The Abolitionist Dirty Break
Abolitionists waged war on the two party oligarchy. Ben Grove suggests we can learn from their forgotten triumph. It’s looming before us: the dark road …
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Letter: Don’t Say Sorry, DSA!
Don’t Say Sorry, DSA! I have not been sleeping well lately. The horrific suffering of Gazans and all of Palestine, the brutality of their Zionist …
Marxist Clarity in Times of Confusion and Despair
Donald Parkinson, the editor-in-chief of Cosmonaut, gives a short historical overview of Cosmonaut and Marxist Unity Group and introduces crucial member-written articles to help clarify …
Tribunes of the People
Ben Grove defends the ‘Tribunes of the People’ resolution promoted by the Marxist Unity Slate for the upcoming 2021 DSA convention, arguing that the Socialist …
Democracy and Socialism, the Two Edges of Marxism’s Knife
Gil Schaeffer responds to Ben Grove’s “Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction” and its arguments about the need for a mass party, critiquing Mike Macnair, Ben …
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 …
Fight the Constitution! Demand a New Republic!
Ben Grove proposes a radical New Union Act to throw the antiquated US Constitution into the dustbin of history. Reading: Cliff Connolly. It’s October 1917 …
A Twelve-Step Program for Democrat Addiction
Ben Grove lays out a twelve-step program for the Democratic Socialists of America to pursue a path of independent working-class politics. Reading: Christian Cail. Cheer …
Why We Still Need Pitchforks: A Critique of the Politics of Nora Belrose
Revolution is outdated and no longer a realistic means to achieve socialism according to Nora Belrose, a DSA member who writes a popular blog. Is …
The Conquest of Ballots
Ben Grove lays out a vision of socialist electoral strategy. In January 2018, the Democratic Socialists of America adopted an ambitious new electoral strategy. It …