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.
The World Needs American Socialism
When the American state makes our lives its business, we have to make its life our business.
The Unbowed Response to Le Pen's Conviction
Marine Le Pen is the incarnation of the very system she claims to oppose.
Guadagnino’s “Queer” as Addict Cinema
When it comes to the literature of addiction, Burroughs stands as one of the most controversial and upsetting of its figures.
The Great Jaurès
Jean Jaurès was killed because his leadership, politics, and courage posed too great a threat to the powers of this world.
Eugenic Austerity
The social war on the disabled has been waged for centuries, and it is ultimately a war on the body itself—on all of us.
(Mis)understanding the Right
A resetting is needed, one that draws our collective attention to networks, media, and instantaneous communication instead of regressive depictions of the great unwashed.