Iran, Israel, & the Logic of Escalation
The substance of the international order is state violence with impunity.
Öcalan’s Last Call
The dissolution of the PKK should not be viewed as a surrender or as a victory for the Turkish state.
‘AI’ as Class Warfare
So-called ‘AI’ does not reduce, but rather diffuses and renders labour practically invisible.
Assisted Suicide, or Social Murder?
The UK cuts welfare and offers death.
The People’s Pope
Francis’ small but radical acts embodied a theology of closeness: the conviction that Christ is found not in power, but in proximity to those the world forgets.
Workers of the Word, Unite!
In all our efforts, we must convince people that no positive change is possible without a rupture with capitalism.
Mélenchon vs. Hollande
Where Hollande identifies himself with the state, Mélenchon identifies himself with the people—the mass of humanity organised as a collective actor.
James Connolly, Socialist Republican
His thought and his life stand as compelling exemplars of a figure he would rightly praise: “the Socialist, enthusiastic in the cause of human freedom”.
Turkey’s Political Crisis & Democratic Movement
Since the stated goal is now an inclusive republic, it becomes necessary to reinvent a past that supports it.
Abundance: Big Tech’s Bid for the Democratic Party
The Tech Right has gained major influence in Washington by funding Republicans. The Abundance faction has taken a different route: funding Democrats.
The Defeat of Biopolitics
Just as the pretension to ideally govern the climate failed, Biopolitics as a project to foster life also failed.
Universalism & The Anti-Woke
Rather than celebrate the death of woke, I say we revive and herald it.