Tag: Anti-nationalism
Communes and Crisis
Manuel Casique Herrera responds to the recent Spectre interview with Geo Maher, arguing that Maher defends the Chavista regime by over-inflating the extent and power of the communes and ignoring political-economic trends before US sanctions. Closer attention to the Venezuelan state’s function as gate-keeper for ground rent for oil in light of global economic trends is necessary to make sense of the regime’s dynamics.
Defend the LAnd
Maga Miranda argues that the current anti-ICE protests are a righteous resistance to defend the sovereignty and soul of Los Angeles as a sanctuary city.
Decolonization without National Sovereignty
Nandita Sharma responds to Neil Braganza’s review of her book Home Rule: National Sovereignty and the Separation of Natives and Migrants
Beyond Borders
Is postcolonial nationalism a liberatory force because it’s postcolonial, or a reactionary force because it’s nationalism? Nandita Sharma speaks to Spectre editor Zachary Levenson about this question in relation to her new book, Home Rule.