US Constitution: Hiding in Plain Sight
Daniel Lazare writes on the US Constitution, its inherent contradictions, and why socialists should oppose it. In order to theorize the United States, socialists must …
Henry Hale’s Theory of Patronal Politics: A Marxist Perspective
Daniel Weber argues for the critical appropriation of Henry Hale’s theory of patronal politics into a broader Marxist framework. Suppose you’re waiting at the DMV. …
Weaponized Words: The Language of Anti-Communism
Joshua Morris discusses the development and deployment of anti-communist rhetoric in the United States from the beginnings of the 20th Century to the early Cold …
Hold Your Fire!: A Warning to the Left
Daniel Newman urges patience and caution in the face of current political turmoil. Reading: Cliff Connolly. The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The deadliest …
Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism: Capital, Nature and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy with Red Library
Remi and Niko join Comrade Adam from Red Library to discuss Kohei Saito’s Capital, Nature, and the Unfinished Critique of Political Economy: Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism. …
The Fight for Socialism in the Philippines
In this follow-up interview, Ryan Powers speaks again with Teodorico “Teody” Duran Navea. Teody is a spokesperson for the Cebu City chapter of Partido Lakas …
‘The Struggle for Democracy in Africa’ by Iyasou Alemayehu
Translation and introduction by Ian Scott Horst. Buy a copy of his new book on Ethiopia, ‘Like Ho Chi Minh! Like Che Guevara!’ here. The …
Different Horizons of Science Fiction under Socialism with Virginia Conn
Rudy and Medway are joined by recently graduated Dr. Virginia Conn to discuss her research on science fiction in the USSR, the German Democratic Republic …
Was Mao a Bukharinist?: The “Three-Line Struggle” in Economic Debates Preceding the Great Leap Forward
Matthew Strupp examines economic debates in China during the leadup to the Great Leap Forward and assesses comparisons made between Mao and Bukharin. Reading: Cliff Connolly. …
Ferdinand Lassalle: A 25-year Memorial by Karl Kautsky
Translation and introduction by Tom Anderson. Today Lassalle is one of the most marginalized and vilified of the classic German social-democrats. His most essential works …
From Trade-Union Consciousness to Socialist Consciousness with Chris Townsend
Three of our writers are joined by veteran union organizer Chris Townsend for a podcast discussion on labor organizing across history and in the present …
Cosmonaut Press presents ‘The Historic Accomplishment of Karl Marx’ by Karl Kautsky
Cosmonaut Magazine is delighted to announce the publication of Cosmonaut Press’s inaugural book, The Historic Accomplishment of Karl Marx by Karl Kautsky, translated and with …
Che Guevara and the Economics of Socialist Transition
Christian, Donald, and Rudy sit down for a podcast discussion on Che Guevara’s program for a socialist transition using Helen Yaffe’s book Che Guevara: The …
Lenin’s Boys: A Short History of Soviet Hungary
Doug Enaa Greene on the Hungarian Soviet Republic and its tragic defeat. It is 1919 and Russia is in the midst of a ruthless civil …