Category: Interview

The US Kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro
Geo Maher traces the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro to a long history of US imperial intervention, sanctions warfare, and the ongoing attempt to destroy Venezuela’s communal revolution.

The Crisis of Social Reproduction, Women’s Agency, and Feminism in China
Ralf Ruckus interviews Yige Dong on the crisis of social reproduction in China, highlighting left feminisms and expanding women’s agency.

Dollar Signs
Spectre Editorial Board member Izzy Plowright interviews Rohan Shah about the roots of our contemporary moment in economic restructuring of 1970s and ’80s.

“Feminism Is a Sine Qua Non of All Genuinely Liberatory Struggles…”
Alva Gotby interviews Sophie Lewis about the potential for liberatory feminism and the necessity of a reckoning with reactionary feminist thought.

¡Ningún Ser Humano Es Ilegal! Resistiendo los Ataques Contra los Migrantes de Trump
Frente al resurgimiento del Trumpismo, un organizador de Vermont que lucha por los derechos de la comunidad migrante nos recuerda que la verdadera justicia nace de la solidaridad y la organización desde abajo.

Bodily Autonomy for All
Keegan O’Brien interviews the Gender Liberation Movement’s Eliel Cruz about fighting for queer liberation in the face of rightwing antitrans scapegoating.

The Politics of Colonial Comparison
Sam Klug discusses his new book with Spectre’s Zachary Levenson, which chronicles how the rhetoric of colonialism became central to Black internationalism in the United States.

Trump, Protectionism, and Imperial Conflict in Global Capitalism
Ashley Smith talks to Michael Roberts about the strategy of Trump’s tariffs, their likely outcomes, and what international labor must do to respond to them.

H. Rap Brown, Jamil Al-Amin, and the Perils of Forgetting
susie day talks with Arun Kundnani about the unfortunately forgotten H. Rap Brown. Brown, now Imam Jamil Al-Amin, urgently needs medical care.

We Keep Each Other Safe and Housed
Maga Miranda interviews the Rent Brigade’s Chelsea Kirk about tenant fightback against rent gouging in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires.