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Letters: The Theses That Eat Themselves
June 9, 2026
“Withers is more honest than most DSA strategy documents, but this creates a problem. He lists programmatic unity, non-reformist reforms, the rank-and-file strategy, red unions, Panther-model mutual aid, …”
Letter: Socialist Integrity and the Pigs
June 5, 2026
““Here lies the heart of the authoritarian dimension of neoliberal politics: the structure of the state may vary, the political personnel and its behaviour too, what is essential …”
Letter: Anti-AI Manifesto
June 3, 2026
“About a month ago, I finished writing a work titled “The Anti-AI Manifesto.”I have published it in two versions, a complete version that is some sixteen thousand words …”
Letter: Record Profits from Chaos - How Big Oil Cashes In on the Hormuz Shutdown
June 1, 2026
“In the spring of 2026, working families across the United States are confronting yet another sharp rise in energy costs. Big Oil is shifting the burdens of this …”
Letter: Energy in What Form, for Whom, and at Whose Expense?
May 28, 2026
“Nicolas D Villarreal has sent in a letter challenging my energy essay's argument in multiple ways. Some of his challenges seem to rest on a misreading. Briefly, I …”
Letter: On the Political Situation in France
May 26, 2026
“I was asked by my good friend and comrade Donald Parkinson to draft a letter on the situation in France. Since this is a letter I will go …”
Letter: Religion and Socialism
May 22, 2026
“In the last few years, I’ve been interested in learning more about religious tradition and historical materialism, two schools of thought which seem contradictory on a surface level. …”
Letter: Why Solar Electrification Means an Energy Transition
May 18, 2026
“In their recent article Energy, Ecology, and the 'Transition': Why Logistics is a Class Question Foppe de Haan suggests that talk of an energy “transition” is a sort …”
Letter: What is wrong with the U.S.-Israel relations?
May 9, 2026
“From all the countries in this world, there is one that maintains a relationship with the United States that is utterly unique. It is Israel. Pundits in the …”
Letter: The Meaning of China Debates
May 6, 2026
“Cosmonaut's recent article Toward a Marxist State Theory of the Socialist Market Economy is a welcome addition to the debates on China. While my perspective roughly coincides with …”
Letter: Conspiratorial Thought in the Left
April 28, 2026
“After reading the comments by Ray F and C Derick Varn, I wanted to share some thoughts on the topic of conspiracy theories.First, it is regrettable that what …”
Letter: Why the Limit is Not a Lack of Opportunity
April 26, 2026
“I'm grateful for Gary Levi's Letter regarding my recent essay on the 21st Century Capitalist, which raises an important issue I did not elaborate much on: the alternative …”
Letter: Investigate, but Verify
April 24, 2026
“Rarely do I feel the need to write polemical letters, but after reading Ray F’s "In Defense of Conspiracy Theories," I found myself confounded. On one hand, I …”
Letters: In Memory of Comrade Lenin
April 22, 2026
“April 22, 2026, marks the 156th anniversary of Lenin's birth. It is with an inevitably somewhat heavy heart that we look back at the initial majesty of the …”
Letter: In Defense of Conspiracy Theory
April 21, 2026
“I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but…People will utter that refrain preemptively to prepare the audience. They know what they’re saying is true, but the implications are something that …”