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Nicaragua is world’s #1 country where citizens feel at peace, Gallup poll shows
A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the No. 1 country in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the U.S. constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it.
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Netflix’s ‘Descendant’ shows capitalism continues to oppress African descendants
In the spring of 1860, wealthy businessman Timothy Meaher made a bet that he could illegally kidnap and ship Africans from Africa to Mobile, Alabama, without being detected by federal officials.
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The right turns anti-LGBTQ hate up to 11
In the past few years, the right-wing media have become laser-focused on transgender issues, not always attacking trans people individually, but instead claiming that children are being “groomed” to adopt “radical gender ideology,” and that rights for the trans community are infringing on the rights of children, women and Christians.
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Israel imposes more repressive measures on Palestinians following UNGA vote
Apart from imposing travel restrictions on Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Israel has confiscated USD 39 million from the body which will be transferred to the ‘victims of terrorism’ fund for Israeli citizens.
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Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King: Unite to fight racism, fascism and war
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said in 1967, “The bombs dropped on Vietnam explode at home.” Malcolm X expressed something similar when he said, “Chickens come home to roost.”
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A Review of Derek R. Ford’s ‘Teaching the Actuality of Revolution: Aesthetics, Unlearning, and the Sensations of Struggle’
History doesn’t happen because a small group of people share a complete political identity; it happens because masses of people shed their timidity, risk their reputations, livings, freedom, and lives, and let the actuality of revolution guide their every move.
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Yoon Administration takes Jeju Massacre out of history textbooks
Ministry of Education justified the move as “exploring the foundation of the Republic of Korea based on liberal democracy.”
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White Lives Matter more in Ukraine
The open white supremacy and fascism exhibited in Ukraine are conveniently swept under the rug. Nazis are bad, unless they serve the interests of the U.S. state.
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The Podcast conglomerate the media won’t name
Spoiler: It’s John Malone’s Liberty Media
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“If there is to be a livable future, it will be a future offline”
Jonathan Crary’s new book excoriates the digital world of late capitalism.
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Shelley’s revolutionary poetry
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets—and arguably the greatest.
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Men and menstruation: A young anti-caste thinker fights menstrual stigma
Rushikesh, a resident of Aurangabad, got selected for the prestigious Period Fellowship in 2021, and worked for fifteen months in a predominantly tribal district in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh.
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Making Digital Public Spaces w/ MUSICat
This month Money on the Left is joined by the folks behind the MUSICat project, an online music streaming service for public libraries designed to share heterogenous local music with local community members. We speak with Preston Austin and Kelly Hiser from Rabble, the company behind MUSICat, as well as with Racquel (“Rocky”) Mann, who coordinates the MUSICat service with Edmontonians as Digital Initiatives Librarian for Edmonton Public Library.
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‘Every issue is a disability issue’
CounterSpin interview with Rebecca Vallas on disability economics.
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The war on Christmas drag shows
GOP endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ “groomer” rhetoric inspired armed fascist groups to harass queer events, spurring a diverse, celebratory community response.
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Anti-capitalism is the only way to save creativity from AI
Art costs money. Creativity takes time. The combination of time and money is in short supply within capitalist democracy.
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The moral panic around drag makes even less sense in the UK’s pantomime season
The moral panic around drag queens currently sweeping America has arrived in Britain.
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Dossier No. 59: Religious fundamentalism and imperialism in Latin America: Action and resistance
It is impossible to disconnect religion from the political projects of domination and liberation in Latin America.
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“Everything that is human is ours”: The political and cultural vanguardism of Antonio Gramsci and José Carlos Mariátegui
Within the heterogenous tradition of Marxism there are two diametrically opposed conceptions of popular culture: the elitist and vanguardist.
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Ghost stories of capitalism: Racism is REAL, and it’s a class struggle
In today’s political climate, the word racism has become taboo.