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 …
DSA
Letter: Vote No on CB1 at DSA’s National Convention
The rationale for CB1 in the convention compendium states that the NPC is too small for an organization that exploded in size over the past …
In Defense of Bolshevism: Hal Draper and the Spectre of the Socialist Petty Bourgeoisie
Henry De Groot argues that the ideas of Hal Draper, influential throughout the US left, are an obstacle to socialist labor strategy. DSA members have …
Letter: Strike Ready vs Socialism
In 2021 the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), at their convention, passed “Resolution #5: Building Worker Power to Win Democratic Socialism: A Labor Strategy for …
Letter: The Goal of a Democratic Constitution Is Plan A and It’s Doing Fine
Steve Bloom asks a number of serious and important questions about the strategy of the DSA pro-party wing in his May 31 Letter to Cosmonaut. …
Letter: Response to Red Labor
Comrades Kent Kiser and Awi Blanc are correct when they charge DSA debates around the ‘party question’ with being couched in abstract and vague terms. …
There Is Never One Lamb Alone: On Finding Unity in Diversity
Splits and purges are no solution to the problem of disagreement in the socialist movement. Marisa Miale calls for unity in diversity in the context …
Letter: Time for a Plan B?
I would like to thank Shuvu Bhattarai for the intelligent and informative article, “Unite the Pro-Party Wing to Revolutionize the DSA!” (March 3, 2023). As …
For an Independent Socialist Movement: An Open Letter to the Democratic Socialists in Congress
An Open Letter from the Marxist Unity Group, addressed to Congressional Democratic Socialists in the wake of the devastating failure of the rail strike, calling …
Letter: On the MUG Labor Strategy
It is a very good thing that a more avowedly radical Marxist group in the DSA is turning its attention seriously towards labor work. However, …
Letter: Internationalism, Belarus and DSA IC
Marxist Unity Group and Reform and Revolution recently released their list of resolutions for the upcoming 2023 National DSA convention. One of these resolutions is …
Letter: MUG and R&R’s Joint Resolutions for the 2023 DSA National Convention
Marxist Unity Group (MUG), in collaboration with Reform and Revolution (R&R), has created a set of resolutions for DSA’s 2023 National Convention in August. There …
Letter: For Democracy in DSA
What does the leadership of a mass organization look like? This is a question that should be at the forefront of all political discussions within …
Letter: Critique of the MUG Labor Strategy
Introduction This letter is an internal critique of the Marxist Unity Group Labor Strategy, passed at our February Membership Meeting. Unfortunately, I was not able …