The poisons that course through the veins of our politics, our cultures, our movements, our relationships, ourselves … categorized according to Graeber and Wengrow’s three basic forms of domination. See our About page for more info.
“I still dream about what I suffered in the migrant detention center. As a mother it hurt to see the suffering of my son and the children around me. I want this story written for them, so that it’s known what migrants are suffering.”
Torture, Tears, and Desperation in Mexico’s Migrant Jails Read More »
It is critical to understand that the “Russiagate” hoax narrative is Trump’s narrative. By insisting for over two years that Russian interference was overblown, “left” skeptics have been defending the worst president in US history.
Russiagate, Syria, and the Left Read More »
The ideas that became socially acceptable with the rise of Serbian nationalism in the 1980s soon found their concrete political implementation. What emerged was an ideological cocktail of racism, demographic panic, conspiratorial paranoia, and revanchism that ultimately proposed an urgent need for action against an allegedly existential threat.
The Balkans in Rightwing Mythology Read More »
Things were not exactly peachy during the first years of the Putin regime, but they became a hell of a lot worse after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine and went flying off to Syria to save Assad’s bacon from the fire of popular revolution.
Putinism and Acquiescence Read More »
Right now we’re seeing increasing division and fear defining our politics. We can find another political narrative that re-frames that relationship. We may already be on our way, but it’s clearly not an easy task.
Projecting Fear, Projecting Folly Read More »
If twenty years ago the post-Soviet world was “catching up” with the so-called “West,” it is the opposite today: post-Soviet Russia is the future of the West.
The “Network” Case and the Fascist Future Everywhere Read More »
Russia’s noodling around, egging rightward mischief here and there, while entangled in shady deals worth millions, is a dark-money connection worth understanding.
Your Global Fascism Is Showing Read More »
People fight these things quite actively and they lose, or they don’t even know and they buy property and there’s a pipeline running through the stream in their backyard or through their farmlands. It’s hidden—it’s literally underground.
Stopping Pipelines Is Not Abstract Read More »
If there isn’t resistance to police brutality, then the white supremacy and violence will increase. In some ways, we’re holding back a tide more than we’re actually advancing the bar.
Take it from a Veteran Civil Rights Attorney: Yes ACAB Read More »
For many Syrians there can be no stability, much less peace, while those responsible for the country’s destruction remain in power.
The Syrian Quagmire Read More »
