Tag: Social Movements
What’s in a Slogan?
Rawan Abdelbaki challenges self-styled socialists going after the slogan “defund the police.”
Down with Feudalism, Long Live the People!
Thiti Jamkajornkeiat adapts Jit Phumisak’s Marxist theory of the feudal state for use in the ongoing antiroyalist protests in Thailand.
Fighting for Black Lives at School
Ashley Smith interviewed Black Lives Matter activist and educator Jesse Hagopian about the struggle for Black Lives at school, the uprising for racial justice, the role of unions in that struggle, and the looming workers’ fight against austerity in cities and states across the country.
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.
Beyond the Police: Protect Black Women
Speech by Sandow Sinai at Abolition Plaza in Brooklyn, June 25 2020, addressing alternatives to calling the police.
