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Letter: The Blockade Is Real. The Question of Power Remains.
June 17, 2026
“Albert Gil has written the rare defense of Cuba that argues rather than asserts, and his letter deserves a reply in kind. He is right about the thing …”
Letter: Stakes of the Twenty-First Century
June 15, 2026
“Nicholas Villareal’s comments on the economics of degrowth are a valuable contribution to the discourse on eco-socialism. None of his major points—that labor cost is separate from material …”
Letter: "I'm a Member"
June 13, 2026
“I’m a memberso persuade me Change my mind! Change my mind!Not in the way of Stephen Crowded But through roberts rules of order style debate, yo. Don’t ask …”
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 …”