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The Interregnum
Spectre’s Tithi Bhattacharya interviewed Meagan Day, Justin Charles, and Charlie Post about the left, electoral strategy, and class and social movements after the defeat of Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Primary. In the first part, each answers Bhattacharya’s questions and in the second part, they respond to one another.
New Statue, Old Chimurenga
Lebohang Mojapelo writes about how little Zimbabwe has changed since the November 2017 coup that drove out Robert Mugabe.
Catastrophe in Lebanon
Joseph Daher asks if a social upsurge break free from the grip of Lebanon’s dominant parties In the wake of the explosion in Beirut?
Abolitionist Socialism
Peter Bloom charts a path toward an abolitionist Marxism rooted in what he calls a “commons sense” for the current moment.
The Rank and File Strategy on New Terrain
Spectre editor Kate Doyle Griffiths reflects on Kim Moody’s rank and file strategy in this final part of a three-part essay, considering the rank and file strategy in relation to ongoing strategic debates on the US left.
Striking for Racial Justice
Dave Zirin talks about what led to the NBA players’ strike, where it can go from here, and its implications for the Black Lives Matter and labor movements.
Minneapolis in Paris
Drawing on ethnographic work on antiracist struggles in France, Jean Beaman makes the case for internationalizing Black Lives Matter.
Right-Wing Suicide in the United States Today
Sam Farber asks how we should understand the irrationalism of American rightists today? What to make of their seeming enthusiasm for the death drive?
Why China Isn’t Capitalist (Despite the Pink Ferraris)
Contra Eli Friedman, Richard Smith argues that China is not capitalist.
Beyond the Police: Protect Black Women
Speech by Sandow Sinai at Abolition Plaza in Brooklyn, June 25 2020, addressing alternatives to calling the police.