Letter: The Current State of the US Socialist Movement
The past decade of US political life has been defined by Bernie Sanders’ two presidential runs. By 2016, Sanders had spent almost forty years developing …
Christopher Carp
Letter: On Academic Marxism, “The Masses,” and Bourgeois Nationalism
Dan Lazare sums up his analysis in the following words: “The international proletariat must defend Palestinians against the ravages of Israel, but at the same …
Letter: Response to V, Ashlar, Carp, & Ross
Regarding Nicolás V, Rob Ashlar, and Christopher Carp, I think their responses to my letter of Dec. 15 are a good example of how the …
Letter: Who Are ‘The Masses’?
The terms of this debate should be made clear: in the wake of Al-Asqa Flood, should the U.S. Marxist Left (a) articulate critical support for, …
Letter: Lazarean vs. Proletarian Internationalism
Daniel Lazare seems to be more interested in defending the ideal of internationalism than in defending the Palestinians in a life or death struggle. He …
Letter: On Cosmonaut’s Supposed “Un-Marxism”
Comrades V. and Ashlar have successfully refuted much of comrade Lazare’s response to Cosmonaut’s editorial of October 15th. The following takes issue with something Lazare …
Letter: Lain’s Pessimism
While I can sympathize with the sense of urgency contained in comrade Lain’s recent letter to Cosmonaut, I must agree with comrade Villarreal’s assessment of …
Letter: Our Cultural Malaise
I had ample time during the holidays to contemplate the points made by comrade Noakes in reply to both myself and comrade Manos on the …
Letter: Reply to Carp and Manos
If the letters of Christopher Carp and Patricia Manos are any indication, some readers may have confused an essay of critical reflection for an attempt …
Letter: In Search of that ‘Undead Cult of Socialist Realism’
On October 4th, 2022 NYC DSA announced a mural commission by Molly Crabapple for their lower Manhattan office. The mural bears a quote from Puerto …
Letter: An Art of Our Own
Just over a week ago, Cosmonaut published a piece by a comrade Christian Noakes, in which the comrade attempted to critique what they believe to …
Letter: Collective Agency, Class Struggle, & Historical Development
Cosmonaut recently published an article by a comrade Valentine Seebart, in which the comrade attempts to critique the framework of historical materialism as “a form …