Against the Undead Cult of Socialist Realism
Christian Noakes, November 4, 2022
Christian Noakes takes aim at nostalgic mobilizations of socialist realist visual art, arguing that U.S. socialists must both become more familiar with socialist art made outside the Soviet Bloc and begin to make art of their own. Read Article.
The US Proxy War in Ukraine and Socialist Anti-War Strategy
Matthew Strupp, November 1, 2022
Matthew Strupp argues that revolutionary defeatism, not capitulation to imperialist war aims, must guide the response of the US Left to the Ukraine War. Read Article.
United Auto Workers at the Crossroads
Peter Ross, October 24, 2022
In light of a historic leadership election, Peter Ross and Steve Zeltzer of the United Front Committee for a Labor Party report on the fight for democracy and class independence in the United Auto Workers. Read Article.
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 1: Class Position, Consciousness and the Labor Aristocracy
Amal Samaha, October 21, 2022
In part one of a three-part series, Amal Samaha begins her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. Read Article.
Halloween: Then and Now, and… Forever?
Stephen Tumino, October 19, 2022
Stephen Tumino reacts to the new and supposedly final installment of long-running horror-slasher film franchise 'Halloween' with an analysis of the franchise's trajectory, arguing that the thrust of ideological demystification found in John Carpenter's original has been replaced by a thematic which obscures the reality of contemporary capitalism. Read Article.
Soviet Cybernetics: An Introduction
Renato Flores, October 15, 2022
Featured here is a translation of a work by S.L. Sobolev, A.I. Kitov, and A.A. Lyapunov that represents the first positive coverage of Cybernetics in the Soviet Scientific Press. Accompanied is a preface by Renato Flores and an introduction to the life of Anatoly Kitov, the primary author of the paper. Read Article.
Anti-Hyndman: The Struggle Against Militarism in the pre-1914 British Socialist Movement
Lawrence Parker, October 11, 2022
Through a historical analysis of the struggle against the militarism of Henry Hyndman in the pre-WWI British socialist movement, Lawrence Parker demonstrates the ways in which the informal, moral authority of the Second International was capable of making significant interventions in the politics of its national constituent parties. Read Article.
The Killing of Amir Locke: A Contextualization of Violence
Sudip Bhattacharya, October 7, 2022
Sudip Bhattacharya reacts to the police murder of Minneapolis-resident Amir Locke last Spring with a rumination on the question of violence as it relates to both society at large and the socialist movement. Read Article.
The Foner Case: Thoughts in Response to the New Edition of 'The Case of Joe Hill'
Jackson Albert Mann, October 4, 2022
Jackson Albert Mann responds to International Publishers' new 2022 edition of Philip S. Foner's classic work, 'The Case of Joe Hill.' Read Article.
Hillary's Emails Redux: The Coming 2024 October Surprise
William Silversmith, September 23, 2022
William Silversmith speculates on the reasoning behind the recent FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago property in Palm Beach, FL, arguing that it may be related to the future political strategy of the Trump political circle. Read Article.