Category: Article
Capitalist Politics in Crisis
Harris and the Democrats’ strategy of turning right and being the more effective Trump, especially on immigration, can help explain their resounding defeat.
Under Postfascism, Fractures in the State Will Make Openings for Protest
What does Trump’s election mean for the immediate future of social struggles?
The Antisemitism of Zionism
Shane Burley argues that Zionism has a long history of entrenching antisemitism and serves as a reactionary, radical sectionalist mode of politics that spells disaster for both Jews and humanity more broadly.
Tearing Down the Welfare State
Onni Ahvonen and Juulia Kela analyze the complicity between neoliberal austerity and disaster nationalism undermining the Finnish welfare state.
Imperialism as Antagonistic Cooperation
Drawing on previously untranslated work from POLOP and August Thalheimer, Promise Li theorizes the interdependent character of today’s imperial order.
The Generosity of Fredric Jameson
Robert T. Tally pays tribute to Fredric Jameson’s tremendous generosity, that is, the late theorist’s drive to both know the world and change it for the better.
From Ukraine to Palestine
Blanca Missé turns back to the imperialist conflicts of the twentieth century to chart the course for a consistent internationalist anti-imperialism.
The Kenyan Uprising
Zachary J. Patterson analyzes the neocolonial history fueling the Kenyan uprising and the organizational strategies of the #RutoMustGo movement.
Tolkien’s Deplorable Cultus
Robert T. Tally Jr. reads Tolkien’s corpus with the tools of Marxist literary criticism, delivering a devastating blow to the fantasy writer’s rightist fans.
General Election 2024
Jonny Jones analyzes Labour’s direction after its electoral victory and the Tories’ collapse. How should the left respond to Labour’s rightward swing?