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Starting 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
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
February 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Starting 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
The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
Fun 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.
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.
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Fun 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.
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.
Far 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...
My newest piece:
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Stop Being a Spectator
A Marxist analysis of the Red Scares as a racial project: “Americanism,” the “alien radical,” deportations, blacklists, and the crushing of solidarity.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Far 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...
My newest piece:
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Huge 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...
Check it out if you get a chance!
youtube.com/watch?v=cY6X...
132 – Simplifying Socialism: Reclaiming Marxism with A.J. Horn
YouTube video by Greg Godels & Pat Cummings
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February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Huge 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...
Check it out if you get a chance!
youtube.com/watch?v=cY6X...
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Discover 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.com
youtu.be/cY6XMfoVcTo
@simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
132 – Simplifying Socialism: Reclaiming Marxism with A.J. Horn
YouTube video by Greg Godels & Pat Cummings
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Discover 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.com
youtu.be/cY6XMfoVcTo
@simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
Workers 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...
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...
Put the Union Back in Workers’ Hands
A practical guide to solidarity unionism and rank-and-file organizing. How workers build real power through direct action, shop-floor networks, and collective struggle.
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Workers 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...
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...
Do you still think it’s worth being on this app over twitter?
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Do you still think it’s worth being on this app over twitter?
What do Marxist tactics look like in the 21st century, especially in the imperial core?
New essay on strategy, organization, and building power without shortcuts or fantasy politics.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
New essay on strategy, organization, and building power without shortcuts or fantasy politics.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Marxist Tactics for the 21st Century: Strategy, Organization, and Power
A grounded guide to Marxist tactics in the 21st century, focused on organizing, strategy, and building power in the imperial core.
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
What do Marxist tactics look like in the 21st century, especially in the imperial core?
New essay on strategy, organization, and building power without shortcuts or fantasy politics.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
New essay on strategy, organization, and building power without shortcuts or fantasy politics.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
If you're too lazy to read, you're too lazy for revolution.
I spent time on this one; I think you guys will enjoy.
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
From Blackshirts to Bureaucrats
The Transformation of Fascist Power and the Case of the United States
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 PM
If you're too lazy to read, you're too lazy for revolution.
I spent time on this one; I think you guys will enjoy.
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
From Blackshirts to Bureaucrats
The Transformation of Fascist Power and the Case of the United States
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I spent time on this one; I think you guys will enjoy.
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/from-black...
BREAKING: Sources say Rep. Marie Glumeinkampf Perez routinely sold boof to college kids after she graduated.
Shitty person, shitty plug, shitty politician.
Shitty person, shitty plug, shitty politician.
January 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
BREAKING: Sources say Rep. Marie Glumeinkampf Perez routinely sold boof to college kids after she graduated.
Shitty person, shitty plug, shitty politician.
Shitty person, shitty plug, shitty politician.
I volunteer to be the one that presses the button to deploy an ICBM headed directly for the atlantic’s headquarters.
Might as well put all that military spending to good use.
Might as well put all that military spending to good use.
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I volunteer to be the one that presses the button to deploy an ICBM headed directly for the atlantic’s headquarters.
Might as well put all that military spending to good use.
Might as well put all that military spending to good use.
I've gotten my dad to accept socialism in everything but name, and I am very open about my writing and socialist views on campus, which to be fair, I think is preventing me from the school employing me, but classmates and fellow students are receptive.
The students yearn for socialism.
The students yearn for socialism.
socialism is the moderate position now
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I've gotten my dad to accept socialism in everything but name, and I am very open about my writing and socialist views on campus, which to be fair, I think is preventing me from the school employing me, but classmates and fellow students are receptive.
The students yearn for socialism.
The students yearn for socialism.
Fascism didn’t die in 1945, it changed shape. My new essay looks at how it works today: the U.S. state fused with big capital, surveillance everywhere, democracy managed so it serves the few.
Dropping tomorrow, 1/26 at 8:30AM EST.
Dropping tomorrow, 1/26 at 8:30AM EST.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Fascism didn’t die in 1945, it changed shape. My new essay looks at how it works today: the U.S. state fused with big capital, surveillance everywhere, democracy managed so it serves the few.
Dropping tomorrow, 1/26 at 8:30AM EST.
Dropping tomorrow, 1/26 at 8:30AM EST.
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Always remember: Parenti was the one they didn’t want you listening to, so they put Chomsky in front of you.
January 25, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Always remember: Parenti was the one they didn’t want you listening to, so they put Chomsky in front of you.
This is state terror, plain and simple. ICE is a paramilitary arm of the ruling class, wielded to crush dissent and enforce the interests of capital.
Alex’s death is not an accident. We cannot mourn quietly. We must rise, organize, and confront the institutions that kill to protect profit and power
Alex’s death is not an accident. We cannot mourn quietly. We must rise, organize, and confront the institutions that kill to protect profit and power
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
This is state terror, plain and simple. ICE is a paramilitary arm of the ruling class, wielded to crush dissent and enforce the interests of capital.
Alex’s death is not an accident. We cannot mourn quietly. We must rise, organize, and confront the institutions that kill to protect profit and power
Alex’s death is not an accident. We cannot mourn quietly. We must rise, organize, and confront the institutions that kill to protect profit and power
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Literally the greatest youtube video in existence.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Literally the greatest youtube video in existence.
Michael Parenti is gone. He didn’t make Marxism respectable, he made it useful. A short tribute to the thinker who taught us to see through lies, analyze power, and think clearly.
Rest in Power, Dr. Parenti ✊😢
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/in-defense...
Rest in Power, Dr. Parenti ✊😢
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/in-defense...
In Defense of Michael Parenti
On power, propaganda, and the courage to think clearly
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Michael Parenti is gone. He didn’t make Marxism respectable, he made it useful. A short tribute to the thinker who taught us to see through lies, analyze power, and think clearly.
Rest in Power, Dr. Parenti ✊😢
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/in-defense...
Rest in Power, Dr. Parenti ✊😢
simplifyingsocialism.substack.com/p/in-defense...
A lot of Marxist debate today is just sub-ideological score-settling: who’s orthodox, who betrayed whom. I care less about lineage and more about usefulness.
Marxism should help us understand and defeat capitalism, not police its own library.
Marxism should help us understand and defeat capitalism, not police its own library.
January 23, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A lot of Marxist debate today is just sub-ideological score-settling: who’s orthodox, who betrayed whom. I care less about lineage and more about usefulness.
Marxism should help us understand and defeat capitalism, not police its own library.
Marxism should help us understand and defeat capitalism, not police its own library.
This is a good essay. If you don't read it, you're ignorant.
If capitalism is so irrational and crisis-ridden, why do people keep consenting to it?
This essay looks at Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony: how consent is produced through common sense, institutions, and everyday life.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
This essay looks at Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony: how consent is produced through common sense, institutions, and everyday life.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Cultural Hegemony: How Power Wins Without Force
Why capitalism survives not just through repression, but through consent
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is a good essay. If you don't read it, you're ignorant.
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Buy A.J. Horn a Coffee
Send Comrade Drew of Simplifying Socialism a coffee!
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January 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I keep my writing free and independent.
If my essays on history, Marxist theory, or political strategy have helped you think more clearly, consider supporting my work on Ko-fi. Every dollar makes a real difference and helps keep this project sustainable.
Thank you.
ko-fi.com/simplifyings...
If my essays on history, Marxist theory, or political strategy have helped you think more clearly, consider supporting my work on Ko-fi. Every dollar makes a real difference and helps keep this project sustainable.
Thank you.
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