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the death toll of capitalism as a system itself and things positively inspired by capitalist goals is far fucking greater than communism or socialism
but venezuela! iphone! 100 billion dead! bottom text
Like I hate that the restaurants and bars are closed but better than than streets filled with body bags.
Much poorer countries are able to do this, but the US.....
It's hilarious because the US loves to call LATAM banana republics, but many are showing the US how it's done. The US looks a banana republic at this point.
I saw a tweet that said the US is a 3rd world country with a Gucci belt
Verso has some free socialist ebooks for download for anyone affected by Corona - all the books are actually very good and must reads for folks here:
www.versobooks.com
- Yesterday's Man by Branko Marcetic (The big-money politics that shaped Joe Biden's career. At its core, though, it tells the essential story of how the Democratic Party became a tool of the ruling class.)
- A Planet to Win by Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, et al. ( explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal..)
- The Case for the Green New Deal by Ann Pettifor (What is the Green New Deal and how can we afford it?)
- Four Futures by Peter Frase ( An exhilarating exploration into the utopias and dystopias that could develop from present society. )
- The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser (Neoliberalism is fracturing, but what will emerge in its wake?)
- Feminism for the 99% by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, et al. (Taking as its inspiration the new wave of feminist militancy that has erupted globally, this manifesto makes a simple but powerful case: It must focus on those at the bottom, and fight for the world they deserve. And that means targeting capitalism. Feminism must be anticapitalist, eco-socialist and antiracist.)
Free Quarantine Ebooks
The current global crisis has revealed (once again) that neoliberal capitalism is not sustainable. But what lies in its wake? What might a post-capitalist world look like? In this time of quarantine, we have 80% off all our ebooks, and 40% off all our print books. See here for more detail. You...
www.versobooks.com
When you say "beyond space communism", have you read Bastani's book? There is also 'Future Histories' by Lizzie O'Shea that is very interesting, also 'Inventing the Future' by Srnicek and Williams
Thanks for the heads up Rupetta. I've been keen on reading the Biden book since reading a preview on Jacobin. The other books also look very interesting.Verso has some free socialist ebooks for download for anyone affected by Corona - all the books are actually very good and must reads for folks here:
Get your downloads here:
- Yesterday's Man by Branko Marcetic (The big-money politics that shaped Joe Biden's career. At its core, though, it tells the essential story of how the Democratic Party became a tool of the ruling class.)
- A Planet to Win by Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, et al. ( explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal..)
- The Case for the Green New Deal by Ann Pettifor (What is the Green New Deal and how can we afford it?)
- Four Futures by Peter Frase ( An exhilarating exploration into the utopias and dystopias that could develop from present society. )
- The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born by Nancy Fraser (Neoliberalism is fracturing, but what will emerge in its wake?)
- Feminism for the 99% by Cinzia Arruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, et al. (Taking as its inspiration the new wave of feminist militancy that has erupted globally, this manifesto makes a simple but powerful case: It must focus on those at the bottom, and fight for the world they deserve. And that means targeting capitalism. Feminism must be anticapitalist, eco-socialist and antiracist.)
Free Quarantine Ebooks
The current global crisis has revealed (once again) that neoliberal capitalism is not sustainable. But what lies in its wake? What might a post-capitalist world look like? In this time of quarantine, we have 80% off all our ebooks, and 40% off all our print books. See here for more detail. You...
Thanks everyone! I'll check this out.
Remember, Britney Spears herself don't have control over her social media accounts or other aspects of her life really.
Donald Trump losing his mind and wanting businesses to re-open, I guess he's afraid of mass dissent. Of course we're not going to see anything come from it though and everything will probably just go back to how it was before.
The capitalist class is in his ear about just forcing people to work or starve and figuring it out later.
He's not the only one using this kind of logic
In fact trump is helping the cause more then people realize by making the real ghouls seem more reasonable
He's not the only one using this kind of logic
In fact trump is helping the cause more then people realize by making the real ghouls seem more reasonable
He will have the best healthcare in the world in case if he got it. What's a few million human sacrifices to capital to him?
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist /LA historian / trucker who everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
www.youtube.com
If you are not familiar with Mike Davis I'd suggest the highly entertaining 1997 article "The American Earthquake
Mike Davis and the Politics of Disaster" on his work/life: http://linguafranca.mirror.theinfo.org/9709/davis.html
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...
www.youtube.com
If you are not familiar with Mike Davis I'd suggest the highly entertaining 1997 article "The American Earthquake
Mike Davis and the Politics of Disaster" on his work/life: http://linguafranca.mirror.theinfo.org/9709/davis.html
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You want full communism? You better sublate work, bitch
I wouldn’t usually crosspost something about Britney here, but her new song does seem to have tapped in to a current interest in the topic of work; this piece in the Guardian is typical, argu…
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Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist that everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...
hell yes
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist that everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...
