Category Archives: Commentary

To destroy the urban

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

  While the world of commodities is in liquidation, threatened by the implosion of all human contact and by ecological catastrophe, while young people slaughter each other and adults muddle through on psycho-pharmaceuticals, exactly what is at stake becomes clearer: … Continue reading →

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To destroy work

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

Continuing a reflection that began with our last post on David Graeber’s criticism of “bullshit jobs” (and with an earlier series of articles posted under the collective title “Against labour, against capital“), we share below an article that was originally … Continue reading →

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Looking back at “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs”: David Graeber

Posted on August 11, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

… written down, shit does not smell Roland Barth, “L’arbre du crime”   What constitutes a “bullshit” job?  David Graeber in a now famous essay, “On the Phenonmenon of Bullshit Jobs“(2013), which now finds a second life in book form, … Continue reading →

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The anarchy of beauty: Annie Le Brun

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

  There is no very evident use in beauty; the necessity of it for cultural purposes is not apparent, and yet civilization could not do without it. The science of aesthetics investigates the conditions in which things are regarded as beautiful; it … Continue reading →

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The rebel as passer-smuggler: A footballers’ lesson

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

pasador, ra 1. adj. Que pasa de una parte a otra. 2. adj.Dicho de una persona: Que pasa contrabando de un país a otro. Playing with the polysemy of the spanish word “pasador”, Amador Fernández-Savater offers us the picture of the rebel as a … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua: A rebellion at a crossroads

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

The Crimethinc collective continues to provide a precious window on events in nicaragua, for english speakers.  We share below there latest article-report on the nicaraguan rebellion …

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Terror’s Atomization of Man: Leo Löwenthal

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

Horror and fears contain us in a world that we do not want, and impede us from acceding to interruptive encounters that regenerate our existence.  To participate in the exercise of clearing obstructions means first to not offer up our … Continue reading →

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Brazil’s undeclared war against dissidence

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

The State’s repression of dissent continues apace in brazil, this time targeting those who protested against the 2014 FIFA world cup of football.  This is but an episode, however, one more, in a politics that no longer hides behind any … Continue reading →

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Viva Bresci!

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

Remembering Gaetano Bresci, with the Crimethinc. collective …

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The subjects of capital: A critique of narcissism

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Julius Gavroche

Capitalism produces human subjectivities, as it produces commodities.  Without this capacity, its underlying social relations would be unsustainable. Motivated by our own reflections, we share below an essay that was recently posted on the french based palim-psao website (a site … Continue reading →

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