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The gilets jaunes: Resonances
We no longer wish to live as before. From lundi matin#207, 09/09/2019 … Une juste colère – Interrompre la destruction du monde/A just anger – Interrupting the destruction of the world, by the historian and anthropologist Jérôme Baschet, will appear … Continue reading
The gilets jaunes: Insurrection at the end times of capital
Walter Benjamin, in an early and originally unpublished essay, described capitalism as a religion, a purely cultic religion without dogma or theology; a religion in which things and deeds have meaning only in relation to the cult. The ends are … Continue reading
Looking back-forward at the gilets jaunes: A taking stock
We share an unfinished debate on the yellow vests’ movement, on what is or was radical within it, and where it failed, if indeed it did so. Our caution here is dictated by the different positions in the exchange below. … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-capitalism, france, gilets jaunes, insurrection, Marcello Tarì
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Raoul Vaneigem: An appeal to life
Photograph by Guillaume Amat (from the series open fields) On the occasion of Raoul Vaneigem’s most recent essay, Appel à la vie contre la tyrannie étatique et marchande, we share an interview, in translation, that he gave to the Ballast … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchism, gilets jaunes, Raoul Vaneigem, revolution, Situationists
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The gilets jaunes: A revolution of the revolution
The resonances of the gilets jaunes movement(s), as captured by Jacques Fradin. It is a reading of the insurrection that does not hold back or step away from criticising the “Left”, and beyond. The essay was already published in English … Continue reading
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Tagged france, gilets jaunes, Giorgio Agamben, Jacques Fradin, John Holloway, Pierre Clastres, revolution
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The gilets jaunes: Those who walk away from capital
While the politicians and the media scrutinise the weekly accounting of the number of demonstrators with each Act of the yellow vests’ movement, closely seconded by sociologists and political scientists, the movement persists, defying all predictions. And even if it … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-capitalism, france, gilets jaunes, Giorgio Agamben, time, Walter Benjamin
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In solidarity with Gaspard Glanz
We have on numerous occasions shared video reports from the independent and politically engaged news collective, Taranis news. The courage and art that they have consistently brought to their work with radical social movements makes them one of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged france, Gaspard Glanz, gilets jaunes, State and terror, Taranis news
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The gilets jaunes: Understanding the resistance of an insurrection
A further reflection on the yellow vests movement, as it continues to defy, on the occasion of Act XXIII …
The gilets jaunes: What violence?
A critique of violence …
France: a general strike waiting to happen
December 6th marked the beginning of a general strike in france against proposed reforms to the national pension schemes for different categories of workers. The “reforms” are the typical State driven “neoliberal” cuts in the value of the pensions, extension … Continue reading →