We're taught that history's greatest victories for justice were won through peaceful protest and moral persuasion, but every right we take for granted was secured through economic disruption, militant resistance, and the credible threat of violence. By sanitising our history, we've convinced ourselves to protest in ways designed to be safely ignored.
Read More"Capitalist realism" can help us understand why it's so hard to imagine life beyond capitalism. From cooperative success stories to recent economic crises, we'll challenge some common myths about human nature and explore how we might start imagining different possibilities for our future.
Read MoreAlthough the world has changed, the cyberpunk genre stays rooted in an outdated dystopian vision. We should reinvent cyberpunk to mirror today's socio-economic realities, grounding it in themes of systemic inequality, collective resistance, and the pressing struggles of capitalism.
Read MoreSurveillance and sousveillance both involve observing individuals or events, but differ in who's doing the observing and the direction of focus.
Read MorePropaganda is leading us in the West down a one-way road in the wrong direction. Perhaps things must get worse before they can become better, but I'm going to rant about the current state of things anyway.
Read MorePolitics is a power struggle where those with more resources make the rules. Their power doesn't come from intellectual authority or proven capability but from accumulated resources. However, the problem goes beyond individual actors.
Read MoreThe 2020s were characterised by conflicts and atrocities committed by dominant nations. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused global social and economic disruption, lockdowns, and a recession.
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