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Marxist journal that understands anti-oppression struggles as constitutive of class struggle. Pro-Black, pro-queer, and resolutely internationalist.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 20d

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ICYMI: Our last Spectre Live (cohosted with @haymarketbooks.org
) on resistance in higher education is on YouTube.

w/ @hebagowayed.bsky.social , @isaackamola.bsky.social , and Vineeta Singh.

Moderated by Spectre's own @grundrza.bsky.social .

Against the New McCarthyism: Organizing Resistance in Higher Education

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Fighting the Empire – Spectre Journal

Occasioned by the release of Andor, Jonathan Brown reflects on the class politics of the Star Wars media empire and capitalism's cultural logic.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 7h

You can also check out Izzy Plowright's interview with Rohan Shah for us on related matters last month.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 7h

Dan Denvir talking to Melinda Cooper for @thedigradio.bsky.social .

Good stuff

Daniel Denvir @danieldenvir.bsky.social · 7d

New @thedigradio.bsky.social: first of two w @melindacooper.bsky.social on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. How neoliberalism remade US capitalism into an engine for endless asset appreciation, and the attendant reactionary politics www.thedigradio.com/podcast/coun...

Counterrevolution w/ Melinda Cooper

Featuring Melinda Cooper on Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance. Neoliberalism remade the American economy into an engine for the appreciation of assets stretching from the...

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this year, incarcerated firefighters in LA rushed headlong into the flames, fending off catastrophic fires (made worse by climate change).

In their new essay, Abby Cunniff reminds us of the long history of their labor abolitionist politics.

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The Abolitionist Labor Politics of California’s Incarcerated Firefighters – Spectre Journal

Reflecting on the use of incarcerated firefighters today, Abby Cunniff takes a historical look on the radical politics of their counterparts in the 1970s.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

Hey y'all! This Friday (10/10), we'll have the next installment in our Incarcerated Writers series (done in partnership with Empowerment Ave).

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Empowerment Avenue

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

And earlier this year, our own Dan Boscov-Ellen sat with Abby Cunniff, @joshuafrank.bsky.social, @promiseli.bsky.social, and @magalintzin.bsky.social to discuss the effects of capitalist-driven climate change and possibilities of resistance--available here.
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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

"By 1971, incarcerated workers involved in the Afro-American History Culture Group were hosting regular study groups featuring Communist and socialist texts, like Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung and Capitalism Plus Dope Equals Genocide."

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

"The first chapter in this network, called the Afro-American History Culture Group, was established at the Susanville Conservation Center and was followed up by the formation of four groups in nearby camps and centers."

journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 1d

"In 1969, workers in the Conservation Camp Program launched their own political network, inspired by radical organizers and Black revolutionaries who were gaining a foothold in California prisons in the 1960s."

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“The Trump administration’s refusal to mandate reporting of AI’s environmental impact means that we have scant idea about what AI is really doing to the planet.” — @ashdawson.bsky.social

The Costs of the Cloud | Ashley Dawson

Hours after his inauguration, Donald Trump declared a “national energy emergency.” The US, he warned in an executive order, suffered from “a precariously

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 2d

brian bean and Thomas Hummel writing for Tempest.

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Hiding our goals is no way to win

brian bean and Thomas Hummel discuss democratic socialism, the Democratic Socialists of America, resistance to abolitionism, and anti-Zionism.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 3d

Reading Adam Hanieh's recent book while on a plugged-in exercise bike, this piece argues oil capitalism seeps under our skin—from Vaseline and microplastics to fast fashion—speeding work and mechanizing desire.

By @alansearslefty.bsky.social in @journalspectre.bsky.social

Lube – Spectre Journal

Inspired by Adam Hanieh's Crude Capitalism, Alan Sears reflects on the influence of oil-centered capitalist development on our erotic lives.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 2d

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Links to the petition, GoFundMe, and statements in support of Dr. Tom Alter.

No to Fascists! Defend Tom Alter! – Spectre Journal

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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Lessons from the Air Canada Strike – Spectre Journal

John Clarke argues for a rank-and-file movement to break combat back-to-work legislation.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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Fighting the Empire – Spectre Journal

Occasioned by the release of Andor, Jonathan Brown reflects on the class politics of the Star Wars media empire and capitalism's cultural logic.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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Lube – Spectre Journal

Inspired by Adam Hanieh's Crude Capitalism, Alan Sears reflects on the influence of oil-centered capitalist development on our erotic lives.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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The Hopes of Disalienation – Spectre Journal

Isadora Seconi and Sean K. Isaacs review Alan Sears's Eros and Alienation, looking at the book's utopian implications for ecosocialism and Marxist theory.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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Dollar Signs – Spectre Journal

Spectre Editorial Board member Izzy Plowright interviews Rohan Shah about the roots of our contemporary moment in economic restructuring of 1970s and ’80s.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

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Rethinking the Syrian Revolution – Spectre Journal

Robert Francis challenges the exclusive geopolitical focus fueling skepticism on the Western left towards the Syrian Revolution, arguing for an anti-imperialism built on solidarity.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 5d

September is in the books! Thanks to Robert Francis ( @therightpodcast.bsky.social ), Izzy Plowright, Rohan Shah, Isadora Seconi, Sean K. Isaacs, @alansearslefty.bsky.social , Jonathan Brown, and John Clarke for letting us share your work.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI: Jonathan Brown's reflections on Andor and the Disney media empire are still up on our website.

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journalspectre.bsky.social @journalspectre.bsky.social · 7d

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