Letter: Response to Steve Bloom's 21st Century Marxism
February 28, 2023
“This letter is in response to Steve Bloom’s February 17th article, ‘For a 21st Century Marxism.’ I’ll share responses to his piece and conclude by discussing a project …”
Letter: On 'Not Very Quiet in the Western Front'
February 18, 2023
“Until today, All Quiet on the Western Front was the oldest book on my Goodreads to-read list (January 2016!). When the Netflix movie came out, I watched it …”
Letter: Response to Dan Lazare
February 8, 2023
“The way in which Marxists in the US understand our own history, especially the period of the American Revolution and early republic, has been underdeveloped in comparison to …”
Letter: Join the Movement to Build a Peoples' Senate
January 22, 2023
“In it's "Seven Points of Unity" the Marxist Unity Group includes this, describing the socialist government it envisions for the USA: "Supreme power will rest in the hands …”
Letter: Our Cultural Malaise
January 21, 2023
“I had ample time during the holidays to contemplate the points made by comrade Noakes in reply to both myself and comrade Manos on the question of socialist …”
Letter: Bryan Palmer, Trotskyism, and James Cannon
January 4, 2023
“I'm not going to spend the money on a thousand-page book by Palmer. I caught him falsifying a reference in another book and wrote him about it. His …”
Letter: Reply to Carp and Manos
December 1, 2022
“If the letters of Christopher Carp and Patricia Manos are any indication, some readers may have confused an essay of critical reflection for an attempt at an exhaustive …”
Letter: The Fatal Flaw of Base Building
November 29, 2022
“The legacy of the Base Builder trend will be discussed in some sectors for a while especially as the current left struggles to regain its footing. Renato Flores …”
Letter: In Search of that 'Undead Cult of Socialist Realism'
November 21, 2022
“On October 4th, 2022 NYC DSA announced a mural commission by Molly Crabapple for their lower Manhattan office. The mural bears a quote from Puerto Rican socialist poet …”
Letter: Afraid to Lose, Afraid to Win: The Consequences of Success
November 18, 2022
“In 2017, The Intercept headlined “Democratic Socialists of America Celebrate Record Membership in Chicago. Now What?” The mix of Sanders opening eyes to the words “democratic socialism” and …”
Letter: An Art of Our Own
November 17, 2022
“Just over a week ago, Cosmonaut published a piece by a comrade Christian Noakes, in which the comrade attempted to critique what they believe to be a generalized, …”
Letter: On "Eat The Rich," MAGACommunism, Carl Schmitt, and the Rehabilitation of Ferdinand Lasalle
November 6, 2022
“What do "Eat the Rich," MAGACommunism, and Carl Schmitt have in common? At face value, they don't have anything in common. "Eat The Rich" is a shorthand for …”
Letter: Democracy, Revolution, and Settler Colonies
October 26, 2022
“I was very pleased to see Jake from Minnesota’s recent letter in response to the first article in the labor aristocracy series. It offers some good opportunities to …”
Letter: Questions About Democracy
October 24, 2022
“I’ve been a longtime reader of your publication, and a longtime aspiring socialist. I find the political program advocated by the Marxist Unity Group to be particularly compelling …”
Letter: On Halloween Now and Forever
October 23, 2022
“While I applaud the recent attempt to give a political analysis of the Halloween films, I take issue with how this analysis is not supported by any of …”