Tune in tonight for a special NYC mayoral election night Cosmocast livestream!

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.

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.

Christian Noakes writes in on the fiction of Gabriel Garcia Márquez and the US' recent, illegal military strikes on Venezuelan and Colombian boats.

The UH Student Front of the Houston Arms Embargo Campaign announces a hunger strike against University of Houston's complicity in Israel's genocide of Palestinians.

Michael Rattner writes in on the recent conference hosted by Jacobin Magazine.

We stand against all threats to the people of Venezuela and support their right to self determination against US imperialism. Yankee Hands off Venezuela!

Jackson Albert Mann responds to recent, inaccurate commemorations of the IWW's 'Little Red Songbook' with a meditation on the socialist movement's relationship to its artistic history and approach to aesthetic theory.

The Inner Moon responds to Marco Rosaire Rossi on Klein and Thompson's 'Abundance.'

Sam Dee gives a synopsis of the 2025 convention of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), arguing that the results displayed both the positive and negative aspects of the organization's caucus system.

Adam Turl's recent work on art, 'Gothic Capitalism: Art Evicted From Heaven & Earth,' substitutes aesthetic choices for concrete advice on cultural organizing, argues Patricia Manos.

Similar to the discourse of late nineteenth century progressivism, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's 'Abundance' proposes an empty theory of progress that fails to reckon with the reality of political struggle, argues Marco Rosaire Rossi.

N.R. writes in on the recent assassination of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.

Steve Bloom ruminates on the meaning and practice of democratic centralism, arguing that respect for minority positions is key to building a truly disciplined revolutionary formation.

Edgar Esquivel tracks the underhanded concessions made by International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) President Sean O’Brien, which have devastated the pension and healthcare funds of Southwest Teamster UPSers.

Yesterday, September 2, was the 56th anniversary of the passing of incomparable revolutionary Ho Chi Minh. His spirit lives on in the struggle of all oppressed peoples for a free world.

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Hank Kennedy profiles socialist novelist Jack London, taking stock of his literary contributions to the socialist movement while also reckoning with the right-ward, racist drift of his later politics.

Zhao Levi draws on case studies from the United States and Brazil to argue for a model of party organization based on open factional struggle.

Hagen Blix and Ingeborg Glimmer respond to Nicolas D Villarreal's recent review of their co-written book, 'Why We Fear AI.'

'Flowers For Marx,' a new collection of essays on Marxism, facilitates dialogue between camps of the socialist movement, but suffers from its contributors' reluctance to defend Marxism as a science, argues Nicolas D Villarreal.

On this day Bela Lugosi, a committed communist and world renowned actor passed. Check out our article on him below. cosmonautmag.com/2023/10/bela...

Stephen Thompson draws on the history of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) to critique the "artisanal" character of the contemporary US Marxist Left, analyzing the recent activity of Socialist Alternative as a case study in "artisanal politics."

Carlos Campos Jr. analyzes the disunity of electoral campaigns pursued by the Democratic Socialists of America, argues for the strategic integration of the organization's state-level electoral efforts, and provides a tentative plan for doing so.

New Podcast!: We join Jeremy Rich for a discussion on the recent history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

J.R. Murray responds to the pro-deportation rhetoric of UnHerd columnists Juan David Rojas and Lee Fang, arguing that no version of border politics can serve the interests of the working class.

Abel Bisrat responds to US House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez' recent refusal to support a defense appropriations bill amendment aimed at cutting funding for Israel’s Iron Dome.

Garrett Camfferman argues that troubling signs have emerged in the weeks following Zohran Mamdani's primary victory.

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Traveling through Kyrgyzstan, Owen Schalk finds that memories of Soviet social stability loom large for an aging population confronting an uncertain capitalist future.

Continuing his serialized account of the Iraqi Insurgency, Rob Ashlar covers the Summer of 2006, during which Al Qaida in Iraq (AQI) consolidated their control of western Anbar Province.

New episode: we join Hank Kennedy for a discussion on Superman's political evolution through the years.

Özgür Yılmaz provides a historical overview of the development of Marxism in Turkey, arguing that Turkish Marxism follows a pattern of adaptation and selective appropriation.

Gary Levi reflects on the life and work of surveillance whistleblower Mark Klein, who passed away in March 2025.

Yanis Iqbal discusses the tension between agnosticism and atheism, arguing that a critical form of the latter is a necessary ethical component of the socialist political project.

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There is every reason to believe the imperialists have not been satisfied in their latest attack on Iran. Cosmonaut Magazine calls for vigilance in the anti-war movement and solidarity with the people of Iran in their just struggle against Zionism and US imperialism.

J.N. Cheney provides a retrospective of New York State's last socialist municipal administration, the Ithaca, NY mayoral tenure of DSA member Benjamin Nichols.

Catherine Malabou's 'Stop Thief!: Anarchism and Philosophy' is a sophisticated attempt to think anarchism anew, but ultimately fails to convincingly link its project to a political movement, argues Conrad Hamilton.

In a follow-up to their recent piece on the 2024 collapse of Small Press Distribution (SPD), Oleander Sārameyas the Younger returns to clarify the intricacies required for an alternative publishing and distribution model.

Anne Peters, a volunteer for the Zohran Mamdani mayoral campaign, argues that the campaign's recent rhetorical move towards liberal Zionism is symptomatic of the left’s realignment strategy.

Nico D Villarreal reviews 'Why We Fear AI,' arguing that, although the work has merits, the authors' heavy reliance on well trodden ideas from the left of academia precludes a broader critical discussion of AI.

Evan Scope Crafts reports on a campaign to reinstate UT-Austin graduate workers fired for their pro-Palestinian activism and argues that the discourse of 'academic freedom,' which rhetorically undergirded the effort, was detrimental to its prospects.

A. Davenport continues the discussion of alternative publishing models initiated by Oleander Sārameyas the Younger.

Suresh Chauhan reviews a recently published anthology of writings by Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, arguing that the collection successfully showcases his extensive scholarly interests, but fails to account for the socio-political aspects of his work.

Nicolas D Villarreal responds to Ali C on the way forward for leftist publishing.

Ali C responds to a recent article on the collapse of Small Distribution Press.