Letters: Bordiga and the Bathwater
Daniel Melo’s recent article in Cosmonaut is rife with mentions of democracy but very few well-resolved statements of what they really mean by the term. …
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Why Bordiga Got Democracy Wrong
Daniel Melo takes issue with Amadeo Bordiga’s rejection of democracy. The Italian Communist theorist Amadeo Bordiga’s seminal essay titled The Democratic Principle is one of …
The Contradictions and Confusions of “Democratic Socialism”
Renzo Llorente engages with contemporary advocates of Democratic Socialism and argues that they ultimately fail to demarcate between liberal and socialist visions of democracy, resulting …
Democratic Representation, Not Bureaucratic Manipulation: Why DSA Needs Single Transferable Voting
Moira Madden and Adam I. Ascione D’Elia make the case for standardizing Single Transferable Voting in DSA to ensure proportional representation and prevent opportunistic manipulations …
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 …
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. …
The Collective Mind
Jean Allen responds to Amelia Davenport, continuing the debate on scientific management. Introduction In comrade Davenport’s Organizing For Power, she notes a central problem with …
Attic Communists of the Netherlands
Parker and Alex join Emil Jacobs of the Socialist Party of the Netherlands to discuss the factional struggle and expulsion of the Communist Platform group. …
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 …
Lenin and the “Class Point of View”: Looking at Chris Maisano’s “The Constitution and the Class Struggle”
Gil Schaeffer responds to Chris Maisano’s “The Constitution and the Class Struggle” to clarify the meaning of the “class point of view” in Lenin and …
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 …
A Critical History of Management Thought
Can capitalist management thought provide solutions to the problems of the socialist movement? Jean Allen urges doubt and skepticism in this critical review of Morgan …
The Military Question in the Framework of the Construction of the Communal State
Translation by Rudy Flores and Debs Bruno of a document from the Venezuelan Left on the question of the Communal State and Military organization. In …
The Party, the Just City, and the Sacred Fire
Latest from Cold and Dark Stars. To pursue an emancipatory politics that can address planetary climate change, one must answer the question of “what is …