Units of Distress: On Adam Curtis and Gilles Châtelet
On the Politics of Adam Curtis
Cyberpunk 2021
In dystopian fiction, companies often seize government functions. Now they also can do so in real world Nevada.
The path of compromise has failed – #zerocovid now
We support the call for a #ZeroCovid strategy and a solidarity based European shutdown.
Against Nature
Science and enlightenment are a rebellion of mankind against the impositions of nature.
Chronicles from Quarantined Italy
Italy has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak. What lessons can socialists draw?
Why Corona Matters for the Left
Everyone talks about the recent outbreak of Covid-19. What does it mean for the left?
Broadband Communism is just what we need
Public broadband falls in line with other free public services that communists have long struggled for, including healthcare, childcare, and education.
Why Socialism? Albert Einstein’s Creed
Albert Einstein was a socialist. In his essay "Why Socialism?" he sharply analyses the existing economic system and advocates the socialization of the means of production.
Simulating Socialism (4): Consumption
This time, Philipp Dapprich deals with the question how consumption might work under socialism. How can needs be balanced against costs?
“Capitalism only Works in Theory”: Leigh Phillips’ & Michael Rozworski’s People’s Republic of Walmart
In "People's Republic of Walmart", Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski show that large companies are organised as planned economies.