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Rebel Youths: English-language anarchist periodicals of the Great Depression, 1932-9
By Morris Brodie This article examines the function of anarchist periodicals in the United States during the Great Depression. Periodicals acted as forums for debate, where ideas were constantly challenged and important theoretical issues were aired. This was both within anarchism and between the wider radical movement. In […]
Amazon Introduces Solitary Confinement For Employees
Amazon has introduced the ‘Ama-Zen’, a wellness isolation box for employees to distract from the fact that they just busted a unionization effort in Alabama.
A Culture of Free Speech Protects Everyone
By Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic The journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones appears to be a victim of viewpoint discrimination. Academic freedom needs a vigorous defense—and not just at UNC. Last week, the journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, who led The New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project, was named the Knight Chair in […]
The Siege of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis
Crimethinc In this anonymous submission, participants in the uprising in Minneapolis in response to the murder of George Floyd explore how a combination of different tactics compelled the police to abandon the Third Precinct. The following analysis is motivated by a discussion that took place in front of […]
A divided nation flocks to partisan brands
By Sara Fischer, Danielle Alberti , Axios Americans are leaning into companies that have strong political positions, in the wake of one of the country’s most divisive election years. Driving the news: New rankings from the Axios/Harris 100 poll — an annual survey to gauge the reputation of the […]
Behind the Black Umbrellas Debating Violence with Portland’s Antifa and the Proud Boys
By Patrick Tomassi, Plough “What’d you see?” a man shouted. Around him, a crowd of black-clad activists gathered outside the Multnomah County Democrats building in northeast Portland, Oregon, the Sunday night after the US presidential election in November 2020. “You didn’t see shit!” the protesters chanted in response. […]
“They put a gun to my dad’s head, and pulled the trigger. It wasn’t loaded” – Stories from Communism
Dr Philip Kiszely has lectured at the University of Leeds for the last 15 years. Philip has been outspoken on identity politics, critical race theory and the activist impulse in the media and institutions. In this episode he talks about his father, who escaped communism in Hungary after […]
5 Creepiest Places in North Korea
Many North Korean defectors who have managed to escape by traveling through China think of their secretive home country as a haunting place. Five particular spots within North Korea stand out to those who know about them for their propagandist nature and strange history…
How American Journalism Became a Mouthpiece of the Deep State
By Peter Van Buren, The American Conservative Reporters joke that the easiest job in Washington is CIA spokesman. You need only listen carefully to questions, say, “No comment,” and head to happy hour. The joke, however, is on us. The reporters pretend to see only one side of […]
Transforming the Military to Transform the Country
By Douglas McGregor, The American Conservative If the U.S. Armed Forces are compelled to internalize the Biden administration’s ideology, they will cease to be a national military establishment. The Biden administration took Americans on the right by surprise. In the opening weeks of the new administration, very few […]
Political Purge Of The Armed Forces
By Rod Dreher, The American Conservative Well, well, well: The Pentagon official tasked with leading efforts to crack down on extremist views among military servicemembers once asserted that backers of former President Donald Trump were also supporters of racism, misogyny and extremism. The official, Bishop Garrison, is a […]
How Biden Can (and Should) Cooperate with Putin
By Doug Bandow, The American Conservative The upcoming summit between Biden and Putin is an opportunity for productive conversation and a little less conflict. Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are planning to meet in Switzerland next month. It obviously is better to have the two talking rather […]
So Much For “Transformational” Joe Biden
By Matt Taibbi If you haven’t heard about the “transformational presidency” for a few weeks, it’s because the White House is selling something else at the moment. Joe Biden is cruising, in a happy-place few politicians reach. Outside of a few grumpy right-wing outlets he faces almost no […]
We Can’t Cancel Ourselves Into A Better World
Ben appeared on Majority Report to argue with Sam and Emma about cancel culure and promote his new book.
