Letter: Regarding MUG and the Democratic Republic
My thanks to Joseph P. for his intelligent reply to my article “The Struggle for a ‘Democratic Socialist Republic’ and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat,” …
Gil Schaeffer
Marxist Unity Group Debate On The “Democratic Republic”
The following three short articles by Luke Pickrell, Edward Varda, and Gil Schaeffer represent a recent debate on the democratic republic, political agitation, the minimum-maximum …
Letter: Plant the Flag
I hope to convince others about the necessity of a democratic constitution based on one person, one equal vote. I’m confident that the election year …
The Struggle for a “Democratic Socialist Republic” and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat
Steve Bloom identifies and critiques a ‘schematism’ he believes is implicit in the programmatic and theoretical documents of the Marxist Unity Group. Introduction The Marxist …
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. …
On the Class Point of View and the Rule of Law
Gil Schaeffer responds to Anton Johannsen, arguing that socialists cannot be indifferent to the principle of equality under law. Anton Johannsen’s Trump, the Rule of …
Atom Bombs, National Security, and Empire: Year Seventy-Eight of the Cold War
Gil Schaeffer looks to the Civil Rights and Anti-Vietnam War movements as examples of how the modern left can best articulate its opposition to the …
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 …
Letter: Schaeffer Answers Père Duchesne’s Questions About the Relationship Between Liberalism and Democracy
My 2/5/2022 response to Renzo Lorente’s article of 12/19/2021 has prompted a reply by Llorente himself and letters from Abner Dalrymple, R. A., and Le …
Letter: Llorente vs Schaeffer: Liberalism, Democracy and Dictatorship
Comrades, I’ve followed with interest the debate on democracy and socialism between Renzo Llorente and Gil Schaeffer, as well as the letter contributions, in Cosmonaut. …
Letter: Schaeffer v. History: Some Facts about the Ku-Klux
I have been following the Llorente v. Schaeffer debate with some interest, particularly the brief discussion of Reconstruction. Those who know me, know that I …
Endless Muddle: Gil Schaeffer on Democracy, Socialism and Liberal-Democratic Rights
Renzo Llorente critically responds to Gil Schaeffer’s views on democratic rights and socialism. At the end of last year, Cosmonaut published my article “The Contradictions …
Democratic Rights and Socialism: The Confusions and Contradictions of Renzo Llorente
Gil Schaeffer responds to Renzo Llorente’s “The Contradictions and Confusions of ‘Democratic Socialism” and argues that socialists need to base their politics on a coherent …
Letter: Reply to Macnair on the History of the US New Left
Mike Macnair, in his Introduction to the new Cosmonaut book, Anti-Postone, draws parallels between the British and European New Left and the US New Left. …