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Histories of Racial Capitalism and the Dynamics of the Capitalist System

2022-05-08T23:06:25-04:00

The term racial capitalism is a bit of a shibboleth. Those who invoke the phrase draw from a longstanding tradition of radical scholarship that brings attention to the material force of racialism in systems of capitalist domination. There is, however, a mounting critique that questions the term's usefulness, casting doubt on the scholarly project initiated by Cedric Robinson. In the face of such concerns, Histories of Racial Capitalism is a much needed contribution.

Africa Is on the Move

2022-05-08T23:04:15-04:00

In 1975, Walter Rodney said, Africa is on the move. This line stays with me, digs deep into my sense of historical possibility. What did Rodney mean when he said that line?

Marxism, Science, and Science Studies

2022-05-08T22:59:49-04:00

The history of Marxism in relation to science is extraordinarily dense and dramatic. Although it is a fascinating and important story, it is one increasingly forgotten.

Giving War a Chance

2022-05-08T22:57:00-04:00

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is the ultimate agenda-setting, strategic planning, and consensus-forming organization of the U.S. capitalist ruling class. The latest book to come out of the CFR orbit, Strategy of Denial (2021), thus provides an opportunity to concretely observe how the monopoly capitalist ruling class is preparing the people of the United States for what could be a catastrophic world war.

"Notes on Exterminism" for the Twenty-First-Century Ecology and Peace Movements

2022-05-08T22:53:36-04:00

In 1980, the great English historian and Marxist theorist E. P. Thompson wrote the pathbreaking essay "Notes on Exterminism, the Last Stage of Civilization." Although the world has undergone a number of significant changes since, Thompson's essay remains a useful starting point in approaching the central contradictions of our times, characterized by the planetary ecological crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, New Cold War, and current "empire of chaos"—all arising from features deeply embedded in the contemporary capitalist political economy.

Notes from the Editors, May 2022

2022-05-08T22:51:37-04:00

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To get a firm grasp on the current situation in Ukraine, we must understand the central role that the United States and NATO have played in the conflict from the start, beginning in 2014 with the U.S.-engineered Maidan coup.

Obfuscation

2022-04-06T08:05:15-04:00

A new poem by Marge Piercy.

Standing Against Racism and Empire

2022-04-06T07:47:02-04:00

Elizabeth "Betita" Sutherland Martinez spent her life fighting the death and destruction imposed by the White House and the Pentagon, from border jails to police barracks in every city and town across the United States.

For an Ecosocialist Degrowth

2022-04-06T07:40:02-04:00

Degrowth and ecosocialism are two of the most important movements—and proposals—on the radical side of the ecological spectrum.

The Bhima Koregaon Arrests and the Resistance in India

2022-04-06T07:37:11-04:00

The cold-blooded murders of activists by state forces in India represents a historical pattern of extrajudicial repression.