Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/07/2026But it's OK though because he's from Kentucky 👍 000
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/07/2026The "real Marxists" on substack who I wrote a piece asking if the criticism of the DSA and the recent primary victories was rooted in reality of the United States, its post-1970s history, and the current material conditions that constrain any alternative. All I've received is reductionism. 020
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/07/2026How can you claim to be a radical while behaving so reactionary? 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 17/06/2026Has anyone read any of Paul Cockshott's work? I am curious what he's written about socialism and technical planning, but I don't want to spend $30 🫨 010
Reposted by Drew ☭Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 15/04/2026One day, my feet will be on Cuban soil, my hands will be interconnected with the people, and my eyes will be locked onto the vision of a better world in reach; only then will my body be congruous with my heart and mind. My latest on Cuba: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comCuba Beyond the One-Party MythRethinking Cuba's political system as a model of participatory democracy 182
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 15/04/2026One day, my feet will be on Cuban soil, my hands will be interconnected with the people, and my eyes will be locked onto the vision of a better world in reach; only then will my body be congruous with my heart and mind. My latest on Cuba: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comCuba Beyond the One-Party MythRethinking Cuba's political system as a model of participatory democracy 182
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 01/04/2026It’s so low effort. This is redbaiting propaganda, first of all, and it’s poorly written. The first line contradicts the third. 020
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 30/03/2026Ahh that makes more sense. Def need to add to my collection. I've been reading a ton of philosophy lately. What'd you think overall? 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 29/03/2026I get what is being said, but the writing is unnecessarily convoluted. The idea, however, is interesting and makes me want to get more of the argument. I just wish it was more clear and to the point. 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 15/03/2026This is like Comicon but for middle-aged, divorced white dudes whose daughters immediately went no contact as soon as they turned 18. 061
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 14/03/2026The question “Is violence ever justified?” assumes that politics begins in peace. History suggests otherwise. Can ever function as a force against the systems that produce it? I explore this problem in a new essay. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comOn ViolenceAn examination and reinterpretation of violence as a progressive force against oppression. 010
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 06/03/2026The Joint Statement by the three parties is weak. We need to be absolutely unequivocally clear about one thing. It is AMERICANS and ISRAELIS who should be advocating for revolutionary defeatism, not the people of Iran. 010
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 06/03/2026all in the service of imperialist interests, against the interests of peoples, their independence and their right to self-determination in an effort to dominate and control the region and the world.” 020
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 06/03/2026“The war of aggression launched by the Netanyahu criminal government and the United States Imperialism in the early hours of Saturday morning against Iran has ignited a full-scale war and dragged the region and its peoples towards more disasters and civilian casualties 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 06/03/2026Joint Statement by the Communist parties of Iran 🇮🇷 (Tudeh), Israel (Maki), and the U.S. (CPUSA) www.idcommunism.com/2026/03/join...idcommunism.comJoint Statement by the Tudeh Party of Iran, Communist Party of Israel and Communist Party USAJoint Statement of the Communist Parties of Iran (Tudeh), Israel (CPI) and the United States (CPUSA) The war of aggression launched by the Netanyahu 2125
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/03/2026I’ve tried to make the shift from shitposts to serious work. Over the past year we’ve grown from 0 to nearly 4,000 subscribers on substack. My writing does not get pushed by the bluesky algorithm at all, but it would mean the world if you took a minute to check out my page. 031
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/03/2026We must always fight imperialism at every level on every continent. I do believe it is the greatest threat to humanity, not least because it makes people abandon theirs. It is a long essay, but I think it’s well worth the read. Please check it out if you have the time. 020
Reposted by Drew ☭Spudly Do-Right @spudleydo-right.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Reported footage from Tehran shows an apocalyptic US-Israel axis bombing of Iran. The US has nothing left to save its hegemony other than raining death and destruction from the sky. 54514
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 04/03/2026I just want to put it out there that I have been a longtime hater of The Atlantic. They are a neofascist publication and have been since the beginning—they just don’t even try to hide it anymore, like at all. 030
Reposted by Drew ☭Spudly Do-Right @spudleydo-right.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Gee, I wonder why the Western oligarch class is so keen to start a war... The price of Brent oil has exceeded $84 per barrel for the first time since June 2024 due to the US/Israeli violence. 181
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/03/2026That's what we call a materialist critique ;) 010
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/03/2026To fight for people, for the betterment of humanity, is the highest calling one could receive. 082
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/03/2026Please do not complain about having to pay $0.33 more per gallon of gas right now, you sound ridiculously ignorant. 140
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/03/2026Nuclear weapons dominate our imagination, but are they truly humanity’s greatest threat? In my latest essay, I argue that the bomb is only the most dramatic expression of a deeper system: imperialism. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comNuclear Weapons, Sanctions, and Imperial HierarchyHow imperialism, not nuclear weapons, creates global instability. A Marxist analysis of militarism, sanctions, and financial hierarchy. 070
Reposted by Drew ☭Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 02/03/2026The financial oligarchy needs to be obliterated 10786153
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 22/02/2026You are not choosing. You are being conditioned. The algorithm doesn’t force you to consume, it makes certain you want to. This is capitalism refined. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comAlgorithmic ConsumerizationCapitalism’s Circulatory System and the Privatization of Consciousness 030
