Latest letters
Letter: On "A New Typology of Trade Unions"
April 9, 2026
“Dear Cosmonaut,I read Frank Zon's great "A New Strategy, Pt. 1--A New Typology of Trade Unions" with great enthusiasm while I should have been working today (as a …”
Letter: AOC's commitments to DSA
April 7, 2026
“An awful lot has been written on whether NYC-DSA should endorse AOC. I am unfortunately adding to the pile with my own perspective as a rank-and-file member of …”
Letter: Potentials of Management Cybernetics
April 4, 2026
“I’d like to preface this letter with appreciation for Comrade Firmiani’s thoughtful engagement with Dónal Ó Coisdealbha’s essay for Cosmonaut Magazine on the Toyota Production System and cybernetic …”
Letter: And Behold, A White Horse!
April 4, 2026
“Something often neglected in the theorisation of our movement is that it is necessarily a movement to bring about a total apocalypse. Communism, in the true sense of …”
Letter: Restorative Justice for AOC
April 2, 2026
“As Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seeks the reendorsement of NYC DSA, many comrades have raised concerns regarding her failure to uphold basic socialist principles. Most prominently, this has related …”
Letter: The Competing Solidarities Problem and the Limits of Imperial Realism
March 28, 2026
“Dear editors,The debate over the Zionist Para-State thesis has produced some sharp contributions — Ashlar's original argument, and the replies from Jean Allen, Gary Levi, and Benjamin G. …”
Letter: On the Cuban Question - Holding the Line and Reconstructing Organization
March 24, 2026
“Currently, many internal optimists within the Left maintain a positive outlook on the situation in Iran. However, regarding the actions the United States may soon take against Cuba, …”
Letter: Errors of "Zionist Para-State" framing
March 23, 2026
“Dear editors:I read with dismay your republication of Rob Ashlar's "On the Zionist Para-State." If Ashlar believes that his analytical framing of the Zionist Para-State is useful, it …”
Letter: Fool's Socialism
March 23, 2026
“My aunt and uncle were big Maddow fans from her start, and in 2017 I remember them becoming deeply concerned about Russiagate. For months we talked, them going …”
Letter: U.S. Foreign Policy and the The World Settler Complex
March 21, 2026
“Rob Ashlar’s articles on the “Zionist Para-State” have inspired some discussion and debate in various left circles. Here I would like to endorse some elements of the arguments …”
Letter: Zionist Para-State and Organized Crime
March 19, 2026
“On the occasion of Robert Ashlar’s courageous “On the Zionist Para-State” article being republished by this magazine, I hope the discussion about it does not follow the same …”
Letter: We Need Organization, Not Idols
March 17, 2026
“We are standing in the midst of an utterly absurd theater. The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein need no further elaboration. The Right is seizing the high ground, but …”
Letter: Flogging a Dead Strawman
March 8, 2026
“Nicolas Villarreal continues to accuse me of publishing only “pure empirical analysis”; and that I “ these facts into theories so as to construct narratives familiar with”, which …”
Letter: Questions for Marxist Unity Group
March 5, 2026
“I am writing from the perspective of a DSA member who is an outsider to Marxist Unity Group (MUG) —although I know a few members—and curious about its …”
Letter: On "Modern Industry and the Prospects for Socialism"
March 2, 2026
“Dear Editors,I read ‘Modern Industry and Prospects for Socialism’ by Dónal Ó Coisdealbha with great interest. The TPS (Toyota Production System) is indeed one of the greatest organizational …”