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Germany 1923
Part one of Sean Larson’s reconstruction of the failed German Revolution of 1923, and the episode’s lessons for revolutionaries today.
Writers Against the War on Gaza
Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG) is an ad hoc coalition committed to solidarity and the horizon of liberation for the Palestinian people. Beginning with an open letter signed by 700+ writers, editors, activists, actors, culture workers, and others, WAWOG hopes to provide ongoing infrastructure for cultural organizing in response to the war. This project is modeled on American Writers Against the Vietnam War, an organization founded in 1965.
Realizing Renewable Power’s Potential Means Combating Capital
Simon Pirani systematically takes on ecomodernist approaches to socialist strategy, which, he argues, are fundamentally antithetical to any left project.
It’s a Genocide, and It Must be Stopped
The Spectre editorial board provides a statement on the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The Child Catcher
Incarcerated writer Elizabeth Hawes analyzes the child separation crisis plaguing the US prison-industrial complex.
On Profitability and Reforming Capitalism
Michael Roberts responds to Seth Ackerman’s sprawling critique of Robert Brenner.
Syria’s Protest Movement
Joseph Daher analyzes the causes, scope, strategy, and possible growth of the ongoing regime protest movement in Syria.
Palabras que arden/Words that Burn
María José Contreras reflexiona sobre la traducción y publicación en inglés de Quemar el miedo/Set Fear on Fire de LASTESIS.
María José Contreras reflects on the English-language translation and publication of LASTESIS’s Set Fear on Fire.
Cuando un libro grita/When a Book Shouts
Ángeles Donoso Macaya reflexiona sobre la traducción y publicación en inglés de Quemar el miedo/Set Fear on Fire de LASTESIS.
Ángeles Donoso Macaya reflects on the English-language translation and publication of LASTESIS’s Set Fear on Fire.
The Guilty Superhero
Stephen Strother reviews Oppenheimer. Strother argues that, despite its Oscar-worthy trappings, the film remains a superhero movie.