The African Blood Brotherhood, its Relations and Legacy
Combining the insights of previous scholarship with information gathered from Bureau of Investigation (BOI, predecessor of the FBI) surveillance documents, Ian Szabo presents a new …
From the Fields to the Stars!: Sputnik, Spaceflight and the Soviet Imagination
For our 100th episode, we go back to our roots. Djamil, Virginia and Rudy sit down to discuss the launch of Sputnik, using Asif A. …
The Question of Worldview and Class Struggle in Philosophy: On the Relevance of Lukács’s Worldview Marxism and The Destruction of Reason
Daniel Tutt looks to the philosophy of Georg Lukács and his critique of bourgeois irrationalism to explicate the role of intellectuals and worldviews in the …
To Talk of Organization – on Nunes’ Neither Vertical nor Horizontal
Alex James reviews Rodrigo Nunes’ latest book Neither Vertical nor Horizontal, finding a refreshing new vocabulary for talking about organization that raises difficult questions rather …
Letter: Bordiga and Democracy Redux
My recent critique of Bordiga’s stance on democracy prompted a reader to rightly ask— if the vacuous form of liberal electoral democratic politics amounts to …
Modes of Production and the Transition to Capitalism with Jairus Banaji
Donald and Rudy join Jairus Banaji, author of Theory as History and A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism to discuss his theoretical  contributions around the …
Democratic Rights and Socialism: The Confusions and Contradictions of Renzo Llorente
Gil Schaeffer responds to Renzo Llorente’s “The Contradictions and Confusions of ‘Democratic Socialism” and argues that socialists need to base their politics on a coherent …
Letter: Reply to Macnair on the History of the US New Left
Mike Macnair, in his Introduction to the new Cosmonaut book, Anti-Postone, draws parallels between the British and European New Left and the US New Left. …
Anti-Postone: Introduction
In this, the introduction to Cosmonaut Press’s Anti-Postone by Michael Sommer, Mike Macnair critiques the historical accuracy of Postone’s work and situates it in its …
The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village with Dongping Han
Matt and Rudy join Dongping Han, author of The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in a Chinese Village for a discussion on his experiences …
Letter: Footnote to Miale on Base, Party and Power
In just a few days, Marisa Miale’s most recent article in Cosmonaut has created some waves on the communist Left. Its examination of the culture …
The Aban Human, Part 1: A Marginalized Worker
Kaveh Dadkhah and Rob Ashlar introduce Dadkhah’s translation of Farangis Bakhtiari’s analysis of the 2019 Uprising of Aban. Preface Despite frequent discussion, Iran remains a blank …
Letter: Strengths and Weaknesses of DSA
To the editors of Cosmonaut, I recently read the essay “Dissolving the people and electing Another” and decided I could contribute my own thoughts on …
Dissolving the People and Electing Another: On Base-Building and Revolutionary Culture
Drawing from the experience of the Democratic Socialists of America and Marxist Center, Marisa Miale examines the everyday, interpersonal level of party-building and argues for …