Letter: White Republicanism, a Reply to Luke Pickrell
I am not alone in finding Luke Pickrell’s insistence on democratic republicanism and constitutional critique repetitive, un-insightful, and racially ignorant. Blindspots that were present in …
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The Socialist Party of America’s Constitutional Critique
Luke Pickrell covers the emergence of constitutional criticism among US left-wing organizations at the turn of the 20th century, highlighting the democratic republicanism of those …
Escaping America’s Constitutional Bind: A Review of Aziz Rana’s “The Constitutional Bind”
Luke Pickrell reviews Aziz Rana’s recent book, “The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them.” Introduction At a private gathering last …
Letter: Democratic Revolution and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat, a Response to Steve Bloom
This letter is an attempt to intervene in some of the debates originating from Steve Bloom’s articles late last year, first polemicizing against Marxist Unity …
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Democratic Constitution Ideology
Only by studying the past through the lens of democratic republican ideology can we complete King’s unfinished business, argues Luke Pickrell, in an analysis of …
Letter: Responding to Steve Bloom and M. Wilbur
I appreciate Steve Bloom and M. Wilbur’s continued engagement with orthodox Marxism’s democratic republicanism and, as I’ve argued and they’ve disputed, its applicability to the …
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,” …
Letter: Killing Marx on the Steps of Congress
Friends, It requires some mighty fine bait to lure a relatively quiet Marxist like myself out of my supposed ideological cave, but it seems that …
Blue Star Over Chicago
MUG Members Aliyah VanPelt & Luke Pickrell reflect on the 2023 DSA Convention. Marxist Unity Group members pose for a group photo in front of …
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 …
Letter: Keep Our Eyes on the Prize
The American Civil War concluded in April 1865, four years and 600,000 deaths after the Battle of Fort Sumter. Eight months later, the Republican Party, …
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: What About The Constitution?
At its recent Congress, Marxist Unity Group discussed the importance of political agitation and the creation of a committee to create and produce propaganda for …