Sounds awesome, will definitely tune in.
Think I need to put a self-imposed restriction on reading and posting in election threads going forward. I'm completely unable to relate to many liberals/moderates in their worldviews and if I really let loose I'll reveal the accelerationist deep inside me.
Such as it matters when this country is staring down a pandemic and we're not even certain there will be an election this year.
In more positive news...
Such as it matters when this country is staring down a pandemic and we're not even certain there will be an election this year.
In more positive news...
Hi comrades, I've been lurking this thread for a while so thanks for the good conversations and recommendations you are having here.
I'm seeing similar "nationalizations" in many countries and I'm worried. I'm sure that the hospitals will return to their owners after the pandemic, but even worse the owners will send the bill back to the government - and it ain't gonna be a fair bill. Does anyone have the actual official decision from the government somewhere?
In Greece, where I know the situation better, the government uses the word "requisition" instead of nationalization and owners of ICUs are getting paid double (Greek source: https://www.efsyn.gr/politiki/antip...-panakriba-tin-epitaxi-ton-meth-ston-idiotiko) for them by the Greek government. Had I a hospital in Greece I would wish this pandemic never ended...
Of course not every country is like Greece, but every country with capitalism has capitalism. If people are not ready or nothing changes, any (ridiculous, in general) monetary relief that is offered during this crisis to the poor is going to be paid back with big interest next year.
I'm seeing similar "nationalizations" in many countries and I'm worried. I'm sure that the hospitals will return to their owners after the pandemic, but even worse the owners will send the bill back to the government - and it ain't gonna be a fair bill. Does anyone have the actual official decision from the government somewhere?
In Greece, where I know the situation better, the government uses the word "requisition" instead of nationalization and owners of ICUs are getting paid double (Greek source: https://www.efsyn.gr/politiki/antip...-panakriba-tin-epitaxi-ton-meth-ston-idiotiko) for them by the Greek government. Had I a hospital in Greece I would wish this pandemic never ended...
Of course not every country is like Greece, but every country with capitalism has capitalism. If people are not ready or nothing changes, any (ridiculous, in general) monetary relief that is offered during this crisis to the poor is going to be paid back with big interest next year.
What do you know, Joe Biden, the man who clearly has made unwanted contact with others, is also possibly a sexual abuser! Not that it's really shocking I guess, Bill Clinton was one of their presidents, after all.
"I mean if I'm earning money I feel like I deserve to spend it" is the real kicker here.
Yeah like not only is the hilarity of not planning on a pandemic completely lost on him but he does have emergency funds and partially doesnt wanna spend it because using it for essential stuff isn't fun :((((
New Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast about a range of subjects. They start with the stimulus package. I've not had time to keep up with happenings, but it sounds like a real pile of shit.
Man, I just said I was going to try to avoid election talk, but 2020 is really trying my patience.
And it's not even April!
The fucked up part is if Biden withdrew, the DNC will still refuse to give the nom to the other guy who's still in the race!
But okay, watch as Biden secures the nomination. Trump will bring up the rape case and media outlets will blast it 10x as hard.
The GOP is drooling for a Biden win and I can't understand why no one sees that.
But okay, watch as Biden secures the nomination. Trump will bring up the rape case and media outlets will blast it 10x as hard.
The GOP is drooling for a Biden win and I can't understand why no one sees that.
I said the same but sometimes I just can't help myself
Just a reminder for incoming Thursday - Jacobin is launching their new video series on Thursday 6 pm eastern, where 1 prominent socialist thinker explains 1 idea in 20 minutes and where they take Q&As at the end. First out is Mike Davis, an excellent author/activist /LA historian / trucker who everyone here should familiarize themselves with ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Davis_(scholar) ) on corona and its political implications:
Jacobin
Jacobin is a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics, and culture. The print magazine is released quarterl...
If you are not familiar with Mike Davis I'd suggest the highly entertaining 1997 article "The American Earthquake
Mike Davis and the Politics of Disaster" on his work/life: http://linguafranca.mirror.theinfo.org/9709/davis.html
I hope you are all tuning in, it's live now!
edit: Jesus, he just told how Michael Sorkin, the leftwing NY arcitect(ual) critic has died of Covid... https://archinect.com/news/article/...educator-critic-has-passed-away-from-covid-19
You should look up his work on re-framing Gaza as a city state (Open Gaza)...
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Saw this trending, insane its from 2011 considering the poignancy of the lyrics, but I suppose it makes sense given that it was right after the financial crash years.
shoutout to liberation socialists, anti authoritarians, fellow anarchists & those cyberpunks who fight against injustice & corruption every day of their lives
hell yeah, great to see you here. always been a poster i've admired
