In this contribution to Verso's Caliban and the Witch Roundtable, Ariella Aïsha Azoulay argues that the persecution of unruly, 'unproductive' women in Europe during the transition to capitalism paralleled the subjection of 'indigenous' populations under colonial rule
In this contribution to Verso's Caliban and the Witch Roundtable, Alys Weinbaum shows how Federici's work illuminates capital's fundamental drive to dominate reproductive processes
In this contribution to Verso's Caliban and the Witch Roundtable, Peter Linebaugh explicates the intellectual traditions which Silvia Federici drew from and transcended in her innovative study of witchcraft and the origin of capitalism
In this essay, Christopher Law surveys Judith Butler's writings on anti-Semitism and asseses their relationship to Butler's broader political and intellectual project
In this contribution to Verso's Caliban and the Witch Roundtable, Sarah Jaffe finds echoes of witchcraft in contemporary anti-capitalism
On Monday 21st October, judge Vanessa Baraitser denied Julian Assange's request for more time to submit evidence and the postponement of the full extradition hearing, from its current 25th February date. Here historian and human rights advocate Craig Murray recounts the events in court.
Announcing some new books on our shelves for Autumn!
A story about a dog-life creature who takes on all too human qualities, from Eka Kurniawan's short story collection Kitchen Curse, translated from the Indonesian by Tiffany Tsao.
British political coverage is fixated on Brexit. But as Corbyn advisor Andrew Murray argues in this excerpt from The Fall and Rise of the British Left, anyone seeking to intervene in British politics today must examine the deeper social and economic divisions that have resulted from decades of neoliberal governance
Carlo Ginzburg, author of The Cheese and the Worms, is one of Europe's most influential historians. In this interview with Claire Zalc, Ginzburg discusses the influence of his parents - the novelist Natalia Ginzburg and scholar of Russian literature Leone Ginzburg - his childhood in Fascist Italy, historical method, Aby Warburg, and the continuing importance of historical scholarship.
In this edition: Perry Anderson on left liberalism, Aaron Benanav on automation theory, and more.
In this excerpt from The Case for the Green New Deal, Ann Pettifor outlines six principles that should guide the transition to an economy capable of sustaining life on earth