Reposted by Drew ☭Big Bad Booty Daddy @bamaslymm.blacksky.app · 20/02/2026How China is reporting on the Epstein Files. 692231902
Reposted by Drew ☭Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 20/02/2026Most people think exploitation means low wages or bad bosses. For Marx, it means something far more structural: profit itself depends on surplus labor. Rising wages don’t eliminate exploitation. They can intensify it. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comWhat Does "Exploitation" Actually Mean?This essay explains labor-power, surplus value, absolute and relative surplus value, and why profit arises structurally under capitalism. 053
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 20/02/2026Most people think exploitation means low wages or bad bosses. For Marx, it means something far more structural: profit itself depends on surplus labor. Rising wages don’t eliminate exploitation. They can intensify it. New essay: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comWhat Does "Exploitation" Actually Mean?This essay explains labor-power, surplus value, absolute and relative surplus value, and why profit arises structurally under capitalism. 053
Reposted by Drew ☭Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 15/02/2026If you want to support my writing, Ko-fi tips go straight toward my education: gas for my 5x/week commute (2 hours round trip), secondhand textbooks, tuition, and IWW dues, plus a little bit of breathing room to write. ko-fi.com/simplifyings...ko-fi.comBuy A.J. Horn a CoffeeSend Comrade Drew of Simplifying Socialism a coffee! 021
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 15/02/2026If you want to support my writing, Ko-fi tips go straight toward my education: gas for my 5x/week commute (2 hours round trip), secondhand textbooks, tuition, and IWW dues, plus a little bit of breathing room to write. ko-fi.com/simplifyings...ko-fi.comBuy A.J. Horn a CoffeeSend Comrade Drew of Simplifying Socialism a coffee! 021
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 14/02/2026Climate collapse is not an accident. It’s the predictable outcome of an economic system built on endless growth, fossil finance, and asset protection. A longform breakdown of why reform keeps stalling and what systemic change would actually require. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comClimate Collapse Is Not an AccidentThis essay argues that climate collapse is structurally embedded in capitalism. It examines why reform repeatedly stalls and what systemic change would require. 071
Reposted by Drew ☭Jeff @justifiedmeh.mehcorp.net · 07/02/2026Starting this one today! I've been putting this one off for a little while because I didnt know if I had the stomach to read through yet. But decided just to rip the bandaid off get it over with. The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang 084
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 07/02/2026That's really unfortunate to hear. That's a huge pet-peeve with leftist literature. 110
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 07/02/2026I remember seeing Hakim recommend it a while back and that's when I picked it up. 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 07/02/2026I appreciate that. We have to return organizing to the forefront. Many organizations are good at mobilizing, but their organizing--actually empowering regular people instead of dedicated activists--is very much lacking. 000
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 07/02/2026Fun fact: Harry Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley Act, calling it a "slave-labor bill." Unfortunately, the majority of his party in Congress disagreed with that assessment and voted to pass the legislation anyway. Notable opponents included progressive Vito Marcantonio & populist Wayne Morse. 1102
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 07/02/2026On my bookshelf right now. It's written from an American teacher living in the USSR's perspective, correct? I definitely need to get on it and push through my reading list. 220
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 06/02/2026Far from being a consequence of the Red Scares, racial divides were manufactured by the state to defend against the ultimate threat: a multiracial labor movement and a collective class consciousness transcending artificial segmentation. My newest piece: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comStop Being a SpectatorA Marxist analysis of the Red Scares as a racial project: “Americanism,” the “alien radical,” deportations, blacklists, and the crushing of solidarity. 061
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 05/02/2026Huge thank you to Pat and Greg for allowing me on and for the wonderful conversation that we had. Check it out if you get a chance! youtube.com/watch?v=cY6X...youtube.com132 – Simplifying Socialism: Reclaiming Marxism with A.J. HornYouTube video by Greg Godels & Pat Cummings 020
Reposted by Drew ☭Pat Cummings @lifeofdesperation.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Discover the powerful legacy of Michael Parenti with the Coming From Left Field podcast as they welcome young writer AJ Horn youtu.be/cY6XMfoVcTo @simplifyingsocialism.substack.comyoutu.be132 – Simplifying Socialism: Reclaiming Marxism with A.J. HornYouTube video by Greg Godels & Pat Cummings 011
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 04/02/2026Workers don’t lack power. They lack organization. New piece: where union power actually comes from, and how solidarity unionism rebuilds it on the shop floor. Direct action. Rank-and-file control. Practical tactics. open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comPut the Union Back in Workers’ HandsA practical guide to solidarity unionism and rank-and-file organizing. How workers build real power through direct action, shop-floor networks, and collective struggle. 0105
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/02/2026She was involved in organizing the CTU and their 2012 strike. She might be able to give you guys some advice. I have a part two releasing tomorrow on practical steps that rank and file workers can take to develop power. I hope there's something in it that can help www.instagram.com/rebeccagarel...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 020
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 03/02/2026Thank you! Might I recommend that you and your internal allies check out Eric Blanc's Red State Revolt about the 2018 educator strikes in WV, OK, and AZ. It talks a lot about rank and file organizing and strategies used that worked. Might I also recommend potentially reaching out to Rebecca Garelli 120
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 02/02/2026open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comTwo Roads in the American Labor MovementA Marxist history of the American labor movement comparing AFL-CIO business unionism and IWW solidarity unionism, and why rank-and-file organizing matters today. 171
Drew ☭ @simplifyingsocialism.substack.com · 29/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/simplify...open.substack.comThe Department of Homeland StagnationDHS, Minneapolis, and the Normalization of State Violence 000
