Letter: On Academic Marxism, “The Masses,” and Bourgeois Nationalism
January 6, 2024
“Dan Lazare sums up his analysis in the following words: “The international proletariat must defend Palestinians against the ravages of Israel, but at the same time defend Israeli …”
Letter: The Ghosts of Oradour-sur-Glane
December 31, 2023
“Imagine if someone wrote a piece denouncing right-wing factions of the Maquis partisans after hearing about the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre or a screed denouncing the Yazidi militia YBŞ after …”
Letter: Response to Steve Bloom
December 29, 2023
“Comrade Bloom has written an interesting article, and I will do my best to address some of the points of contention he has offered. First, I would like …”
Letter: Response to V, Ashlar, Carp, & Ross
December 28, 2023
“Regarding Nicolás V, Rob Ashlar, and Christopher Carp, I think their responses to my letter of Dec. 15 are a good example of how the Gaza war is …”
Letter: If you aren’t with the resistance, you’re a bastard
December 27, 2023
“Daniel Lazare posed the question “what has Hamas achieved?” in his recent Cosmonaut letter. For starters, al-Aqsa flood reanimated the Palestinian cause with new urgency and brought it …”
Letter: Keep Our Eyes on the Prize
December 27, 2023
“The American Civil War concluded in April 1865, four years and 600,000 deaths after the Battle of Fort Sumter. Eight months later, the Republican Party, acting like the …”
Letter: Bloodbath of 2023
December 26, 2023
“2023 is culminating in a bloodbath. Most prominently in Palestine, where the IOF is carrying out ethnic cleansing on a scale surpassing the Nakba. Meanwhile, in Sudan, Ethiopia, …”
Letter: Response to Peter Ross' Critique of Rob Ashlar
December 24, 2023
“Your response to Rob Ashlar encapsulates everything I find detestable about the American left's perspective on modern geopolitics. First and foremost, labeling Lazare a 'white supremacist and “no …”
Letter: Who Are 'The Masses'?
December 20, 2023
“The terms of this debate should be made clear: in the wake of Al-Asqa Flood, should the U.S. Marxist Left (a) articulate critical support for, (b) condemn, or …”
Letter: Lazarean vs. Proletarian Internationalism
December 19, 2023
“Daniel Lazare seems to be more interested in defending the ideal of internationalism than in defending the Palestinians in a life or death struggle. He warns that Cosmonaut’s …”
Letter: On Cosmonaut's Supposed "Un-Marxism"
December 18, 2023
“Comrades V. and Ashlar have successfully refuted much of comrade Lazare’s response to Cosmonaut’s editorial of October 15th. The following takes issue with something Lazare asserts which has …”
Letter: On DSA's "Long Night"
December 18, 2023
“In “The Long Night for DSA” Steven De Castro paints a new, cautiously optimistic picture of “DSA in crisis.” While I’m not sure that the refrain “from the …”
Letter: Reply to Reich Propaganda Minister Lazare
December 17, 2023
“Daniel Lazare is white supremacist scum, no different than Mark Regev or Josef Goebbels. His words should warrant no response other than contempt and disdain. What he believes …”
Letter: Lazare and his infantile disorder
December 16, 2023
“Lazare, the man who gave us such hits as “racist vigilante subway lynching is fine, actually,” asks in his December 15th letter to Cosmonaut, what did the events …”
Letter: On Cosmonaut's Palestine Editorial Statement
December 15, 2023
“As an occasional Cosmonaut contributor (examples here and here), I feel obliged to respond to Cosmonaut's recent statement on Hamas’s horrendous Oct. 7 assault. The editorial is a …”