Letter: Barbarism Is the Biggest Concern for the 2024 Elections
February 7, 2024
“For a long time, a phrase on the left has been socialism or barbarism. Sadly, as we look towards the presidential election, socialism doesn’t seem immediately plausible, but …”
Letter: On Lazare's Mischaracterization of the Gaza Crisis
February 6, 2024
“Lazare’s most recent letter, being a response to a response, et cetera, is somewhat disjointed, and any attempt to follow its own train of logic will only result …”
Letter: Some Schemes Are Good
January 30, 2024
“Comrade Bloom’s “The Struggle for a ‘Democratic Socialist Republic’ and the dictatorship of the proletariat” makes the argument that the Marxist Unity Group has a schematic view of …”
Letter: Another Response to Ross
January 14, 2024
“I was reasonably well disposed toward Peter Ross until I reached the part of his latest letter on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in which he accuses me of “national …”
Letter: Plant the Flag
January 9, 2024
“I hope to convince others about the necessity of a democratic constitution based on one person, one equal vote. I’m confident that the election year will provide plenty …”
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 …”