Tag: Anti-capitalism
Fuck Mindfulness Workshops
Spectre editor Tithi Bhattacharya explains why elite representation and mindfulness workshops are insufficient; what we need is a resurgence of militant mass mobilizations targeting the racist police state and capital.
Roundtable on China
Lausan and Critical China Scholars discuss how to effectively articulate a leftist, internationalist framework of solidarity in the face of mounting US-China tensions.
Recentering the Lumpen Question Today
Daniel Tutt reconsiders the meaning the “lumpenproletariat,” not as a noun, but as a verb: an active process of lumpenization. What implications does this rethinking have in store for communist strategy, and how does it allow us to better understand the recurrent phenomenon of Bonapartism?
Municipal Worker Strikes in Istanbul
As a strike wave builds in Istanbul, we get a taste of what organized labor will look like in a post-AKP Turkey.
Proud Boys Face Canada’s Anti-Terror Law
John Clarke argues that the Canadian state’s repression of the Proud Boys sets a dangerous precedent for working-class movements and the political left.
Fascism, Capital, and the State Today
Charlie Post responds to Cihan Tuğal’s critique of Spectre’s editorial statement on the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Why Tronti? Why Now?
Steve Wright interviews Andrew Anastasi on his long awaited collection of translated Mario Tronti essays.
Why the Boss Is Happy to Let You Die
The Canadian government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is calculated and purposeful, and it reveals much about how our society is organized.
On the 12th Day of Spectre My Comrade Gave to Me
On the 12th day of Spectre my comrade gave to me…
What’s New About Woke Racial Capitalism (and What Isn’t)
“Woke” racial capitalism reveals contradictory tendencies in the material structure of capitalism and its ideological superstructure.