Letter: Science and the Socialist Motive
June 30, 2026
“I will say, first of all, that comrade Donald Parkinson’s survey of l’affaire Rockhill is excellent, and a spur to no little professional jealousy on my part. He …”
Letter: Three Takeaways from our Fight for Marxist Politics in Socialist Alternative
June 28, 2026
“On June 25, I was expelled from Socialist Alternative (SAlt) in the US, along with about twenty other comrades. These expulsions are part of an ongoing effort to …”
Letter: Conspiracy Theories, Limited Hangouts, and Theory of Knowledge
June 27, 2026
“The central thesis of Ray F.’s letter “In Defense of Conspiracy Theory” offers both a compelling argument for why communists should seriously investigate and engage with popular conspiracy …”
Letter: On Revolutionary Romanticism and the Chinese Revolution
June 23, 2026
“I recently happened to read a piece from March, Arjunveer Singh’s Beyond Revolutionary Romanticism: The Case for Strategic Socialist Transition, which I found rather disappointing. Singh lays out …”
Letter: Winner Takes All
June 19, 2026
“I was pleased to see a very well-written letter recently published by Cosmonaut critiquing my previous remarks on degrowth. I do believe it displayed a perfect understanding of …”
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. …”