Letter: Balances, Supercomputers, Mao, and Socialist Planning
A response to Glushkov and His Ideas: Cybernetics of the Future by Vasiliy Pikhorovich. “A plan is an ideological form. Ideology is a reflection of …
The Death of Gorbachev is the Death of Leninism
Y.O. reacts to the recent death of Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of the USSR, with a reflection on the legacy of Marxism-Leninism in what they …
The Role of Marxist Philosophy
Drawing from the work of Marxist philosophers such as Althusser and Lukács, Yanis Iqbal outlines the basic premises of dialectical materialism. The French Marxist Louis …
The Implicit Illiberalism of Crimes of the Future
Sam Miller reviews director David Cronenberg’s new film Crimes of the Future, arguing that it successfully critiques ‘end of history’ liberalism. Introduction Saul Tenser: A …
The Comics vs. the Communists: The Left During the Comic Book Scare
Hank Kennedy presents and assesses the many reactions to comic books by different strata of the socialist Left during the Comic Book Scare of the …
Letter: Clear Politics in an Ambiguous Scenario, The Conundrum of Ukraine for Socialists
Donald Parkinson has written a strong response to a recent piece on the war in Ukraine. I concur with his emphasis on the need for …
Science Fiction, Emancipation and Yugoslavia with Darko Suvin
Rudy joins Darko Suvin, author of many books and pieces on science-fiction and also, an Splendour, Missery and Possibilities: An X-Ray of Socialist Yugoslavia for …
Letter: Collective Agency, Class Struggle, & Historical Development
Cosmonaut recently published an article by a comrade Valentine Seebart, in which the comrade attempts to critique the framework of historical materialism as “a form …
From Marx, and Back to Hegel
Valentine Seebart critiques historical materialism, arguing that Marxists must replace this paradigm with a revised ‘ideo-materialist’ historical perspective. Part One: Techno-Feudalism and the Historical Process …
Letter: Bureaucratic Hearing Loss
This letter was initially written to follow up on efforts by members within Triangle DSA, urging our National Political Committee (NPC) member Kevin R to …
Letter: Surplus Value, Machines, and Profit
Dear Cosmonaut, I’m a Hungarian historian and philosopher with a lively interest in Socialist and Marxist ideas; but I’m not a convinced Marxist. For me, …
Why Socialists Must Reject The YIMBY-NIMBY Binary
Harry Zehner analyzes the discourse and politics of the YIMBY-NIMBY divide and argues that socialists should reject this binary entirely. Read By: Aliyah Introduction In …
Letter: The Bleak Midwinter
I very much enjoyed the letter submitted by Comrade Hall the other day. It has clarified the opportunity that is presented to Revolutionary Marxists in …
Revolutions are Made, They Don’t Just Happen: A Look into the Problems of the Johnson-Forest Tendency
Nat Winn critiques the theories, philosophy, and politics of the Johnson-Forest Tendency. We are at a moment when mainstream U.S. politics stand exposed, deadlocked, and …