John Washington, author of The Dispossessed, shares his thoughts on Biden's immigration policy, the ethics of storytelling, and what to expect in the growing fight to open borders.
2020 saw the cracks in capitalism and neoliberal governance expand. Responses to the disasters of the COVID-19 pandemic and of climate emergency spoke to the state's commitment to differentiated violence. A hope for a livable future and just systems of care lies in our ability to mobilize and organize.
In this excerpt from China In One Village, Liang Hong illustrates the problem of separated couples in the Chinese countryside through the tragic story of a rural woman's suicide.
Andreas Malm and the Zetkin Collective explore the historical basis, political arguments and future implications of the far right's role in the climate crisis. Far right governance gives rise to ecofascism and a future built on crisis and nationalism.
Mitchell Dean and Daniel Zamora outline Michel Foucault's growing interest in neoliberalism as a "left governmentality" that could act as an alternative to Marxism.
Israel's escalated attacks on Palestinians and their struggle for the right to return need to be met with global resistance and condemnation. To commemorate Nakba Day, and denounce the current catastrophic violence, a reading list on the history of the region, the violence, and the ongoing struggle for Palestinian liberation.
A reading list of utopian thinking featuring Mathew Lawrence, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Leslie Kern, Aaron Bastani, James Bridle, Fredric Jameson, and Lizzie O’Shea.
