Marxism
Requiem for French Theory reviewed: A Marxist reckoning
Reviews "Requiem for French Theory" and critiques French Theory’s anti-Marxism, but warns against conspiratorial readings and urges dialectical analysis of identity politics.
Fossil Capital: Coal, class, and crisis
Review of Andreas Malm’s Fossil Capital, which ties coal and steam to capital’s rise, and why Malm’s sabotage turn can’t replace mass struggle.
Book talk: Class Struggle: A Political and Philosophical History (Marx, Engels, and Marxisms)
An exploration and discussion of Domenico Losurdo's "Class Struggle: A Political and Philosophical History"
Losurdo, Lenin, and the critique of economism
What’s important about Losurdo's Class Struggle, while not necessarily novel, is that it reminds us that the working class is not a fixed economic label but a living political subject...
Nationalization: the answer to AI?
Is nationalization the answer to AI? The wrong question gets in the way. The short answer is no — and understanding why requires a Marxist economic framework, not a nationalist...