Archives: Online Posts
The Colombian State Is at War with Its People
Laura Correa Ochoa, María Cárdenas, and Tianna S. Paschel argue that Colombia’s sustained assault on protesters this week represents a form of warfare that indigenous and Black communities know all too well.
Turning a Profit from Death
Spectre’s Tithi Bhattacharya explains why anti-capitalism is central to the struggle against COVID-19 in India and how Narendra Modi is by no means up to the task.
Why Feminism? Why Now?
Loubna Qutami asks what it means to think about Palestinian liberation as a feminist issue?
Resurgent Sectarianism in the North of Ireland
Seán Mitchell writes of republican militants, loyalist devils, and the necessity of a class-based alternative in Ireland.
Revolution Is Illegal
Orisanmi Burton reflects on the legacy of the Panther Twenty-One on the fiftieth anniversary of their acquittal.
Mariátegui in Debate
Deni Alfaro Rubbo reviews Mike Gonzalez’s new book, In the Red Corner, about the political ideas of José Carlos Mariátegui.
Building Asian American Liberation from Below
Promise Li argues that a true movement for liberation for Asian Americans requires building collective power by linking antiracist and anticapitalist struggles in coalition with other marginalized communities.
Erasing People through Disinformation
Disreputable writers and outlets, often operating under the aegis of “independent journalism” with purportedly “leftwing” views, are spreading corrosive propaganda and disinformation that aims to strip Syrians of political agency
The Vicious Circle
Reflecting on the trial of Derek Chauvin, Nicholas De Genova interrogates the white masculinist culture of violence that surrounds policing in the United States.
Rosa Luxemburg and Postcolonial Criticism
Helen Scott argues that Rosa Luxemburg is a key figure in postcolonial literary criticism whose contributions to the field have tended to be overlooked.