What’s the Problem with Lenin’s Materialism and Empirio-Criticism?
Lawrence Parker, May 10, 2024
The modern-day left continues to repeat fairy tales that Lenin’s early philosophical work is vulgar, undialectical and abandoned by its author in later years. None of these stories stack up, writes Lawrence Parker. Read Article.
Slavoj Žižek and the Politics of Abstract Negativity
Yanis Iqbal, May 8, 2024
Yanis Iqbal breaks down Slavoj Žižek's philosophical narrative of abstract negativity, revealing it to be politically disabling and epistemologically reductive. Read Article.
Towards a Marxist Stance on Electoralism
Bluebird, May 1, 2024
Assessing the foundational Marxist canon and the contemporary US landscape, Bluebird argues for strategic participation in Bourgeois elections to advance a revolutionary agenda and the necessity of an independent Proletarian party in pursuit of that agenda. In the 2024 election, protest and exposure of the undemocratic state should be the objective of every Communist. Read Article.
The Problem of Theory and Practice on the Left
Ayo Awujoola, April 26, 2024
Ayo Awujoola delineates the relationship between theory and practice, affirming Marxism as the key to the contemporary left's ability to merge these elements into a revolutionary politic. Read Article.
History and Practice: Meditations Upon Marx's 'Theses on Feuerbach' and Pragmatic Materialism
Adeeb Kasem, April 24, 2024
Adeeb Kasem meditates on the implications of Marx's 'Theses on Feuerbach' and argues that historical and dialectical materialism form part of a broader pragmatic materialist framework for Marxist praxis. Read Article.
Why Are They Like This?
Noah Emke, April 12, 2024
With the 2024 elections in sight, Noah Emke argues that Democrats will always choose right-wing capital over left-wing workers, making the fight against Democratic fascist-enabling essential to the fight against Republican fascism. Read Article.
Surge and Decline, Part 4: Land of Opportunity — The War Path
Josh Messite, April 5, 2024
In Part Four of his series Surge and Decline, Josh Messite assesses the aftermath of 9/11 and its connection to broader trends in US foreign policy. Read Article.
A Call to All Socialists
Shuvu Bhattarai, April 3, 2024
Shuvu Bhattarai urges all socialists to endorse the People's Conference for Palestine and help build a Mass Socialist Party. Read Article.
The Struggle for Democracy in Ukraine: An Interview with Volodymyr Chemerys
Alex Andreev, March 29, 2024
DSA in Cuba: Refining Our International Strategy
Sid C, March 22, 2024
Sid C. of Marxist Unity Group responds to Reform and Revolution's Maria Franzblau's "Cuba: Between Imperialism and Socialism" with both a defense and critique of her engagement there. Read Article.