‘A Very Uncomfortable Moment’

Recently in The Signal: Dennis Culhane on what’s driving a record rise in homelessness in American cities. … Today: Where does the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad leave Iran? Vali Nasr on the swift and unexpected transformation of power in the Middle East. … Also: Gustav Jönsson on what […]

Trump Goes A-Conquerin’

by Peter Zeihan on January 14, 2025 Today’s video was originally released on Patreon 1 week ago. If you want to see the videos as soon as they come out, join the Patreon! You’ll get early access to videos and newsletters, as well as exclusive perks like live Q&A sessions, […]

We (MUST) Keep Us Safe

by thecollectiveJan 12, 2025 From The Final Straw Radio Original title: “We (MUST) Keep Us Safe: An interview with a Long-Term, Anonymous Anarchist Comrade on Repression, Trauma, Security Culture, and Revolutionary Solidarity” Tags podcast the final straw radio Read more

What Happened

In our December 5 issue, Magda Teter reviews a new book ostensibly about the last decades of the Regency of Algiers and “the ties between the land and the sea and between the sea and the history of events, money, and power.” But behind that history, Teter writes, is “a […]

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls

How the 90s all-girl band TLC became conservative pioneers Rachel Haywire Jan 13, 2025 Hello, readers. Live from New York, it’s The Cultural Futurist? I’ve been busier than ever with my new art gallery, but I didn’t want to stop sharing my writing here. So, I’ve decided to […]

Revolution

winter oak Read on blog or Reader Revolution By winter oak on January 11, 2025 by W.D. James To turn, turn will be our delight ‘Till by turning, turning we come round right. –‘Tis the Gift to Be Simple, American Shaker Hymn ‘Revolution’ will be a central concept in […]

2025 Predictions

The Corbett Report Jan 12, 2025 by James Corbett corbettreport.com January 12, 2025 It’s January and the New Year is upon us. It’s customary at this time of year for those of us pundits and pontificators who make our living scanning the news feeds to make our predictions […]

Currents

By Cake Boy The current culture is neoliberal when it comes to economics. And mostly cultural/Frankfurt Marxist when it comes to cultural issues. When it comes to economics, we live in a plutocracy. Landlords, speculators and bankers rule this system. Connected to internationally so-called ‘free markets’ (which aren’t […]