Letter: Democracy, Revolution, and Settler Colonies
October 26, 2022
“I was very pleased to see Jake from Minnesota’s recent letter in response to the first article in the labor aristocracy series. It offers some good opportunities to …”
Letter: Questions About Democracy
October 24, 2022
“I’ve been a longtime reader of your publication, and a longtime aspiring socialist. I find the political program advocated by the Marxist Unity Group to be particularly compelling …”
Letter: On Halloween Now and Forever
October 23, 2022
“While I applaud the recent attempt to give a political analysis of the Halloween films, I take issue with how this analysis is not supported by any of …”
Letter: Relations of Production; On Socialist Planning and Capitalist Crisis
October 20, 2022
“R Ashlar’s most recent letter complains that I am unfair in saying that the simple identification of planning with socialism opens the door to social democracy and essentially …”
Letter: Finding Out What To Stand For
October 17, 2022
“A few months ago, I wrote an article summarising my experiences in the base building milieu and trying to understand why we had reached an apparent roadblock. I …”
Letter: Some Points on the Capitalist Economy
October 17, 2022
“I’m glad to see Nat Winn’s response to my letter, but disappointed by his confusion over my own views regarding socialism. I’m not sure what part of my …”
Letter: In Defense of Good History
October 14, 2022
“I'm happy to see J.A. Mann's recent defense of Philip Foner, whose work, though not without its flaws (especially regarding the Indigenous), remains hugely valuable for any American …”
Letter: Planning to Establish Socialist Relations of Production
October 12, 2022
“This Socialism is the declaration of the permanence of the revolution, the class dictatorship of the proletariat as the necessary transit point to the abolition of class distinctions …”
Letter: On Stalinism and the National Question
October 11, 2022
“To The Editors,British Communists profess a commitment to internationalism and proletarian democracy- why then do we see a trend toward nationalistic, paternalist, and étatiste policy from the Bolshevik …”
Letter: Some Points on Planning
September 21, 2022
“Nat Winn's recent letter discusses economic planning, which is a welcome return to one of socialism's greatest ‘problems.’ Unfortunately, his argument suffers from a number of issues, only …”
Letter: A Reconsideration of Surplus Value, Machines, and Profit
September 20, 2022
“Dear Cosmonaut Magazine, You recently published my letter in your magazine, in which I criticized Marx’s theory of profit and surplus value along the lines of Steve Keen, …”
Letter: Balances, Supercomputers, Mao, and Socialist Planning
September 17, 2022
““A plan is an ideological form. Ideology is a reflection of realities, but it also acts upon realities. Our past plans stipulated that no new industry would be …”
Letter: Clear Politics in an Ambiguous Scenario, The Conundrum of Ukraine for Socialists
September 5, 2022
“Donald Parkinson has written a strong response to a recent piece on the war in Ukraine. I concur with his emphasis on the need for clear political positions, …”
Letter: Collective Agency, Class Struggle, & Historical Development
September 3, 2022
“Cosmonaut recently published an article by a comrade Valentine Seebart, in which the comrade attempts to critique the framework of historical materialism as “a form of disenfranchised idealism.” …”
Letter: Bureaucratic Hearing Loss
August 30, 2022
“This letter was initially written to follow up on efforts by members within Triangle DSA, urging our National Political Committee (NPC) member Kevin R to vote in support …”