Letter: An Open Letter to Cornel West
Dear Dr. Cornel West, I am a 26 year old Special Education Teacher in Brooklyn, New York. I live paycheck to paycheck, live in a …
How Hamilton’s Financial and Manufacturing Plans Financed the U.S. Empire
Robert Ovetz argues that the financial and economic policies of Alexander Hamilton are key to understanding the development of U.S. Imperialism. Introduction The hit Broadway …
Which Way, CPUSA?
Has the CPUSA truly rid itself of its past loyalty to the US Constitution? Luke Pickrell and Myra Janis cast doubt. Socialism with American Characteristics …
Letter: Communism as transformative revolution
Response to Simoun Magsalin‘s letter. Any critique of communist concepts should be warmly embraced. A communist ought to view criticism as a chance to refine …
The Algerian Revolution I (1954-65): Decolonization, Self-Management and Internationalism
Rob, Eric and Rudy delve into the Algerian revolution, tracing its roots back to French colonization, through the liberation war, and the Ben Bella period. …
Extraordinary Surplus Value and Capital Accumulation by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores presents an English translation of Brazilian economist and sociologist Ruy Mauro Marini’s Plusvalía extraordinaria y acumulación de capital, originally published in Cuadernos Politicos …
The Firm Ground of History and the Plateau of Politics
Luke Pickrell offers his latest polemic in the ongoing debate with Henry DeGroot around Marxist Unity Group’s call for a Democratic Republic. Leonid Aleksandrovich Golub, …
On the Indetermination of Wages and its Consequences
Salmin Biao makes an intervention into the ongoing debate over unequal exchange. Introduction Following the article by Rob Ashlar in defense of Emmanuel’s concept of …
Migration as Economic Imperialism with Immanuel Ness
Rudy joins Immanuel Ness to discuss his recent work Migration as Economic Imperialism: How International Labour Mobility Undermines Economic Development in Poor Countries. We begin …
Read Le Blanc. Be careful.
Cliff Connolly reviews Paul LeBlanc’s latest work ‘Lenin: Responding to Catastrophe, Forging Revolution’, available from Pluto Press on September 20th. Cliff will be speaking on …
A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time with Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek
Rudy joins authors Helen Hester and Nick Srnicek to explore their latest book, After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free …
Letter: On the Future of BDS in DSA
We have failed Palestinians. But not in the way that you are probably imagining: the hostility that BDS experienced at DSA’s recent convention is tragic, …
Marxist Clarity in Times of Confusion and Despair
Donald Parkinson, the editor-in-chief of Cosmonaut, gives a short historical overview of Cosmonaut and Marxist Unity Group and introduces crucial member-written articles to help clarify …
Shades of Collective Power
Sam DiBella covers the recent controversy over the election of convention delegates in Metro DC DSA and assesses the role played by the remains of …