Materialist Psychology

The Psychology of Radical Movements, May Day Panel #2

A recording from Austin Tamargo and Derek Sawyer's live video

11 hrs ago • Austin Tamargo, Derek Sawyer, and Sarah A. Russell

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April 2026

The Biological Contradiction of the Vanguard

How Revolutionaries Compulsively Theorize (And Why Survival Logic Hijacks Liberation)

Apr 11 • Austin Tamargo

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What is Socialism? (Part 5: Distinctions and Misconceptions)

The Real Definitions of Liberalism, Fascism, and Socialism

Apr 7 • Austin Tamargo

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Authoritative vs. Authoritarian States

How the Revolutionary Pathology Quotient (RPQ) empirically measures actual authoritarianism

Apr 4 • Austin Tamargo

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March 2026

What is Socialism? (Part 4: Core Values of Socialist Thought)

Finding the Common Ground: The Six Core Pillars of Socialist Thought

Mar 31 • Austin Tamargo

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What is Socialism? (Part 3: The Various Contemporary Ideological Perspectives)

Mapping the Socialist Tree: How Marxist and Anarchist Theories Fractured into Distinct Forms of Struggle

Mar 27 • Austin Tamargo

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What is Socialism? (Part 2: The Development of the Theory)

The Engine of History, Class Struggle, and the Great Schism

Mar 24 • Austin Tamargo

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What is Socialism? (Part 1: The Origins of the Cure)

How Marx and Engels transformed the fight for a better world from a utopian dream into a materialist science

Mar 20 • Austin Tamargo

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The Genocidal Neuro-Architecture: Why Israel Has No Right to Exist

Updated and expanded: A definitive neuro-materialist breakdown of the colonial state, the "Fascist Trap," and the biological necessity of resistance.

Mar 17 • Austin Tamargo

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An Introduction to Affective Socialization Theory

Author's Note: This is the introduction to the working paper for Affective Socialization Theory (AST).

Mar 13 • Austin Tamargo

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September 2025

Planned vs. Market Economies

The planned and market economic systems are different ways in which different nation-states organize their economy.

Sep 23, 2025 • Austin Tamargo

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A review of "The Seattle Solidarity Network: a new kind of working class social movement"

Small summary of a great article about community organizing.

Sep 23, 2025 • Austin Tamargo

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