A Spectre Is Haunting New York City—and It’s Not Communism, It’s Capital in Drag
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Marxists Write Poetry, Too.
Theory Isn’t the Only Tool
Karl Marx wrote poetry. So did Joseph Stalin. Mao Zedong as well. Their creative work came before their political and philosophical output. That’s not a coincidence—it’s a pattern. And yet, most Marxist discourse today treats art as secondary, decorative, or indulgent. Why?
Read More »The “Sexual Revolution:” An Unwitting Instrument of Capitalist Counterrevolution’s Devastating Public Health Legacy
The so-called “sexual revolution” that began in the 1960s and 1970s, hailed by bourgeois liberals and postmodern academics as a triumph of individual liberation and progressive reform, also became bound up with deeply reactionary phenomenon. From advancing the cause of human emancipation, it became a critical component of the broader social counterrevolution orchestrated by the ruling classes to undermine the potential of the working class. This pseudo-liberation, rooted to a notable extent in the decay of capitalist society, has contributed directly to profound negative impacts on public health, including the explosive proliferation of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), mental health crises, and the commodification of human relationships under the guise of “freedom.”
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Two New Poems, Still in Limbo
While I wait for Medium to let me post again, here are two of my most recent poems. I’ve uploaded my poetry book draft here too. It’s missing page numbers, a table of contents, and maybe a little dignity. The formatting’s rough. The vibe’s a bit dorky. But it’s alive.
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Marx: Men Make Their Own History…
From Abundance to Austerity: The Absurd Divide Between the Wealthy and the Propertyless
The division of society into a small, excessively rich class and a large, propertyless class of wage-workers results in a society suffocating from its own super-fuity, while the great majority of its members is scarcely, or even not at all, protected from extreme want. This state of affairs becomes daily more absurd and—more unnecessary. It must be abolished, it can be abolished
Friedrich Engels, Introduction to Wage Labour and Capital: Wages, Price and Profit
Quotes: Illusions
STUDYING DAS KAPITAL: Part 1 (of 8)
I can’t argue with William Roberts. Reading Capital, Volume 1, feels like Hell. Marx, in the French preface, likens the reading to the climbing of a mountain. I’m taking baby steps, though.
There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits.
Preface to French Edition
STUDYING DAS KAPITAL: Part 1 (of 8)
William Roberts argued persuasively in his book “Marx’s Inferno” that Karl Marx structured Das Kapital Volume 1 to parallel Dante’s Inferno. Look over the diagram below which is taken from Robert’s book.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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