An exploration of the politics and themes hiding inside our genre fiction.
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Righteous indignation, truth, justice, and, maybe most important, love. These are some of the pillars that support the work that Dr. Cornel West, toda...
You can listen to the full episode "Israel and the U.S. Empire w/ Max Ajl" by subscribing to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/upstreampodcast...
"What Israel is doing right now has nothing to do with antisemitism. What Israel is doing right now is a genocide. What Israel has been doing for the...
The imperial core—which is comprised of settler-colonial states like those in Western Europe, as well as states like the United States, Canada and Aus...
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Contradiction is one of the most important concepts in Marxist philosophy. When we think about Marxism, we typically think about the contributions tha...
Every wonder why it feels like almost every single tech product you use is actively trying to screw you? Why it is that your printer requires you to s...
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There’s no question that the crisis of capitalism and imperialism have reached a breaking point—it’s clearly visible not only in opinion polls but als...
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“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and f...
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“Post capitalism is not simply another ‘ism’ to replace previous ideologies. It’s not a euphemism for socialism or anarchism or Nordic capitalism—alth...
The revolutionary practice of dreaming, imagining, or simply hoping for a better world is an exercise whose importance is often overlooked. Not only a...
As the ethnic cleansing and genocide of the Palestinian people continues, it's crucial that we continue to critically scrutinize and dismantle many of...
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There’s that saying that you’ve probably heard a million times: doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results is a sign of psycho...
When the Soviet Union collapsed and the Berlin Wall was toppled, a lot was unearthed and a lot of interesting information became available to scholars...
