Archives: Online Posts
On Collective Grieving
Loubna Qutami writes of the Zionist assassination of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who represented hope in the face of settler colonial fragmentation.
On the Bowman Crisis
Shireen Akram-Boshar and Joel Reinstein argue that the DSA right wing’s misplaced crackdown on Palestine solidarity activism impedes the growth of a principled socialist movement.
Against Putin’s War in Ukraine
Spectre’s publication manager Ashley Smith interviews Russian socialist Ilya Budraitskis about the politics of Putin’s ongoing war in Ukraine
Working Alone
Douglas Young asks how a twenty-first century labor movement can develop the bonds required for robust anticapitalist organization in the face of reduced socialization while working?
The Future of the Resistance Committees in Sudan
Three Sudanese leftists reflect on the state of the Resistance Committees that formed in the 2018 revolution.
Fighting for Ukrainian Self-Determination
Yuliya Yurchenko situates the ongoing conflict in its broader political economic conflict, arguing for a decolonial approach to understanding the war.
Refugees
Lale Arab Jouneghani and Warren Montag ask which refugees are considered worthy subjects of solidarity and why the warm welcome for Ukrainians is not extended to Syrians, Palestinians, and other displaced peoples beyond Europe?
From Schlemiel to Super Hero
Benjamin Balthaser explores the roles of militarism, masculinity, and Jewish identity in the political persona of Volodomir Zelensky.
Feminist Resistance Against War
Feminists from around the world write to condemn the war on Ukraine
No to Russian Imperialist Aggression, No to US/NATO Interference
Two comrades from India weigh in on the conflagration in Ukraine