Tag: Anti-capitalism
The Intersections and Divergences of Disability and Race
Keith Rosenthal asks what the longes sit-in ever to take place in a federal building can teach us about the intersection of racism and ableism?
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
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 of 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.