Soviet Cybernetics: An Introduction
Featured here is a translation of a work by S.L. Sobolev, A.I. Kitov, and A.A. Lyapunov that represents the first positive coverage of Cybernetics in …
Letter: In Defense of Good History
I’m happy to see J.A. Mann’s recent defense of Philip Foner, whose work, though not without its flaws (especially regarding the Indigenous), remains hugely valuable …
Letter: Planning to Establish Socialist Relations of Production
This Socialism is the declaration of the permanence of the revolution, the class dictatorship of the proletariat as the necessary transit point to the abolition …
Anti-Hyndman: The Struggle Against Militarism in the pre-1914 British Socialist Movement
Through a historical analysis of the struggle against the militarism of Henry Hyndman in the pre-WWI British socialist movement, Lawrence Parker demonstrates the ways in …
Letter: On Stalinism and the National Question
To The Editors, British Communists profess a commitment to internationalism and proletarian democracy- why then do we see a trend toward nationalistic, paternalist, and étatiste policy …
Women, Life, Freedom: The Iranian Protests with Slingers Collective
Annie and Matthew sit down with Foroogh, Niloo, and Ida from the Slingers Collective, an Iranian leftist media project, to discuss the ongoing protest wave …
The Killing of Amir Locke: A Contextualization of Violence
Sudip Bhattacharya reacts to the police murder of Minneapolis-resident Amir Locke last Spring with a rumination on the question of violence as it relates to …
The Foner Case: Thoughts in Response to the New Edition of ‘The Case of Joe Hill’
Jackson Albert Mann responds to International Publishers’ new 2022 edition of Philip S. Foner’s classic work, ‘The Case of Joe Hill.’ Introduction Many on the …
From Petrograd to Shanghai: The Party and Mass Democracy in Lenin and Mao
James, Matthew and Rudy join for a followup on From Paris to Petrograd: State and Revolution in Practiceto discuss how the ideas of the party, …
Challenging the White Blindspot
Noel Ignatiev dedicated his life to challenging white supremacy, taking aim at the very idea of the white race as a positive community or identity. …
Hillary’s Emails Redux: The Coming 2024 October Surprise
William Silversmith speculates on the reasoning behind the recent FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago property in Palm Beach, FL, arguing that it may be …
Perspectives of the Marxist Unity Group: 2022
Presented below is the 2022 Perspectives Document of the Marxist Unity Group that was ratified at the organization’s founding congress. We print this here not …
Letter: Some Points on Planning
Nat Winn’s recent letter discusses economic planning, which is a welcome return to one of socialism’s greatest ‘problems.’ Unfortunately, his argument suffers from a number …
Letter: A Reconsideration of Surplus Value, Machines, and Profit
Dear Cosmonaut Magazine, You recently published my letter in your magazine, in which I criticized Marx’s theory of profit and surplus value along the lines …