Verso Staff Picks of 2019!
Books, poems and magazines read and loved by the Verso staff in 2019
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The death of Jakelin Caal Maquin in Border Patrol custody
On December 8th of last year, seven year old Jakelin Caal Maquin died in Border Patrol custody. Her death came at the hands of Prevention Through Deterrence, a border security policy implemented under President Bill Clinton.
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Living the nightmare
In the run up to Thursday's general election, Jeremy Corbyn's popular agenda of modest social-democratic reforms was met with an unrelenting tide of hostility, from the both the British media and members of the political class. In this article Lorna Finlayson analyses the conditions of the defeat, and the egregious dereliction of duty of the media.
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No war but the culture war
At the general election, the Labour party attempted to fight a deeply ingrained narrative about Brexit with appeals to economic interest. It offered “money in your pocket” in opposition to deeper values. It didn’t work. Thursday's defeat raises serious questions about the party's strategy and direction.
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The Wounded Knee Massacre and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance
This time of year is a moment of deep reflection for Lakota people because of the anniversary of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Below is an excerpt from Nick Estes' Our History is the Future, on the history of indigenous resistance.
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The radical origins of international Indigenous representation
Physical extermination and the repression of Indigenous political power verified the United States’ genocidal intent. From the severed stump began to regrow the tree of life—the tree of resistance that would blossom into revolt decades later.
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Storm Clouds Over Latin America
November's coup in Bolivia is just the latest episode in the right-wing resurgence across Latin America. In this article, William I. Robinson looks at the deeper structural causes for the retreat in the Pink Tide, and the hopes for a socialist renewal in the region.
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Dangerous Spaces
Sita Balani asks what is at stake in the shift from activist organising to the discipline of a national election campaign.
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Quarrying the Stones of Palestine
An interview with Andrew Ross on the stone industry in Palestine, the Zionist version of settler colonialism, the importance of technological changes in the construction industry, and more.
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Books to prepare you for Facebook taking over the world
6 unmissable books on our new dark digital age.
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Art: A Verso Bookshelf
Our definitive collection on Art and Politics.
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A call from Jewish academics to French MPs
An appeal from French academics for the National Assembly to reject the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
