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Review: Don’t Throw Lucy Parsons’ Anarchism Under the Liberal Bus
Lucy Parsons remains an under recognized yet powerful figure of American radicalism. New scholarship into her life and background is welcome
but as this review suggests the recently published Goddess of Anarchy by Jacqueline Jones has a number of critical flaws.
Culture
Marijam Didžgalvytė Understands Gaming Culture Better Than Most
Marijam believes one of the reasons toxicity was allowed to fester as freely in gaming culture, is “because radical progressives tended to be technophobic and were nowhere to be seen.”
Kurt Vonnegut: Anarchist and Social Critic
After my early enthusiasm about the writer Kurt Vonnegut, I became skeptical. Was he a phony? After I met him, his lifestyle in his sumptuous Manhattan East Side town house bothered me and seemed to belie his satires of that same life. Even the adoration for him in Europe at the time sharpened my suspicions that he was perhaps not what he seemed to be.
Kim Stanley Robinson: “What the hell do we write now?”
The science fiction writer is consulted by politicians and courted by Google and Facebook for his visions of a better future. But with time running out, what can a novelist do to tackle the climate crisis?
How the French Revolution Is Inspiring Today’s Online Anti-capitalists
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. It was a time of rampant, crushing inequality; the über-wealthy upper class of a powerful nation-state sat upon gilded thrones, while the lower classes scraped out a miserable existence. Aristocrats depleted the nation’s treasury in pursuit of pleasure while the serrated class divides between the haves and have-nots grew sharper, and eventually fanned the flames of a full-scale rebellion.
The Politics of Fandom: Science Fiction’s Historic Struggle over the Future
via Fifth Estate magazine
by Rich Dana (Ricardo Feral)
Fifth Estate # 404, Summer, 2019
A dedicated band of idealistic working-class teenagers crash a meeting of techno-fascists...
The Boardgame is Political
The debate on the political nature of content in board games is one which has come to the forefront due the increase in gaming in general. Among the main titles on which it debated there is The Landlord's Game of 1903, the original title of Monopoly. Monopoly was born as political criticism and intends to address an important issue: that of the monopolisation of the landowning market.
Focus
Pandemic Resources, Tips and Mutual Aid
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected everybody and has prompted many people to help each other, a phenomenon called mutual aid, which always happpens between humans during disasters and crisis. We are collecting and sharing information like we've done during previous disasters. Many of the tips here reflect our experience over the past 25 years in providing news and resources during disasters.
Focus on Climate Change
Climate change is the most critical crisis of our time. The fate of the human species and thousands of other species hang in the balance.
After Facebook
If you are like many people these days, you are here because you are looking for alternatives to the large social media companies. We get asked all the time for our suggestions of alternative services that people can't switch to, or, at least minimize the time spent on Big Social Media. We get that you want to stay in touch with friends and family, but you can reduce the time your eyeballs are parked on Facebook and their ilk.
Focus on Kurdistan
The latest news, information and resources on Kurdistan
Uber and Lyft Driver Organizing News and Resources
Drivers for ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft are organizing and carrying out labor actions, including a strike in early May 2019. Drivers are upset about declining pay, lack of benefits, lack of job security, and efforts to replace them with self-driving cars.
Focus on Labor News
A regular update on labor news from around the world. New unions, ongoing campaigns, strikes, and much more!
Focus on Climate Action
A global grassroots climate action movement is growing and organizing. The world leaders and the nation states keep dragging their feet at this critical time. They aren't doing enough to curb fossil fuel use or capitalism, which is the root of the problem.
