The Worker and the Hydra: A Reply to Partisan Mag
Marisa Miale, August 28, 2021
The development of working-class consciousness requires more than struggles against the employer on the shopfloor, argues Marisa Miale. Reading: Mick Labas. Read Article.
The Class Struggle in Afghanistan and its Future
Rob Ashlar, August 26, 2021
In light of the Taliban's consolidation of power in response to U.S. withdrawal from the region, Rob Ashlar predicts not the foreclosure of class struggle in Afghanistan but new beginnings. Reading: LC. Read Article.
On the Road to Power: A Conversation on Revolutionary Strategy in the USA
Alexander Gallus, August 22, 2021
Katja and Jakob, based in Germany, have a discussion with our editor Alexander Gallus on a number of different issues, ranging from DSA and the Marxist Unity Slate to timely theoretical questions of the socialist movement. This conversation took place a month before the DSA convention of August 2021. Read Article.
Ten Theses on the Gender Question
Roxy Hall, August 16, 2021
Roxy Hall makes an intervention into debates around transgender issues, critiquing both trans liberalism and anti-trans radical feminism to stake out a position that seeks the abolition of gender. Reading: Annie Rose. Read Article.
The Genesis of the Transformation Problem
Ian Wright, August 13, 2021
The infamous Transformation Problem has long stood as a supposed example of the failure of Marx's economic theories. Ian Wright gives an explanation of the problem to help pave the way for a possible solution. Reading: Gabriel Palcic. Read Article.
The Procedural is Political
Renato Flores, August 7, 2021
Renato Flores argues for a culture shift around meeting procedures that takes into account differing backgrounds to make our organizing spaces more accessible to everyone regardless of education and time available. Reading: Unoriginal Smack. Read Article.
Give the Platform Legs to Stand: The Case for CB8
August 3, 2021
Parker McQueeney writes in support of Constitution/Bylaw Amendment 8 (CB8) for the 2021 DSA Convention Read Article.
The Introduction of Cybernetics in the GDR by Jérôme Segal
Alexander Gallus, July 31, 2021
Translation and introduction by Alexander Gallus. Read Article.
Democratic Representation, Not Bureaucratic Manipulation: Why DSA Needs Single Transferable Voting
Moira Madden, Adam I. Ascione D’Elia, July 29, 2021
Moira Madden and Adam I. Ascione D’Elia make the case for standardizing Single Transferable Voting in DSA to ensure proportional representation and prevent opportunistic manipulations of the democratic process. Read Article.
The Past is Here: Seeking Perspective by Comparing the Reagan Era to Our Own
Sudip Bhattacharya, July 22, 2021
Sudip Bhattacharya looks to the Reagan era to understand the rise of the current US right, drawing from interviews with various US historians. Read Article.