Mar 17, 2021Buttigieg’s Introduction to Gramsci’s Prison NotebooksIt’s true, Pete Buttigieg’s dad was a Gramsci scholar. Joseph Buttigieg translated the first eight of twenty nine “prison notebooks.” Before spending the last 11 years of his life in prison, Gramsci was a journalist, public intellectual, active member in the Communist Party, and a member of parliament. He was…Buttigieg4 min readButtigieg4 min read
Mar 8, 2021A Review of Theory Pleeb’s: “Waypoint. Timenergy, Critical Media Theory, and Culture War”As a kid my dad was an electrician and mom a hairdresser. Neither of them went to college, nor did their parents. My entire childhood they warned me that I had to go to college. They created a college savings account for me (though they only ended up saving a…Socialism6 min readSocialism6 min read
Dec 29, 2020How Can it be that Anyone is Nostalgic for the Soviet Union?Surveys from the Pew Research Center and Gallup show a majority of the people that live in many of the former Soviet Union feel its breakup caused more harm to its people than benefit, especially among the older population. …Communism4 min readCommunism4 min read
Dec 24, 2020The Gay Liberal Progressive Communist Agenda to Destroy AmericaI grew up hearing about the “gay agenda,” the “liberal agenda,” and even the “Communist agenda.” It felt like powerful dark forces were conspiring to destroy America and everything that was good and righteous in the world. …Communism5 min readCommunism5 min read
Dec 22, 2020Socialism: Who Is Going To Pay For It?Socialists believe government has a role in the distribution of some goods and services, such as medically necessary health care, child care and education. We all know Medicare, free child care, and free college are not free. Someone has to pay for them. Many people dismissed Bernie Sander’s policies as…Deficit4 min readDeficit4 min read
Dec 18, 2020Capitalism Undermines the Middle ClassDemocratic socialists believe the rich and powerful have rigged the system. On the whole they have rigged the system not through conspiracies, but through using their vast resources to donate to political campaigns, lobbying politicians, busting unions, and influencing political narratives in the media. One narrative in particular that has…Unions5 min readUnions5 min read
Dec 6, 2020Defining Democratic SocialismWhat is democratic socialism? Something like what they have in Norway and Denmark? Are England, France and Germany democratic socialist countries? Was Franklin Roosevelt New Deal socialist? Is democratic socialism just another name for Soviet-style Communism? The reality is that there is no one “correct” definition of “democratic socialism.” The…Socialism7 min readSocialism7 min read
Oct 16, 2020Q: What is Democratic Socialism? Part 1Introduction “What is democratic socialism?” Bernie supporters want to know because he sounds different that the Democratic Party. Baby boomers want to know because they grew up hearing terrible things about the USSR, China, and Cuba. “Democratic socialism isn’t Communism” according to many defenders. “Communism was authoritarian. Democratic socialism is like…Democratic Socialism8 min readDemocratic Socialism8 min read
Mar 15, 2020The Main Argument of Marx’s Wage Labour and CapitalMost criticism of capitalism focuses on how the system is rigged. Bernie’s entire campaign is built upon this argument. This argument is true and powerful, but in Wage Labour and Capital Marx makes a more nuanced, more powerful critique of capitalism, by accepting many premises of the capitalists, and using…Marxism4 min readMarxism4 min read
Feb 23, 2020A Far Too Brief History of Socialist TheoryThis is a history of socialism focusing primarily on some of the important moments in socialist theory. It is very brief, and admittedly inadequate. As democratic socialism breaks through into the mainstream, there is a lack of understanding by opponents, or even by those in the media open to this…Democratic Socialism14 min readDemocratic Socialism14 min read
