Historicizing the Present
Robert T. Tally Jr revisits Fredric Jameson's Postmodernism, or, the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism for the eighth instalment of our Jameson at 90 series.
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The Novel of Lenin: Chapter Nine
The ninth and final installment of our nine-part series: The Novel of Lenin by Joseph Andras: Lenin, Ill, Then Dying, Rises Up Against Stalin’s Brutality -
The Novel of Lenin
A new nine-part micro-novel from Joseph Andras.
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The Verso Book Club Podcast: Brett Christophers - The Price is Wrong
In this debut episode of the newly launched Verso Book Club Podcast, Brett Christophers sits down with Eleanor Penny to discuss his new book, The Price is Wrong. -
To whom does Rosa Luxemburg belong?
The KPD transformed Rosa Luxemburg into a safely dead martyr, but her legacy continues to be a rich resource for ongoing global struggles.
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Negative dialectics
C. D. Blanton reflects on Fredric Jameson's Late Marxism in part 7 of our Jameson at 90 series. -
The Doomsday Machine
A new book asks us to imagine a world ravaged by nuclear war. But is the persistent dread of extermination enough to guide a new movement for abolition? -
Value in Motion: Beverley Best & Aaron Benanav
Beverley Best and Aaron Benanav join the Verso Podcast to discuss value, automation, and the changing nature of work. -
The Novel of Lenin: Chapter Eight
The eighth installment of our nine-part series: The Novel of Lenin by Joseph Andras: Nicolas II Abdicates, The Storming of the Winter Palace Launches the Young Revolution. -
Verso Book Club: Disordered Attention
Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today by Claire Bishop is one of our Verso Book Club June reads.
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Consumed by Fire
On April 16th, the Børsen, the former stock exchange in central Copenhagen, burst into flames. It was followed by an eruption of mourning from major news outlets and politicians. Dominique Routhier asks "what about great fires so enflames the bourgeois mind?" -
John Berger's reflections upon the death of Mahmoud Darwish
"What does the word last mean in moments of desolation?"
