Letter: Response to Donald Parkinson
October 22, 2021
“Hello Donald Parkinson! It was with great interest that I read your 2018 article at Cosmonaut “From Workers’ Party to Workers’ Republic”, https://cosmonaut.blog/2018/10/17/from-workers-party-to-workers-republic/ . I expected you to …”
Letter: Need for a Workers' Encyclopedia
October 20, 2021
“Hello “Cosmonaut”! This is in reply to “Knowledge: power and emancipation”, written in 2020 by Renato Flores. First, I’d like to pick on some phrases from the article. …”
Letter: Comment on “Why Machines Don’t Create Value”
October 19, 2021
“Ian Wright’s analysis of Marx’s value theory begins with Marx’s simple model of production in which there is no mismatch between value and price because the proportion of …”
Letter: Hiding Labor Input, Not Removing It
October 18, 2021
“In response to Ian Wright’s article, I think this is a very interesting article, but I think the section on the Turing test misses two key points which …”
Letter: Response to Comrade Wylie
October 13, 2021
“Hi again, Comrade Wylie's suggestions for updating the terminology are worth considering. That said, my original letter referred specifically to "the workers movement" and not "the left." I …”
Letter: Comments on Jason Moore's interview
October 13, 2021
“I would like to open this letter by enthusiastically stating how excellent and illuminating the recent interview, The World Ecology, with Jason Moore was. The strident affirmation of …”
Letter: Notes on the Theory of Imperialism
October 12, 2021
“It is a welcome sight to see a discussion about the theory of imperialism that is able to follow rigorous and academic research instead of quote-mongering or citing …”
Letter: Comments on John Smith's interview
October 6, 2021
“The interview conducted with John Smith touched on several important points with regards to understanding modern imperialism and its political implications. However, there were several important scientifically erroneous …”
Letter: Reply to Jacob on how to divide tendencies in the left
October 6, 2021
“Comrade Jacob’s recent letter proposes and interesting schema of how the left is divided: “The five tendencies are, from right to left: 1) Right syndicalism – Friedrich Ebert, …”
Letter: Should Austrian Social-Democracy be the model for left unity?
October 5, 2021
“Greetings, Regarding the recent exchange on litmus tests: https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/09/the-problem-with-the-prodigal-son-a-response-to-nicholas-powers-in-democratic-left/ https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/09/letter-no-litmus-test-but-class-struggle/ https://cosmonautmag.com/2021/09/letter-struggle-isnt-enough-on-its-own/ I have to agree with comrade Abner Dalrymple's position on the matter. I agree with that position …”
Letter: DSA Must Discipline Representative Bowman for Supporting Israeli Oppression
October 1, 2021
“On Thursday, September 23rd, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve $1 billion dollars of funding for the Israeli Iron Dome. This advanced air defense system allows …”
Letter: Struggle Isn't Enough On Its Own
September 27, 2021
“No Litmus Test but Class Struggle (Paul Duke's reply to Greer's article, itself in reply to Democratic Left) brings us back to a fundamental problem for any progressive …”
Letter: No Litmus Test but Class Struggle
September 26, 2021
“Wylie Greer touches upon a question that the left in the US is struggling with: what to do with the white working class? He is responding to an …”
Letter: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the PMC
September 10, 2021
“Comrades, First, let me apologize for the title, as it is misleading, but hey, nothing like a provocative headline that gets the people going, right? The recent letter …”
Letter: It's the PMC, Silly
September 5, 2021
“I found Renato Flore's article "The Procedural is Political" to make some important points. But I found it even more frustrating, if only because it edges upon what …”