The Resistance That Is Rising
We live amidst lunacy that kills. Calm, reasoned reports of escalating state criminality are part of ending state criminality. Ditto for deep diving conceptual analyses. And also for historical contextualizations.…
Michael Albert
Should Our Resistance Enrich Or Transcend Marxism?
Not long ago a Jacobin article (re-posted on ZNet) argued that we need more Marxism. To my eyes the tone was if we aren’t Marxist we aren’t materialist, if we…
To End Trumpism: A Tale of Three Reactions
Imagine you are about to crack open a new book and begin reading. The opening sentence goes like this: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of…
Bow and Scrape or Stand and Fight?
At times like these—who am I kidding, when were there times like these?—one wants to stay in bed, bury one’s head, dream another dream. Or perhaps to privately twist and…
Negate the Nazi Then Free the Future
Is today’s moment that different from all prior moments? Haven’t we endured extreme subterfuge forever? “Defense Department”? “Serve the people”? “Health and human services”? “Workers rights”? “High technology”? “Home of…
Class and/or Identity?!
As resistance to fascism grows, and it is growing—how could it not—activists will face many choices. One that has often been quite contentious will re-arise. How should we decide whether…
Appropriate Response
The administrative spectacle now unfolding exceeds all expectations. How should we respond? What is appropriate? I remember Abbie Hoffman and the general inclination of New Left times and other situations…
Meet Mr. Dylan
[The following is a close transcript of the 319th episode of the podcast titled RevolutionZ.] Perhaps you are aware there is a new movie out titled A Complete Unknown. It addresses…
Fascism and Us or Radical Left Lunacy?
Donald, the idiot, the madman, the consummate cowardly thug is preparing to unleash shock and awe to paint his agenda onto the American and the world stage such as we…
Then and Now
I was recently invited to give a talk at MIT on campus organizing and battling against Trumpism. This was because in 1965, I entered MIT as a Freshman and was…
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