Wrote a Novel (Literally)

A Short Novel about Hard Scrabble Life in the Texas Hill Country and Port of Galveston. The rise of the Populists, Bi-Racial Unionism, Sewer Socialists…

Dec 24 • Chris Kutalik

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Punctuated Equilibrium and the Politics of Sharp, Sudden Change

Stephen Jay Gould and Strategy for the Left

Dec 18 • Chris Kutalik

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November 2025

October 2025

Democracy or Dominion: Why Socialists Must Marginalize the Authoritarian Right

by Chris Kutalik

Oct 22 • Chris Kutalik

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A Counter-Campaign for Democracy from Below

How the Left Can Fight Trump’s Authoritarian Crackdown

Oct 14 • Chris Kutalik

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September 2025

Outbuilding the Crisis: Public Works Dreaming for Housing 10 Million Angelenos

by Chris Kutalik

Sep 27 • Chris Kutalik

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The Democratic Road to Nordic Socialism

Book Review of Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy by Pelle Dragsted

Sep 9 • Chris Kutalik

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August 2025

The Case for California Redistricting

[Editor’s Note: A big special thanks to Mark G from DSA-LA for political framing, editing, and motivation.]

Aug 24 • Chris Kutalik

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I Love LA: Fire, Memory, and Struggle

A year ago, I moved back to Los Angeles.

Aug 21 • Chris Kutalik

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Remembering Kuhn: Stability, Anomalies, Crisis, and Paradigm Shift in DSA

Since its founding in 1982, DSA has experienced extended periods of stability, bursts of rapid disruption, and now struggles with profound internal…

Aug 14 • Chris Kutalik

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Suburban Texas's Forgotten New Deal Colony Part 2

[You can find Part 1 here and there's a third part coming (finally years later).

Aug 1 • Chris Kutalik

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July 2025

Suburban Texas's Forgotten New Deal Colony, Part 1

The section of Arlington, Texas I went to grade school in is a crazy quilt of rapid urban development.

Jul 31 • Chris Kutalik

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