Towards a New Communism
Referencing Marx, Hegel, and Zizek, William P. Aguilar elaborates a negatory theory of communism as the de-commodification of everything. Xu Yong, Negative 31 (1989) ABSTRACT …
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In Defense of Bolshevism: Hal Draper and the Spectre of the Socialist Petty Bourgeoisie
Henry De Groot argues that the ideas of Hal Draper, influential throughout the US left, are an obstacle to socialist labor strategy. DSA members have …
How (Not) to Economically Plan in the Age of Climate Crisis
In his critical review of ‘Economic Planning in the Age of Climate Crisis,’ Renato Flores is left with more questions than satisfying answers from Cockshott …
The Part-Time Fight for $25 at UPS and the Betrayal of TDU
With UPS and the Teamsters at the negotiating table, Edgar Esquivel takes issue with those in the US Left who have tailed the leadership of …
In Defense of Unequal Exchange: Critique of Paul Cockshott’s First Worldist Ignorance
Rob Ashlar offers a rebuttal to Paul Cockshott’s attack on the theory of unequal exchange. Wherever wages are high, universally throughout the whole world, it …
An Activists’ Guide to the Foreign Agents Registration Act
Steven De Castro raises the alarm about the weaponization of the Foreign Agents Registration Act against the left and provides advice on how to best …
Anti-Democratic All the Way Down: The Constitution, The Court, The University
Elia Newsom makes the case for socialist intervention in higher education. As the Supreme Court’s term comes to a close, the results of landmark cases …
Dueling Slogans
Henry De Groot argues against the “ultra-political” tendency that forefronts agitation for the democratic republic. On Absurdity I am grateful to Luke Pickrell’s engagement (“The …
Red Pride
Glen Hardie reflects on the way in which the work of communist activist and Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) co-founder Mark Ashton is …
Where Lies the New Moment?: Wang Hui and the Retreat From Class
Matthew Strupp traces and critiques the intellectual trajectory of Chinese ‘New Left’ philosopher Wang Hui. Introduction Wang Hui is one of the most widely discussed …
The Slogan of Our Time
Talking about socialism in the abstract is not enough, argues Luke Pickrell. We need a roadmap, and the slogan of the Democratic Republic shows the …
Cop City or People’s City? Atlanta at the Crossroads
S.A. Reed reports on the June 5th protest against Cop City in Atlanta and offers a potential path forward for the movement against the U.S. …
Science and Democratic Management
Amelia Davenport provides a brief overview of left-wing approaches to scientific management and argues that this field of inquiry should be embraced by socialist labor …
Che and Mao: Revolution Within the Revolution?
In deconstructing the lives and legacies of Che Guevara and Mao Zedong, Doug Enaa Greene traces a shared thread of revolutionary opposition to Stalinist dogmatism. …