Vaush Explains How Lefty Unity ISN’T Possible & Why CRITICIZING The Fringe Left Is Crucial
Fragment, fragment, fragment…and we need the Right and the Center to do the same. Vaush explains how initially his main goal was lefty unity however recently he has discovered that it’s a pipedream. He also talks about how we must criticize and hold to account certain beliefs that […]
Essential Politics: The left-right split is far bigger in the U.S. than in Europe — and it’s growing
By David Lauter,Los Angeles Times Anyone who has watched U.S. politics in recent years knows that a widening gap between left and right, Democrat and Republican, has defined our era. Hardly a week passes without fresh evidence. Americans — and some Europeans — have often talked of similar divisions […]
QAnon DISAPPEARS, Can Cable News Let Go?
Team Rising reacts to research that reveals QAnon chatter has decreased on social media platforms.
Why Most China Analysis Is COMPLETELY WRONG
A debate between Richard Hanania and Peter Zeihan on the future of China would be interesting. Zeihan would argue that Hanania is overestimating China’s stability and geopolitical viability. President of the Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology, Richard Hanania, explains the two mistakes he says people […]
2% See Liz Cheney As Model For GOP Future
Team Rising discusses a new Reuters/ IPSOS poll which asked who Republicans prefer as the role model for future GOP candidates.
Data Reveals Class POPULISM Is Key To Winning Elections
Class divisions are the widest they have been since the Great Depression. But tribal/sectarian divisions are the widest they have been since the Civil War. Existential issues trump class politics. Among the Red Tribe, there is an audience for “national-conservatism,” “national-populism,” etc. Among the Blue Tribe, there is […]
The Lie At Center Of GOP Today Will Hobble It For Years To Come
The Russiagate of the Right. Saagar Enjeti explains why “Stop The Steal’ is so damaging to the future of the GOP.
How Wall St Is DESTROYING Housing Like It Destroyed The World
Housing and homelessness may well replace labor conflict as the basis of “class struggle” in the future. Krystal Ball analyzes the housing market crisis and how it only benefits Wall Street.
Biden ORDERS Lab Leak Investigation, CAVING To Pressure
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the Biden administration’s growing interest in the “lab leak theory” and the media’s coverage of it.
‘OF COURSE Israel Ethnically Cleansed Palestinians!’ – Israeli Anthropologist Corrects Debra Messing
Jewish Israeli Anthropologist Jeffrey Halper states a fact that is so undeniable, it’s hard to believe that Israel apologists (including Deborah Messing) are denying it: “Israel was founded through ethnic cleansing.” Even Right Wing Israeli Zionists admit that. They just defend it! Yet somehow it’s acceptable for people […]
A Sad Fight, But Not Ours
Anti-Israel sentiments seem to be becoming more commonplace on both the left and right. By Paul Brian, The American Conservative Egypt’s recent brokering of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes as the devastation of the most recent 11 days of war stacks up: 253 Palestinians dead according […]
What was Karl Marx wrong about?
A Marxist critiques Marx.
‘You don’t have to look black to be black’: The complex racial identity of a tiny Ohio town
In the remote Ohio town of East Jackson, which sits in the Appalachian foothills, residents have for decades identified as black – despite the fact they appear white. Tom Silverstone and Francisco Navas visit a place where residents’ racial lines have been blurred to invisibility.
Russell Brand: Democrats, Big Tech, Media ‘Conspired’ To Influence 2020 Election
Of course. Big Tech and the Media represent the left-wing of the capitalist class just as the fossil fuel and Big Ag represent the right-wing of the capitalist class. By Tim Pearce, Daily Wire Comedian Russell Brand ripped into the Democratic Party and accused it of colluding with […]
Your Opinion Doesn’t Matter. Protests Matter.
By Ted Rall, Counterpunch Your opinion doesn’t matter—not by itself. No matter how heartfelt or important to you personally, your thoughts about Gaza or legal weed or the war on skinny jeans don’t mean anything merely because they reside inside your brain. Your opinion matters only if you […]
Anarchist Networks – Old and New
By Robert Graham This article discusses the different forms of organization utilized by anarchists within various anarchist movements from their beginnings in the 1860s until the present day. Despite the claims of some contemporary anarchists that horizontal network forms of organization are a recent development that distinguish contemporary […]
Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters
This looks to be an interesting book. The science of climate change has to stand on its own, whatever the findings or ideological implications, assuming it’s actual science (based on sound scientific methodology). But I find the “anti-climate change” movement to be problematic. Much of it seems to […]
When Israel’s Regime Buys US Weapons, it Buys Them with Your Money
Israel and Saudi Arabia are state-guaranteed export markets for US arms manufacturers that are underwritten by US taxpayers. Fiscal conservatives and tax-cutters, where are you? By Thomas L. Knapp, Garrison Center On May 5, Hamas commander Mohammed Deif issued a warning to Israel’s government: Unless Israeli police and […]
American exceptionalism fans imperial designs. We must reject it.
