Leave Capitalism Behind
Science fiction has entered our dialectical dystopian reality. Climate catastrophe, war, violence, the rise of fascism. Capitalism harms and destroys […]
Reviews
reviews • reseñas
A Darkly Comedic Portrayal of Pinochet’s Blood-Soaked Legacy
“El Conde” (Pablo Larraín) depicts former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (Jaime Vadell) as a still-living 250-year old vampire. In the […]
Barbie is a Reactionary Movie Masquerading as Feminism
Do we really need another review of the Barbie movie? It’s a stupid movie, with serious plot holes, and virtually […]
Oppenheimer Whitewashes U.S. Capitalism’s Crimes Against Humanity
As I sat watching the Hollywood blockbuster Oppenheimer all I could think of was Edward Said. In his famous essay […]
The Long Shadow of Michael Harrington: A Review of A Failure of Vision
Doug Greene’s new biography of Michael Harrington brings crucial historical context to debates on the socialist Left today. It is […]
Return of the Spectre
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Left and the various social movements associated with it have been caught […]
From Palestine to Mexico, border walls have got to go!
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” is more than a slogan, it’s the call of a […]
History, memory, and politics: “unforgetting” in the diaspora
Born in San Francisco, California, Roberto Lovato was raised in the shadow of silence surrounding family history and trauma, a […]
The Resurrection of José Carlos Mariátegui
The last couple of years have seen an increased interest in the life and work of the Peruvian Marxist José […]
La lucha contra el fascismo: lecciones del pasado
Las crisis sanitarias y económicas desatadas por el COVID-19 han movilizado las fuerzas de extrema derecha en todo el mundo. […]
