The 21st century Left is lacking. I will use the first person plural when I describe the international anti-capitalist Left in all of its forms,…
Pedantry has always been popular. For most of the history of the English language, trends have favored those with an eye for corrections, whether that’s…
Due to poor reporting, some people now think that inhalers are pumping the atmosphere full of deadly gases. Recently, researchers in the UK examined the…
The past few weeks have seen a whirlwind of updates in the seemingly endless turmoil of the Israeli elections this year. Both Israeli Prime Minister…
As children, we may have heard about climate change in middle school science class and felt pity towards the polar bears stranded in the melting…
Insurrectionists are nobody in particular. They are individuals mobilized in their discontent, forced into action by the inaction of others. In that networked individuality, they…
The difference in ownership structure between United States and German soccer, and therefore the degree of freedom of expression for supporters’ groups, is dictated by the underlying economic imperatives of the leagues.
The act of uncovering power, however, cannot just be to bear witness to power’s abuses; what Apostol provides are complex psychological portraits of the subaltern, their oppressors, and the oppressors’ collaborators. It is that duality that is particular to Apostol’s work: a deep understanding of oppressor and oppressed.
French settlement in what is now French Guiana dates back to 1503; its capital, Cayenne, was established by French colonists in 1643. The land was…