The DOGE and the neoreactionaries
Antifascist, business and politics, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, neoreaction, tech capitalists
Video: John Rich’s “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”
from Kasama. Posted by Mike E. Check out this sharp example of ”rightwing populism.” John Rich wrote anthems for John McCain during the election (”Raising McCain“) and pro-military anthems (”The Good Lord and the Man“). …
G20 and Anger Amid the Capitalist Crisis
We will be posting up bits from the G20 as they emerge – mainstream articles and videos as well as news and analysis seen from the radical lens. Despite growing global frustration and rage against …
Anti-capitalism, capitalism, financial crisis, G20, radical left
International conference on secularism and women’s rights
Azar Majedi, chairperson of the Organization for Women’s Liberation and a member of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran (WPI) leadership, has circulated the following report: The International Conference on Why is Secularism Necessary? A complete …
The Guardian UK: Britain faces summer of rage
Police are preparing for a “summer of rage” as victims of the economic downturn take to the streets to demonstrate against financial institutions, the Guardian has learned. Britain’s most senior police officer with responsibility for …
Paretsky responds to Thinking and Acting
originally a comment, Paretsky’s thoughtful and challenging comments deserve more attention, so we post them up as their own post. – c. alexander It’s taken me a while to assemble some comments on Don’s challenging …
Responding to Thinking and Acting in Real Time and a Real world
posted at BTR Hi Don, First of all, thanks for doing this. We certainly need some clarityabout the crisis and what may be coming down the road. I had a fewcomments – not really any …
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Notes on Trump/MAGA 2024
Even more than in the past, Trump and the MAGA movement have brought key elements of fascist politics into the Republican Party, and a second Trump presidency is likely to be significantly more authoritarian than the first one.
Antifascist, Donald Trump, MAGA movement, US presidential elections
Who’s Afraid of Luigi Mangione? A Response to Alexander Reid Ross
Luigi Mangione’s recent alleged killing of an insurance CEO touched a wedge issue that cuts across class and across the political spectrum—the massive corruption of the health insurance industry—and created an opening for the left. A recent article by ex-leftist Alexander Reid Ross, which dismisses Mangione as expressing an American proclivity for violence, represents a counterinsurgency action in defense of the state.
Alexander Reid Ross, Anti-capitalism, counter insurgency, health care, health insurance industry, liberal antifascism, Luigi Mangione
Reading Adam Shatz on the war in Gaza
by Matthew N. Lyons How do we forcefully make the case to defend the Palestinian people in Gaza against Israel’s increasingly genocidal assault, and also honor the conflict’s heartbreaking contradictions? This is a question I’ve …
Burn the foundation and all that it upholds: an antifascist review of “Tell Me I’m Worthless” by Alison Rumfitt
“The House spreads. Its arteries run throughout the country. Its lifeblood flows into Westminster, into Scotland Yard, into every village and every city. It flows into you, and into your mother. It keeps you alive. …
Review of “Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism”
Shane Burley and Ben Lorber offer a thoughtful radical analysis of how antisemitism works, how it fuels supremacist politics more broadly, and how the charge of antisemitism is misused to attack Palestine solidarity and the left. To combat antisemitism they argue for a strategy based on mass mobilization, dialog, and an intersectional critique of oppressions.
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