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Whither the Islamic Republic?: An Interview with Yassamine Mather on the Iran Protests Lydia Apolinar interviews Yassamine Mather on the ongoing protests in Iran.

Lydia Apolinar interviews Yassamine Mather on the ongoing protests in Iran.

17.01.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Three Vectors of Right-Wing Philosemitism Abel Bisrat surveys what they argue are the three primary expressions of philosemitism found on the contemporary Euro-American Right.

Abel Bisrat surveys what they argue are the three primary expressions of philosemitism found on the contemporary Euro-American Right.

15.01.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: The Limits of Pure Empirical Analysisβ€”A Response to Ted Reese Nicolas D Villarreal responds to Ted Reese on political economy and current US financial bubbles.

Nicolas D Villarreal responds to Ted Reese on political economy and current US financial bubbles.

13.01.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Principled, Programmatic, and Partyist: Introducing Worcester DSA’s Approach to Electoral Work Shane Levett and Stefan Neumayer discuss the newly adopted electoral Principles and Policy of Central Mass and Worcester DSA, covering the content of the chapter's electoral approach and the means by ...

Shane Levett and Stefan Neumayer discuss the newly adopted electoral Principles and Policy of Central Mass and Worcester DSA, covering the content of the chapter's electoral approach and the means by which it was developed.

08.01.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Arduous March: The Development of North Korea's Political Economy We sit down to discuss the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's political economy.

New episode: we [finally!] sit down to discuss the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's political economy.

08.01.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Servants of the Apocalypse?: The Tragic Destiny of the Professional-Managerial Class in 'A House of Dynamite' Daniel Cunha reviews Kathryn Bigelow's lastest film, 'A House of Dynamite,' arguing that it represents an apotheosis of Bigelow's thematic fixation with the professional-managerial classes.

Daniel Cunha reviews Kathryn Bigelow's lastest film, A House of Dynamite, arguing that it represents an apotheosis of Bigelow's thematic fixation with the professional-managerial classes.

31.12.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Recessionary Territory: The US Jobs Market and The Looming AI Bust Ted Reese surveys the state of the US economy and predicts a coming crash.

Merry Christmas to those comrades who celebrate.

Ted Reese brings Xmas joy with a survey of the US economy and a prediction of a coming crash.

25.12.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: The Road and the Ditch Nicolas D Villarreal responds to Conrad Hamilton on abstraction and the interpretation of Althusser.

Nicolas D Villarreal responds to Conrad Hamilton on abstraction and the interpretation of Althusser.

21.12.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.12.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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19.12.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Process and Totality: A Review of David McNally's 'Slavery and Capitalism' David McNally's 'Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History' offers a necessary corrective to the New History of Capitalism (NHC) group by embracing Marxism's revolutionary commitments, argues Juli...

David McNally's 'Slavery and Capitalism: A New Marxist History' offers a necessary corrective to the New History of Capitalism (NHC) group by embracing Marxism's revolutionary commitments, argues Julian Assele.

17.12.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Letter: For Asad Sasha Slansky reminisces on their time as a student of the late Asad Haider.

Sasha Slansky reminisces on their time as a student of the late Asad Haider.

16.12.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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12.12.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Revolutionary Parliamentarians Across the Galaxyβ€”From 'Andor' to Lenin Toby Mckenzie Barnes argues that comparative analysis of Bolshevik parliamentary strategy and the recent Star Wars television show Andor can provide insights for contemporary communists.

Toby Mckenzie Barnes argues that comparative analysis of Bolshevik parliamentary strategy and the recent Star Wars television show 'Andor' can provide insights for contemporary communists.

10.12.2025 15:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Foothills and the Summits: A Response to Nicolas D Villarreal on 'Flowers For Marx' Conrad Hamilton responds to Nicolas D Villarreal's recent review of Flowers For Marx, taking issue with his critique of the collection's contents.

Conrad Hamilton responds to Nicolas D Villarreal's recent review of Flowers For Marx, taking issue with his critique of the collection's contents.

06.12.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.12.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: We Must Never Again Remain Silent in the Face of a Genocide Linksjugend ['solid], youth wing of the German Die Linke party, presents a translation of their recently-passed resolution on Palestine.

Linksjugend ['solid], youth wing of the German Die Linke party, presents a translation of their recently-passed resolution on Palestine.

04.12.2025 19:02 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Letter: The Conceptual Erasure of Empire in McManus’ Liberal Socialism Iqbal replies to McManus' response to the former's initial critique of liberal socialism.

Continuing the debate on liberal socialism, Yanis Iqbal replies to Matt McManus' response to the former's critique of the concept.

26.11.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: Defending Liberal Socialismβ€”A Reply to Yanis Iqbal Matt McManus responds to Yanis Iqbal on liberal socialism.

My response to Yanis Iqbal's critique of liberal socialism and me is up @cosmonautmag.bsky.social

cosmonautmag.com/2025/11/lett...

23.11.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: Defending Liberal Socialismβ€”A Reply to Yanis Iqbal Matt McManus responds to Yanis Iqbal on liberal socialism.

Matt McManus responds to Yanis Iqbal on liberal socialism.

23.11.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Reconstruction: A New Strategy, Pt. Iβ€”A New Typology of Trade Unions In the first installment of a multi-part series on labor movement reform in the United States, Frank Zon critiques the standard taxonomy of contemporary trade unions and provides a new, alternative ty...

In the first installment of a multi-part series on labor movement reform in the United States, Frank Zon critiques the standard taxonomy of contemporary trade unions and provides a new, alternative typology.

19.11.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Traveling Through Purgatory: Reform, Revolution, and DSA’s 2025 National Convention Claire Kim and Tony Stabile analyze the state of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) following the organization's 2025 National Convention.

Claire Kim and Tony Stabile analyze the state of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) following the organization's 2025 National Convention.

14.11.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Contradictions of Liberal Socialism: A Critique of Matt McManus The humanist premise of Matt McManus' "liberal socialism" precludes effective socialist strategy, argues Yanis Iqbal.

The humanist premise of Matt McManus' "liberal socialism" precludes effective socialist strategy, argues Yanis Iqbal.

12.11.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Border is a Mirror: Europe and the Politics of Migration with Iker Suarez We join Iker Suarez for a discussion on the politics of migration and borders in Europe

New episode: We join Iker Suarez to discuss the border regime in Europe.

10.11.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: Rattner on Chibber's "Chauvinism" David P responds to Michael Rattner on the Jacobin conference.

David P responds to Michael Rattner on the Jacobin conference.

10.11.2025 16:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tune in tonight for a special NYC mayoral election night Cosmocast livestream!

04.11.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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1968: The Year that Rocked Horror Hank Kennedy draws on three case studies to explore the profound effects 1968's global political upheavals had on horror filmmaking.

Happy Halloween, comrades!

Regular Cosmo contributor Hank Kennedy has just what you need to get in a spooky mood. Drawing on three case studies, Kennedy explores the profound effects 1968's global political upheavals had on horror filmmaking.

31.10.2025 17:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Return of Chile’s Communist Party and its Antecedents Chilean communist politician Jeannette Jara's recent presidential primary victory is the result of the Communist Party of Chile's (PCCh) long history and refusal to compromise on its core political pr...

Chilean communist politician Jeannette Jara's recent presidential primary victory is the result of the Communist Party of Chile's (PCCh) long history and refusal to compromise on its core political principles, argues Andrea Gutmann Fuentes.

30.10.2025 22:19 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0