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 …
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Dueling Slogans
Henry De Groot argues against the “ultra-political” tendency that forefronts agitation for the democratic republic. On Absurdity I am grateful to Luke Pickrell’s engagement (“The …
The Slogan of Our Time
Talking about socialism in the abstract is not enough, argues Luke Pickrell. We need a roadmap, and the slogan of the Democratic Republic shows the …
Letter: Words Won’t Slay The Hydra of Capitalism
56 citations into Luke Pickrell’s article Marxism and the Democratic Republic and I am still scratching my head. MUG has done a fantastic job of …
Letter: “Lines of flight” for undeniable problems
We would like to thank comrade Luke Pickrell for considering our article relevant enough to write a response. This gives us the opportunity to contribute …
Letter: On Sortition and Democratic Decision-making
This letter is in response to Conquering Democracy, Abolishing Political Representation by the Cibcom Collective. I appreciated the comrades’ thought-provoking work and the opportunity to …
Abortion Access, a Luxury Jet, and Leaked State Secrets: Two Weeks in The Story of American “Democracy”
Luke Pickrell argues that recent political events in the U.S. reveal the necessity of the Marxist Unity Group’s ‘Winning the Battle for Democracy’ resolution for …
On the Democratic Republic, Working-Class Rule, Dictatorship, and Reconstruction
Gil Schaeffer responds to letters from Renzo Llorente, Abner Dalrymple, and R. A. on the question of liberal-democratic rights. In my 5/8/2022 reply to Père …
State, Democracy, and Transition: Is There a “Democratic Road” to Socialism?
Maxi Nieto critiques the perspectives of the “new democratic socialism” and argues they are based on a misunderstanding of capitalism as a structural totality. Introduction …
Letter: Llorente v. Schaeffer
I’ve been happy to read another educational exchange from Cosmonaut, this time between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer (beginning with Llorente’s Contradictions, Schaeffer’s reply, and …
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 …
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 …