Archives: Online Posts
Marxism for the Age of Climate Emergency
The “specter of communism” is passé; are “seeds of degrowth communism” taking root today? Gareth Dale evaluates Kohei Saito’s latest book.
Banks on the Brink? The Origins, Nature, and Trajectory of the Crisis
What caused the SVB failure? Is a larger crisis on the horizon? Michael Roberts talks to Spectre’s Ashley Smith.
The Mother Gives Birth, the State Kills
Dina Alves tells the story of the Brazilian Mothers of May movement: how it came to be and the challenges it faces in the reality of the Brazilian criminal justice system.
Notes on America’s Railroads
Guy Miller explains the roots of Congressional strikebreaking in the railroad industry.
Resisting Genocide: The Uyghur Struggle for Justice
Ashley Smith interviews Uyghur activist and human rights lawyer Rayhan Asat on the Chinese state’s repression of Uyghurs in Xinjang and beyond.
Five Abortion Strategies from the Argentinian Perspective
Lucila Szwarc offers five strategies from the abortion struggle in Argentina for the post-Roe United States and for abortion rights seekers globally
Beyond Compromise and Constraint
John Clarke writes about education workers in Ontario pushing back against draconian legislation—only to agree to major concessions.
Against Multipolar Imperialism
Promise Li argues that multipolar imperialism is an undesirable outcome for the left insofar as it remains a form of imperialism.
Philosophy as Life-Making Struggle
Neil Braganza responds to Frim and Fluss’s debate with Aaron Jaffe, arguing that Spinoza’s monism requires open-ended thinking connected to struggles for liberation.
Understanding the Carnage
The Colorado Springs shooting represents a wave of protofascist violence targeting queer and trans people. Now, more than ever, is the time for a mass movement for LGBTQ liberation.