Category Archives: Commentary

Revolution born of exhaustion

More than tiring, the capitalist world exhausts possibilities; indeed, through fatigue, it blinds to our exhaustion. What lies before us is a repetition of the same. But that repetition can not entirely cover over the meaningless of our lives divorced … Continue reading

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Everywhere an insurrection: Colombia

From Roarmag (26/11/2019) … Colombia on strike: “This government has to fall” José Antonio Gutiérrez D. Colombia’s national civic strike is paving the way for a rural-urban coalition of protesters and movements that together can take on President Duque’s right-wing … Continue reading

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Everywhere an insurrection: Iran

From Roarmag (25/11/2019) … Leftists worldwide, stand by the protesters in Iran! The following is a statement by the Iranian leftist diaspora in the United Kingdom, France and Germany who have formed a loose coalition of academics and militants to … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (3)

Everything is burning already; Let us burn together! From lundi matin #218 (25/11/2019) We received this anonymous text from Bordeaux. We liked it very much, so here it is. I dreamed chaos. I have dreamed of the embrace of possibilities … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe (2)

What was initially presented as a single post now gains form as an ongoing reflection, for the catastrophe is without limits. Of Precarity From lundi matin #218 (25/11/2019) On Friday the 8th of November, a 22-year-old student set himself on … Continue reading

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Song is a weapon: For José Mário Branco (1942-2019)

José Mário Branco was musician, song writer, composer, poet and militant. Though largely unknown outside portugal and lusophone countries, he was a central figure, among others (e.g. José Afonso), in what came to be known in his country as “musica … Continue reading

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Exarchia: Repression and resistance

From the Crimethinc. Collective (23/11/2019), reading events in greece … New Democracy: The New Face of State Violence in Greece A View from Exarchia as the Showdown Looms The neighborhood of Exarchia in Athens, Greece is known worldwide as an … Continue reading

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Evo Morales: The fall of a “left government”

From Raúl Zibechi, reflections on the fall of Evo Morales and a “leftwing” government; a story repeats itself … Bolivia: The Extreme Right Takes Advantage of a Popular Uprising Raúl Zibechi (Toward Freedom 11/11/2019) What caused the fall of the … Continue reading

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Politics in times of catastrophe

From lundi matin #211 (08/10/2019) … A few epistemological considerations for the attention of those who wish to rebel against extinction Let “things go on as before”: this is the catastrophe. It does not lie in what will happen, but … Continue reading

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In praise of insurrection

Je me révolte donc nous sommes. Albert Camus, L’homme revolté From the outside it may seem unimportant, but being there, and not giving up your own discourse, is vital. And I have been able to verify it personally. From the smallest to … Continue reading

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