By Claes G. Ryn, The American Conservative Reactions to globalization, the Trump presidency, and the coronavirus pandemic have turned discussions of American conservatism increasingly into discussions of “nationalism.” Regrettably, terminological confusion is rampant. Both “conservatism” and “nationalism” are words of many and even contradictory meanings. The strengths of […]
Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows
By Damian Carrington, The Guardian The massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the Earth’s axis of rotation since the 1990s, research has shown. It demonstrates the profound impact humans are having on the planet, scientists said. The planet’s geographic […]
Major Corporations Are Backing Politicians’ Anti-Voting, Anti-Protest Efforts Around the Country
Notice that it is primarily the governments of red states and corporations that represent the right-wing of the ruling class (e.g. fossil fuels) that are behind this. This is the right’s counteroffensive to the growing hegemony of “woke capitalism.” Fragmentation within the capitalist class itself is growing, although […]
AI emotion-detection software tested on Uyghurs
By Jane Wakefield, BBC A camera system that uses AI and facial recognition intended to reveal states of emotion has been tested on Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC has been told. A software engineer claimed to have installed such systems in police stations in the province. A human […]
Facebook to take action against users repeatedly sharing misinformation
Reuters Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday it would take “stronger” action against people who repeatedly share misinformation on the platform. Facebook will reduce the distribution of all posts in its news feed from a user account if it frequently shares content that has been flagged as false […]
‘We’re terrorized’: LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report
By Sam Levin, The Guardian Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families of people they have killed, including taunting them at vigils, parking outside their homes and following them and pulling them over for no reason, according to a new report from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) […]
They Were Only Children
Instead, they want to raise fuel taxes on the working class. Washington Post economics reporter, Jeff Stein, discusses pushback fro By Mona El-Naggar, Adam Rasgon and Mona Boshnaq, New York Times When asked to describe how they felt, many parents answered with a simple “It’s God’s will,” their […]
Squad Caves & Votes To SUPER FUND Police!
Centrist Dems BALK At Tax Hikes On The Rich
Instead, they want to raise fuel taxes on the working class. Washington Post economics reporter, Jeff Stein, discusses pushback from Dems on Biden’s tax plan.
Grand Jury CONSIDERS Charges Against Trump
Remember that Silvio Berlusconi went to jail after his term as Italy’s Prime Minister. Purging the opposition. Team Rising reacts to reports of a grand jury convening to examine evidence in a criminal investigation into Trump’s business dealings.
Yang SINKS To Third In Major NYC Mayor Race Shake Up
All of that pandering to the Israeli Lobby apparently didn’t help him much. The neocons and neoliberals don’t want him and the left views him as too conservative. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the latest New York mayoral polls which show Andrew Yang in third place.
White House PUT ON SPOT, ‘Is Lab Leak A Crank Theory’
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s comments on the “lab leak theory” investigation.
HANNITY Reveals Key Role In Saving Joy Reid’s Job
They all work together behind the scenes like in pro-wrestling. Team Rising discusses the unexpected connection between MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Fox News’ Sean Hannit
Biden FLAGRANTLY REJECTS His Own Campaign Promises
Duh? Host of Bad Faith Podcast, Briahna Joy Gray, discusses the need for businesses to raise their wages in order to bring back workers.
Biden ABANDONS Public Option At WORST Possible Time
When are these social democrats going to give up on electoralism? Krystal Ball explains the long-term financial effects of coronavirus on Americans.
John Cena’s DISGUSTING Bow To China Reveals How Sold Out US Elite Is
We’re moving closer to the kinds of transnational elites that existed in the era of royal dynasties.
Biden Decides To REPEAT Obama’s FAILURES
What does anyone expect? Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti break down the latest updates in the infrastructure bill negotiations.
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