Capital Is Dead. Is This Something Worse?
When people say comrade, they change the world In the twentieth century, millions of people across the globe addressed each other as comrade Now, among the left, it s common to hear talk of allies In Comrade, Jodi Dean insists that this shift exemplifies the key problem with the
From three of the organisers of the International Women s Strike US a manifesto for when leaning in is not enough Recent years have seen the emergence of massive feminist mobilizations around the world, offering an alternative to the liberal feminism that has become the handmaiden of capitalism
The ultimate Camp statement it s good because it s awful These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between high and low culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary sensation Penguin Modern fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the
Recent years have seen a revival of the heated culture wars of the 1990s, but this time its battle ground is the internet On one side the alt right ranges from the once obscure neo reactionary and white separatist movements, to geeky subcultures like 4chan, to mainstream manifestations such as
A spirited, deeply researched exploration of why capitalism is bad for women and how, when done right, socialism leads to economic independence, better labor conditions, better work life balance and, yes, even better sex In a witty, irreverent op ed piece that went viral, Kristen Ghodsee argued
From the self described black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet , these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light Penguin Modern fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one
Who do you think you are That s a question bound up in another What do you think you are Gender Religion Race Nationality Class Culture Such affiliations give contours to our sense of self, and shape our polarized world Yet the collective identities they spawn are riddled with
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world renowned activist and scholar Angela Y Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world Reflecting on the importance of black feminism,
Nach seinem Bestseller M digkeitsgesellschaft f hrt der Berliner Philosoph Byung Chul Han seine Kritik am Neoliberalismus leidenschaftlich fort Pointiert legt er die Herrschafts und Machttechnik des neoliberalen Regimes dar, die im Gegensatz zu Foucaults Biopolitik die Psyche als Produktivkraft
Today, hundreds of thousands of people, desperate to escape war, violence and poverty, are crossing the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe Our response from our protected European standpoint, argues Slavoj Zizek, offers two versions of ideological blackmail either we open our doors as widely
From intimate relationships to global politics, Sarah Schulman observes a continuum that inflated accusations of harm are used to avoid accountability Illuminating the difference between Conflict and Abuse, Schulman directly addresses our contemporary culture of scapegoating This deep, brave, and