On the Democratic Republic, Working-Class Rule, Dictatorship, and Reconstruction
Gil Schaeffer, July 23, 2022
Gil Schaeffer responds to letters from Renzo Llorente, Abner Dalrymple, and R. A. on the question of liberal-democratic rights. Read Article.
Coalitions of the Liberal and Socialist Left
Jack L, July 21, 2022
How should socialists engage in coalitional politics? Jack L draws conclusions based on historical lessons and recent experiences in the housing struggle. Read Article.
The Elephant in the Room: Political Education on the UK Left
Cameron Ewan, July 19, 2022
Working from a Freirean pedagogical perspective, Ewan Cameron assesses the state of political education in some of the major organizations of the contemporary UK Left. Read Article.
Glushkov and His Ideas: Cybernetics of the Future by Vasiliy Pikhorovich
Renato Flores, July 15, 2022
Translation and introduction by Renato Flores. Translated from here. Read Article.
No End in Sight: On the War in Ukraine
Alexander Gallus, July 13, 2022
Alexander Gallus pushes against the haze of propaganda to assess the current course of the war between Ukraine and Russia. Read Article.
State, Democracy, and Transition: Is There a "Democratic Road" to Socialism?
Maxi Nieto, July 11, 2022
Maxi Nieto critiques the perspectives of the "new democratic socialism" and argues they are based on a misunderstanding of capitalism as a structural totality. Read Article.
My Perspective on YDSA’s Red Hot Summer: Opening and First Sessions
July 9, 2022
Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) member AP reports on the opening and first sessions of YDSA's Red Hot Summer organizer training. Read Article.
The Dialectics Of Stephen Jay Gould: Contingency, Convergence And Spandrels
Emma Teal, July 7, 2022
Interview by Emma Teal. Read Article.
Rethinking Marxist Politics
Yanis Iqbal, June 29, 2022
Drawing from Gramscian and Althusserian approaches to pedagogy, Yanis Iqbal argues that a successful future for socialist politics must be based on a merger of Marxist theory and the recuperated progressive aspects of proletarian common sense. Read Article.
Surge and Decline, Part 2: Course Correction
Josh Messite, June 24, 2022
Josh Messite, editor at Negation Magazine, traces the roots of 9/11 and the “War on Terror” it justified all the way back to mid-century efforts by Saudi and American reactionary elites to violently suppress threats to their domestic and international dominance. Read Article.