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Eugenics 2.0: How Dialectical Materialism can end the Nature vs. Nurture debate
Nafis Hasan, January 1, 2019
Race "science" has not disappeared, and with the rise of xenophobic nationalist politics, it is making a comeback in the form of vulgar genetic determinism. The classic nature vs. nurture debate is returning, with right-wing ideologues firmly on the side of "nature". Nafis Hasan argues that through dialectical logic we can overcome the nature vs. nurture debate and understand the human species in a way that doesn't bow before genetic reductionism. Read Article.
Who Thinks Abstractly? 2.0
Cold and Dark Stars, January 15, 2019
To think in a non-linear way is necessary for scientific socialism. Cold and Dark Stars presents an argument for a systematic, emergentist and complex way of thought that doesn't naturalize the hierarchies of class society. Read Article.
Envisioning a Revolutionary Food System
Gringo Campesino, February 8, 2019
For the revolution to win, it must feed the people. Gringo Campesino argues for a vision of what this may look like. We publish not as a blanket promotion of this vision but to spark a greater discussion/debate on the role of agriculture in a communist revolution. Read Article.
In Defense of the Labor Theory of Value
Djamil Lakhdar-Hamina, April 21, 2019
Djamil Lakhdar-Hamina examines the labor theory of value and references philosophy of science to defend it from critics. Features a reading guide to works on the philosophy of science, Marxism, and their relations. Read Article.
"Socially Organized Society: Socialist Society" by Alexander Bogdanov
Amelia Davenport, October 25, 2019
Introduction by Amelia Davenport. From A Short Course of Economic Science. Read Article.
Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods
Amelia Davenport, November 19, 2019
Amelia Davenport argues for leftist organizers to reclaim the ideas of Taylor's Scientific Management, making a broader argument for the relevance of cybernetics, cultural revolution in the workers' movement, and a Promethean vision of socialism. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Listen to an interview with the author here. Read Article.
Knowledge: Power and Emancipation
Renato Flores, January 3, 2020
Renato Flores discusses the privatization of scientific knowledge and examines efforts of revolutionary movements to democratize this knowledge to help develop a communist approach to science. Read Article.
Christopher Caudwell and the Crisis in Physics: A Discussion
Renato Flores, April 23, 2020
