Why Run Independents? A Response to Collective Power Network
Ben Grove responds to Brad C. of Collective Power Network, arguing that the time for independent politics is now. Why run independents? They usually lose. They …
Letter: Marxism, Science and Exegesis
What is the proper relationship between science and textual exegesis in Marxism? What does it mean to uphold one at the expense of the other? …
Building a Mass Tenants Movement with Stomp Out Slumlords
Annie and Rudy join Greg Afinogenov from Stomp Out Slumlords for a discussion on tenants unions, and how SoS has thought about the work of Cloward and …
Fianna Fáil: The Imperalist Party with an Anti-Imperialist Past
How did Fianna Fáil go from a party that opposed conciliatory treaties with British Imperialism to one that has sided with US imperialism? Sean Connolly …
Letter: Comments on Yaffe’s statements about Cuban Democracy
In a recent podcast, Helen Yaffe’s claims about the virtues of Cuban democracy paint a one-sided picture of the amount of choice available to Cubans. …
Cuba: Past, Present, and Future with Helen Yaffe
Christian and Connor sit down with Helen Yaffe to discuss her book We Are Cuba. We talked about the history and political economy of revolutionary Cuba …
Stalinist Cinema in Context: Ten Things You Might Miss Watching ‘The Fall of Berlin’
Sophia Homa provides some historical context for a classic Soviet film to celebrate the Nazi surrender in World War II. Today is the 9th of …
The Revolutionary Minimum-Maximum Program
Donald Parkinson explains and defends the format of the minimum-maximum program using the model established in Marx and Guesde’s Programme of the Parti Ouvrier. Reading: …
Letter: Let us welcome a modern Marxist critique of anarchism!
I thank kasamang Renato Flores for their thoughtful letter to the editors of Cosmonaut, “Anarchism and the Necessity of a Modern Critique.” As some angry …
A life in Marxist Economics and Education with Sam Bowles
Amelia Davenport joins Samuel Bowles for a short discussion on his life-long research on global poverty and education. They discuss Bowles’s history and how this led to …
Letter: Anarchism and the Necessity of a Modern Critique
First of all, I thank Comrade Magsalin for writing his piece on exegetical and scientific traditions in Marxism. While I do not necessarily agree with …
Letters: Two more Comments on the AU Question
I listened with excitement to the AU interview. I want to thank comrade Flores for taking the time to put it together and thank the …
The Question of a Stagnant Marxism: Is Marxism Exegetical or Scientific?
Why is it that there exists a tendency in Marxism—itself a theory of change—that remains unchanging? Simoun Magsalin investigates. Perhaps some analogies are in order …
Letter: In Defense of Amazonians United
In response to a recent Cosmopod episode featuring Amazonians United organizers from NYC and Chicago, a listener David Thayer wrote in to criticize AU, and …