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What Do I Tell My Students?
A NYC teacher provides an account of being severely beaten by the NYPD for simply violating an 8 pm curfew.
Bartending in the Apocalypse
Interview with James Brooke about his graphic vignettes from Bartending the Apocalypse, and excerpts from the work. More available on Instagram: @bartendingintheapocalypse
ILWU, ILA, and Teamsters Take Action in Honor of George Floyd
An interview with ILWU’s Clarence Thomas on race, class, and longshore work in relation to the current round of uprisings
Agents of Repression
A thought experiment on why the police dont deserve the protections of working class solidarity.
The Death of Hong Kong’s Autonomy: Beyond the Crackdown
Spectre’s Ashley Smith interviews leading Hong Kong activist Au Loong Yu in the aftermath of China’s latest crackdown. What does it all mean against the backdrop of the pandemic, global recession, and Cold War redux?
For a Grad Workers’ Strike
Graduate workers can and must be at the forefront of a strike against cops, austerity, and indeed, the capitalist university as it currently exists.
Sympathy Won’t Win Us Better Conditions
A care worker writes about the struggle for PPE, wages, and job security in the UK.
Theses on the Uprising
Spectre’s editorial statement on the ongoing uprising: unconditional support for the rebellion and victory to those in the streets! When we decide that we will decide, a new epoch is on the horizon.
Life vs. Capital
How does the pandemic force us to rethink the relations among capital, state power, and human life?