DSA Marxist Unity Group member

Joined March 2012
In Light and Air, YS Khaleque argues that DSA must use the unpopularity of the Iran War to educate and agitate against the undemocratic state structure and in favor of socialist republicanism.
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Socialist Party of America leader Eugene Debs died a century ago this week. In Light & Air, @overallsthinker Steven Raney argues that we can revive the dream Debs embodied for millions of people.
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For the 100th anniversary of his death, Steven Raney (@overallsthinker) introduces three pieces by Eugene V. Debs on the topics of militarism and internationalism. cosmonautmag.com/2026/10/eug…
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Trump’s Department of Homeland Security is conspiring to throw out millions of mail-in ballots under the banner of “election security.” Nick D. argues that socialists must defend the right to vote while opposing the undemocratic system that enables presidential dictatorship.
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The Big Beautiful Bill that will kill working-class people, presidential terror squads, legalized corruption, & Jim Crow–era gerrymandering: these horrors are enabled by the current Constitution. Democratic socialism requires political power. We need a new constitution.
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New on MUG's podcast, Light & Airwaves! We talk with August Nimtz about Lenin & the relevance of the Bolsheviks' political strategy⁠⁠, lessons from the American Civil War, & the recent Supreme Court decision in ⁠Louisiana v. Callais⁠. Listen via the Linktree in our bio.
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Thanks to @CosmonautMag for publishing this article of mine analyzing the Federalist Papers. At the 250 anniversary of the American Revolution, it is important to understand what the Founders intended and how to move forward with a better Constitution. cosmonautmag.com/2026/10/the…
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Mexico's 2024 judicial reform, how the Fourth Transformation built the popular support to pass it, and why the PRI and PAN couldn't stop it. Part two of a historical analysis, from 2018 to the first judicial elections of Mexico, by @LukePickrell. mexicosolidarity.com/judicia…
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Tomorrow: part two of @LukePickrell's history of Mexico's Supreme Court, on the reform to elect judges by popular vote, how the Fourth Transformation built the votes to pass it, and why the opposition couldn't stop it. Read part one before it drops: mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
Mexico's Supreme Court during the neoliberal period, and why the Fourth Transformation saw democratizing it as essential. A historical analysis from 1994 to 2018, by @LukePickrell. mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
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Meese? GUG? Read more to find out:
The 2028 Presidential Election will be a flashpoint for American politics. But without a strong anti-Constitutional program, the forces for democracy will be unable to overcome the structural disenfranchisement embodied in the state. Steven R. argues that, for the work in 2028 and onwards to succeed, socialists must emphasize constitutional politics, disloyalty to the Constitution, and opposition to ICE. READ: geesemag.com/articles/a-demo…
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New in Light and Airwaves we talk with Mike Macnair about the impetus for his book Revolutionary Strategy, the need to reevaluate the history of the Second International, the pitfalls of the first four Comintern congresses, and confusion around the term "bourgeois democracy."
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Mexico's Supreme Court during the neoliberal period, and why the Fourth Transformation saw democratizing it as essential. A historical analysis from 1994 to 2018, by @LukePickrell. mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
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Broken Promises and Discontent: Reforms to Mexico's Supreme Court Between 1994 and 2018 In part one of his paper, Luke Pickrell explores Mexico’s Supreme Court during the neoliberal period and argues it was made to serve the elite rather than the people. mexicosolidarity.com/broken-…
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In Light & Air, Alexander V. begins a new series detailing congressional activity & how attacks on political freedom and fierce gridlock define the current state of American government. Read at the link in our bio 🔝
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Ready to join MUG? Applications are open for our fall 2026 reading group cohort! Reading groups (virtual & local in person for some locations) will begin the first week of October, dates/times will be announced soon.
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We talk with MUG member Siobhan McDonough about the ongoing attacks on our civil and political rights, the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, & why principled politics creates rather than reflects majorities. Listen now at the link in our bio!
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