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Tag Archives: Revolution
Dark Ecology, Hyperobjects, and the New Materialism
I recently wrote a piece on ecology, spirituality, and philosophy entitled “White Baby Jesus Vs. Dark Ecology” for my Aroma of the World blog. Our comrade Matt, aka Bypolar the Toxic Cherub, turned it into a piece of youtube video … Continue reading
“How to Overthrow the Illuminati” Pamphlet
This summer, I collaborated with comrades in New York City to produce a pamphlet criticizing conspiracy theories. We also set up a website to discuss and distribute the pamphlet. For some reason, I forgot to link it here on the … Continue reading
Kshama Sawant and Capitalism’s Shock Absorbers
“While you waitin’ for the mention in the pages of ‘The Stranger’ You can find me in the basement makin’ heaters for later… we’ve been living in conditions we’re tired of Come on and rise up” – Blue Scholars, “North … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Ecology, Gender, Immigration, Labor, Media, Organizational Practice, popular culture, Race, Strategy and Tactics, Theory, What's up in Seattle
Tagged anarchism, Black Block, Budget cuts, Capitalism, Class struggle, Coal, communism, communization, Education, elections, electoral politics, gender, hegemony, Hip Hop Occupies, Indigenous struggle, Kshama Sawant, Labor, Marx, Oakland, Occupy Seattle, Organization, people of color, race, recognize and record, Revolution, Seattle, socialism, the Left, The Stranger, Union
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Vanilla Twilight / White Noise
As Noel Ignatiev argued, there is a civil war going on in the mind of each working class white man. That war is between his working class consciousness and his white consciousness. Both are in a state of crisis right … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Media, popular culture, Race, Theory
Tagged Black Block, Capitalism, Class struggle, Dialectics, Fight Club, gender, Hiphop, Occupy Seattle, race, recognize and record, Revolution, Whiteness
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Event: Asia’s Unknown Uprisings Author, George Katsiaficas, in Seattle
This Friday, August 16th, George Katsiaficas author of The Subversion of Politics and The Imagination of the New Left, is coming to Seattle to read from the second volume of his work Asia’s Unknown Uprisings (first volume here on Korea). He will be … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Colonialism, Communism, Labor, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Capitalism, Class struggle, History, imperialism, Labor, Revolution
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Reading for Revolution (Parts 1 and 2)
This is a three- part series of short articles on collective learning and the struggle for a new society. The first two parts are included in this post, and the third will be published later. The first article is called … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Education struggles, Gender, Labor, Organizational Practice, Race, Study Group, Theory, What's up in Seattle, Youth
Tagged Black liberation, Capitalism, Class struggle, Emancipation, gender, History, Labor, Occupy Seattle, Organization, race, recognize and record, reproductive labor, Revolution, Seattle, slavery, tendency-building, Youth
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Guest Post: Review of The Dark Night Rises
Our comrade Peter Little wrote this review of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and published it at The Hooded Utilitarian. He explores the film’s conservative politics as an expression of ruling class anxieties about revolution. We hope to promote more … Continue reading
Posted in popular culture
Tagged Capitalism, Class struggle, pop culture, Revolution
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May Day Speech
This is the speech I gave during the Hip Hop Occupies May Day rally and showcase. Unfortunately I forgot to make a couple of the points included here, but this was the overall message. My goal was to convey a … Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Strategy and Tactics, What's up in Seattle
Tagged Class struggle, Hip Hop Occupies, IWW, Occupy Seattle, police brutality, Revolution, Seattle
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