Cam West introduces some categories that can enable both a better grasp of the history of communism in the twentieth century, as well as a framework that can formulate the tasks of emancipatory politics today.
https://t.co/H6K2plUH2y
In Madeline Lane-McKinley's "Solidarity With Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy," Joseph MZL finds a productive utopian vision for youth liberation, anchored in solidarity between adults and children. https://t.co/9OTnJqyMpC
Duncan Stuart and Cam West outline Asad Haider’s development of a new framework of emancipatory politics inspired by Sylvain Lazarus. They argue that this shift in Haider's work needs to be taken seriously and more widely transmitted: https://t.co/z1Jwj86THZ
A.M. (@riff_enjoyer) responds to “Rupture Theory” by asserting the continuing relevance of the party-form, the need for social analysis as a guide for political intervention, and an analysis of the dialectical relationship between rupture and continuity
I, along with a few others, have started a new project: Fracture Magazine (@_fracturemag_ ). It’s a journal on emancipatory politics, following its articulation by the late Asad Haider. Our editorial statement is now live, with more to follow soon. https://t.co/b81ZS9IErr
EPISODE 18: RUPTURE THEORY (FT. CAM WEST)
J. E., Cam, and Mac are joined by Cam West of @NegationMag to discuss his essay "Rupture Theory," the possibility of politics at a distance from the state, the status of the party-form, and so on.
https://t.co/651QjL376s
An essay from Charles Wolfe (https://t.co/7b8VwZJAxP) that underlines the relation of military expenditure to imperialism while following the dynamics of imperialism past its instantiation in national monopoly capital. https://t.co/MtmdPDPC8E
“Communism is necessarily a negation of everything that exists, and this negation can only happen through the complete transformation of everyday life in the construction of the new.”
Cam West analyzes communist strategy in our conjuncture while advancing a theory of rupture that seeks to sever the link between politics and social analysis https://t.co/TKzOZoeZzc
Cam West analyzes communist strategy in our conjuncture while advancing a theory of rupture that seeks to sever the link between politics and social analysis https://t.co/TKzOZoeZzc
@yachtdestroyer Yes, technically! But the episodes are subscriber-exclusive only for a limited time, we generally make episodes publicly available for free (on Patreon) a few months or so after their initial release
Now up on our site, a transcript version of our interview with Phil Neel, where we discuss his recent book "Hellworld," political subjectivity, his understanding of capital, and more: https://t.co/U28ar2z6Qk
"When Our Turn Comes" by Irene Curcio, a poem honoring Elias Rodriguez, Luigi Mangione, Tyler Robinson, Herschel Grynszpan, and Sante Notarnicola. https://t.co/PlXIWT8pNQ
In our latest episode of the podcast, we had a wide-ranging discussion with Phil Neel about his new book "Hellworld: The Human Species and the Planetary Factory," as well his recent writing on organization.
Went long on Marxism, egalitarianism, and the two different paths thinking equality takes in radical thought, attempting to connect two disparate threads between the politics of everyday life and the rarity of politics thesis.
https://t.co/P1tFKybRBQ