarian common sense. Read Article.