America is Not Where Marxism Goes to Die
A new history dismantles the conventional wisdom—and implicit premise of much pessimistic critical theory—that Marx’s ideas never gained ground in America.
Marx
Meet the New Math, Same as the Old Math: A Review of Justin Joque’s "Revolutionary Mathematics"
<em>Revolutionary Mathematics</em> convincingly demonstrates that our primary task in a critique of algorithmic logic should not be de-reification, which would presuppose a degree of control over technology that we do not possess. But it doesn’t always follow its own advice.
In Defense of Art, Part Two: For a Humanist Historical Materialism
Part 1 of “In Defense of Art” is here; part 3 is here.
I must be clear and explicit about the political position from which I am working. I therefore wish to make absolutely clear in what sense I am working within the Marxist tradition, and what sort of “Marxism”
On the Imperative of Niceness, Part One
The imperative to be “nice” is, at bottom, an imperative to properly comport oneself to the demands of the market.
A Falling Rate of Intelligence?
The law of the falling rate of intelligence is decreasingly comprehensible, but in studying intelligence one can at least hope not to perpetuate its fall.
Behind Our Backs, Part Three
Moishe Postone on theorists of culture and society.
Behind Our Backs, Part Two
Moishe Postone on theorists of the self.
