Drew ☭
@simplifyingsocialism.substack.com
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.
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.
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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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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.
ko-fi.com/simplifyings...
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 2:22 PM
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...
No member of Congress would ever have the humility to attend collective study sessions.
Could you imagine any US president stressing the importance of continued education for government officials, on top of already prioritizing education for the general public?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Could you imagine any US president stressing the importance of continued education for government officials, on top of already prioritizing education for the general public?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Collective study session - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
No member of Congress would ever have the humility to attend collective study sessions.
Could you imagine any US president stressing the importance of continued education for government officials, on top of already prioritizing education for the general public?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Could you imagine any US president stressing the importance of continued education for government officials, on top of already prioritizing education for the general public?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Reposted by Drew ☭
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka Lenin died 102 years ago today
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov aka Lenin died 102 years ago today
It's important to note that the US, UK, and Belgium dissolved his body in acid after killing him. His vision and message were so powerful, and so dangerous to colonialism, that they literally tried to physically erase him from history.
On the 17th of January, 1961, the US, UK and Belgium assassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Republic of Congo, because he sought to restore national control over the country's mineral reserves. Remember Lumumba!
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
It's important to note that the US, UK, and Belgium dissolved his body in acid after killing him. His vision and message were so powerful, and so dangerous to colonialism, that they literally tried to physically erase him from history.
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 PM
This app feels like a dead end. I feel as though my writing is valuable to people (maybe its not, maybe people don't care), but this app will literally not push it out to followers because I am not active on here every day.
Terrible.
Terrible.
January 20, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This app feels like a dead end. I feel as though my writing is valuable to people (maybe its not, maybe people don't care), but this app will literally not push it out to followers because I am not active on here every day.
Terrible.
Terrible.
Marxism is the most powerful framework we have for analyzing capitalism. It explains exploitation, crisis, and class rule better than any other.
What it does not do is provide a mechanical recipe for revolution or a universal blueprint for socialism.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
What it does not do is provide a mechanical recipe for revolution or a universal blueprint for socialism.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
What Marxism Can—and Cannot—Do
Marxism offers unparalleled analysis of capitalism, but it is not a ready-made blueprint for revolution. Understanding its limits is essential for building socialism.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Marxism is the most powerful framework we have for analyzing capitalism. It explains exploitation, crisis, and class rule better than any other.
What it does not do is provide a mechanical recipe for revolution or a universal blueprint for socialism.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
What it does not do is provide a mechanical recipe for revolution or a universal blueprint for socialism.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Tomorrow. 8AM EST.
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Tomorrow. 8AM EST.
Eric Swalwell doesn't move like a human.
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
January 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Eric Swalwell doesn't move like a human.
Does anyone know of any works covering the historical development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from Deng to Xi?
January 17, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Does anyone know of any works covering the historical development of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics from Deng to Xi?
Reposted by Drew ☭
Liberal democracy doesn’t fail because it’s insufficiently democratic. It fails because democracy is structurally barred from governing capital.
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
The Democratic Dead End of Liberalism
Why the most ‘free’ political system in history cannot escape domination.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Liberal democracy doesn’t fail because it’s insufficiently democratic. It fails because democracy is structurally barred from governing capital.
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Liberal democracy doesn’t fail because it’s insufficiently democratic. It fails because democracy is structurally barred from governing capital.
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
The Democratic Dead End of Liberalism
Why the most ‘free’ political system in history cannot escape domination.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Liberal democracy doesn’t fail because it’s insufficiently democratic. It fails because democracy is structurally barred from governing capital.
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
That contradiction once could be managed. It no longer can.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
For any small, leftist publications I’d volunteer my time and writing.
I don’t care about pay at all. I just can’t lose access to my healthcare.
I don’t care about pay at all. I just can’t lose access to my healthcare.
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
For any small, leftist publications I’d volunteer my time and writing.
I don’t care about pay at all. I just can’t lose access to my healthcare.
I don’t care about pay at all. I just can’t lose access to my healthcare.
Reposting for the after work crowd.
Capitalism does not collapse automatically. Treating Marxism as a theory of inevitability mistakes tendency for fate, and weakens political strategy.
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Why Capitalism Survives Its Contradictions
Why capitalism survives its contradictions—and why crisis alone will not produce socialism. A Marxist analysis of contradiction, crisis, and class power.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Reposting for the after work crowd.
Capitalism does not collapse automatically. Treating Marxism as a theory of inevitability mistakes tendency for fate, and weakens political strategy.
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Why Capitalism Survives Its Contradictions
Why capitalism survives its contradictions—and why crisis alone will not produce socialism. A Marxist analysis of contradiction, crisis, and class power.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Capitalism does not collapse automatically. Treating Marxism as a theory of inevitability mistakes tendency for fate, and weakens political strategy.
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
New essay up on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Capitalism doesn’t survive despite crisis, it survives through it.
New essay, "Why Capitalism Won't Collapse on Its Own," tomorrow at 8AM EST on why contradiction doesn’t equal collapse, and the harm of treating socialism as a historical guarantee.
New essay, "Why Capitalism Won't Collapse on Its Own," tomorrow at 8AM EST on why contradiction doesn’t equal collapse, and the harm of treating socialism as a historical guarantee.
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Capitalism doesn’t survive despite crisis, it survives through it.
New essay, "Why Capitalism Won't Collapse on Its Own," tomorrow at 8AM EST on why contradiction doesn’t equal collapse, and the harm of treating socialism as a historical guarantee.
New essay, "Why Capitalism Won't Collapse on Its Own," tomorrow at 8AM EST on why contradiction doesn’t equal collapse, and the harm of treating socialism as a historical guarantee.
Having trouble understanding base and superstructure and their interdependent relationship?
I wrote a piece that explains in plain language the base-superstructure relationship and expounded on why liberal democracy will not change the world.
I wrote a piece that explains in plain language the base-superstructure relationship and expounded on why liberal democracy will not change the world.
Material conditions shape politics. Politics shapes ideology. And ideology shapes how we live. Learn Marx’s base and superstructure in plain language and why misunderstanding it keeps politics stuck.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Base and Superstructure Explained: How Marxism Helps Us Understand Society
A clear guide to Marxist theory, showing how economics, culture, and politics interact and why it matters today.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Having trouble understanding base and superstructure and their interdependent relationship?
I wrote a piece that explains in plain language the base-superstructure relationship and expounded on why liberal democracy will not change the world.
I wrote a piece that explains in plain language the base-superstructure relationship and expounded on why liberal democracy will not change the world.
Material conditions shape politics. Politics shapes ideology. And ideology shapes how we live. Learn Marx’s base and superstructure in plain language and why misunderstanding it keeps politics stuck.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
Base and Superstructure Explained: How Marxism Helps Us Understand Society
A clear guide to Marxist theory, showing how economics, culture, and politics interact and why it matters today.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Material conditions shape politics. Politics shapes ideology. And ideology shapes how we live. Learn Marx’s base and superstructure in plain language and why misunderstanding it keeps politics stuck.
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
open.substack.com/pub/simplify...
I really hate that I have to be chronically online on this app just for my posts to be pushed out to mutuals. It’s a scummy way to increase user engagement, time spent on the app, etc.
January 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I really hate that I have to be chronically online on this app just for my posts to be pushed out to mutuals. It’s a scummy way to increase user engagement, time spent on the app, etc.