Check these out--very cool and not very well circulated essays on Marxism and science. Including an attempt by the author to apply their understanding of science to contemporary trends in marxism, viz., Clover's riot theory and MacNairism. ALSO: I have a response that will be published next week

Science is not an abstract search for truth above politics, but a social labor process. In two essays syndicated from The Black Lamp, Nabi Eullmann asks what it would mean to reclaim science as a democratic practice—and to take Marxism as science seriously. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

Extremely interesting look at Hyperpolitics as a story of the structure of political experience and what that means for our current era of politics

Anton Jäger’s Hyperpolitics traces collapsing institutions and online polarization.. Liam Egan argues that its account of political experience is sharp, but reviving “mass politics” is impossible. It shows the world that new politics must be built within. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/hyp...

Fox News claims Hasan Piker and others may face subpoenas after delivering aid to Cuba. In his latest, Matt Hunter argues this is part of a new COINTELPRO targeting Palestinian solidarity, anti-ICE organizing, and the Left. Why? To stop us from fighting back. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/has...

Let a Hundred Cybersyns Bloom (though one suspects Subaltern Cybernetics would have make peace with Soviet-style Muskism Bidenomics or some such thing / cajoling Asian hardware manufacturers to friendshore ("vertical integration"))

compared to x bluesky feels like this

"Once the regime is defeated and the immediate threat has receded, the entropy of victory, as Mike Duncan calls it, will set in, and the popular front will fracture...leaving an opportunity for the articulation of a truly Communist politics." @mikeduncan.bsky.social mentioned!

The coup is coming. Revisiting the failures of 2021, T.E. Moon argues the next January 6th will not be a chaotic riot, but an institutional steal. The Left cannot protect institutions weaponized against us. Audacity, more audacity, and always audacity. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/for...

Fascinating review of Muskism from Nik at Geese, my favorite new magazine. Nik makes an affirmative case for the "woke mind virus" as an "oppositional collective intelligence" coordinated through network technologies www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

"A viable alternative vision of masculinity does not have to define itself based on misogyny, male supremacy, or any implication thereof... a reconciled masculinity must be defined as inherently oppositional to the trending right-wing version." www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

Ceding history to the right. Flinching at “patriotism.” The socialist left has struggled with the national myth for a century. In Amiyah's debut, the 1930s CPUSA is revisited to critique Browder’s “Americanism” and recover working-class patriotism. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/tow...

DSA Dub

In a new postscript for Geese Magazine, Ewan Ben argues that socialist organization cannot be declared into existence by will alone, but must be patiently built through struggle, experimentation, and engagement with the working class as it actually exists. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

I really don’t know if this will happen but it’s necessary for the future of NYC. Reifying not only the Black political establishment but the political establishment writ large will only deepen the affordability crisis and leadership within DSA doesn’t seem to mind as long as they have Zs ear.

PS—Though he's not in NYC, I can't mention insurgent Black socialist without also mentioning @mobreezy213.bsky.social. Challenging a 26-year incumbent, Mo's running for Assembly District 129 in Syracuse with the support of @syracusedsa.org + @nywfp.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/mobr...

I don't need to agree 100% with this piece by @socialists.nyc member and NYC @groundworkdsa.com co-chair Terah E in order to say it's excellent. I also want to add that in addition to Conrad, Darializa, Eon, and Christian, there's an insurgent Black socialist in SE Queens: @osterforus.bsky.social.

"Zohran Mamdani has gained a lot from ‘playing ball’ with the Black political establishment in New York. But if he wants to achieve his agenda in the long-term, he must turn to the Black socialist insurgents." article by Terah E., NYC-DSA www.geesemag.com/articles/zoh...

reading this i do find it refreshing that they describe plainly that what got establishment black pols in NYC on board was not 'what's the compromised policy i can get everyone to agree on' but 'i will make sure you keep your personal comfy cushion'

"what's the policy and messaging that will finally get establishment on board with some change" way, way less important in many cases than "what do they need to hear to assure them they can keep their personal benefits they've become accustomed to/get some nice favors now or later"

it was congress not local politics but the way earmarks worked really feel like the best view into how politics actually 'works' here. way, way less 'i convince you my idea is good/moderate my idea for you', way, way more 'here is an assurance that i will help you personally and a bribe maybe'

turns out it was a bit of a whoopsie to focus on low level j6 rioters rather than throwing the ring leaders in jail immediately and tossing the keys. oh well, better luck next time!

The failure to prosecute Trump for his treasonous J6 coup is the most catastrophic mistake in American history.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early wins came by courting NYC’s Black establishment. But Terah E. argues that protecting old-guard incumbents over Black DSA insurgents risks fracturing his working-class coalition. There is no socialism without Black socialists. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/zoh...

"FRAUD" IS A FRAUD. Voter fraud. Immigration fraud. Financial fraud. Turn on any screen, and the conservative obsession with "fraud" is inescapable. Sam Steen breaks down how the Right uses this catchall boogeyman to manufacture consent for their project. READ: www.geesemag.com/articles/fra...

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff’s newly released Muskism traces the biography and ideology of Elon Musk, the man currently reshaping the digital world. www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

J. Ryder and P.K. Gandakin write on how the CPUSA’s “Communist Plus” earnestly attempts to resolve this—but ends up reproducing the very limits it seeks to overcome. www.geesemag.com/articles/wha...

Very happy to announce that my first ever published writing has gone up in @geesemag.bsky.social! In it I discuss the Janeese Lewis George Campaign and the years of organizing by @mdcdsa.org that led to this moment: www.geesemag.com/articles/not...

that’s right

Marx refused to describe communism. P. K. Gandakin on why that refusal keeps getting misread — by utopians as a failure of nerve, by objectivists as doctrinal fidelity — and why both readings kill the real movement.

Ken B. examines what led Metro DC DSA to its eventual campaign supporting Janeese Lewis George for Mayor. Janeese’s campaign is, for the chapter, both the culmination of years of local organizing—and a major next step for the socialist electoral project. www.geesemag.com/articles/not...

its crazy how insane x is

Julius Malema’s treatment exposes the Western left’s discomfort with populist leadership. That discomfort limits its ability to engage in effective mass politics. www.geesemag.com/articles/the...

that's right

they should invent a website that is pro-palestine but not antisemitic lowkirk

I cooked here

After AOC’s shift on her public stance on sending aid to Israel’s Iron Dome, every side took credit for the change. But what really causes DSA electeds to change their minds? www.geesemag.com/articles/wha...

Capital, Human Nature and “The End of History”

From rally-side interviews to the launch of the “American Communist Party,” Gigi G. explores the arc of a tendency that chased the MAGA base, mistook engagement for organization, and built a “party” that never transcended the internet. www.geesemag.com/articles/an-...

In Project 2026, written just before Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration, P.K. Gandakin and Nik M. elaborate a program of mayoralty that emphasizes conflict and utilizes the position to its maximum effect to consolidate socialism’s position in New York City. www.geesemag.com/zohran-mamda...

The No Kings protests point toward a democratic break with oligarchy, but the existing political system cannot contain it. Nik M. argues that what comes next depends on whether that energy is organized and given leadership or whether it is lost. www.geesemag.com/articles/wha...

AOC 2028: The Next Stage of the Democratic Revolution? READ: geesemag.com/articles/aoc... Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the 1st politician in a generation with a chance to turn left insurgency into a national project. Nik M. argues that 2028 isn’t a guaranteed victory nor failure—but an opportunity.

cosign just about every word of this article, especially this: www.geesemag.com/articles/aoc...