Abolitionists waged war on the two party oligarchy. Jenna Grove suggests we can learn from their forgotten triumph.
Most of what we hear about Tiananmen in 1989 focuses on student activists, since they dominated Tiananmen square itself and waved banners demanding “freedom and democracy.” However, the real history of the protests is a bit more complex.
US Presidents historically reach their highest approval ratings due to war. George W. Bush reached an all-time-high of 90% in 2001 as the wrathful nation geared up to invade Afghanistan, and his father George H. W. Bush ranks second place with 89% in 1991, right as the US…
A comprehensive guide and in-depth historical overview of vintage Levi's 501 jeans, one of the world's most recognizable, yet varying, clothing garments.
The Hungerford Building in Rochester, New York is a sprawling, four-story industrial center that overlooks a train yard. A hundred...
Three years ago I came across an interesting paper written up by a Microsoft employee, Kent Sullivan, on the process and findings of designing the new user interface for Windows 95. The web page has since been taken down - one reason why I'm a bit of a digital hoarder. It specified some of the…
Japanese music of the 80s collection blog.
Abstract—The online-based group known as antis, which originated around 2016 in the United States, exhibit morality-based, cult-like behavior and perpetuate hate speech and censorship in online spaces. Anti ideology has encouraged harmful, obsessive, and dangerous behaviors among its members, specifically minors and young adults. An analysis of the antifandom movement through political, sociological, and behavioral lenses reveals its damaging effects on women, people of color, minors, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Originally anonymously published on Zuoyi23’s WeChat and Zhihu pages, this essay explores the rise and fall of the capitalist class in China. The author takes a critical look at how the relationship between the state and capital continues to shape the relationship between the capitalist and working classes in China—and how young workers are returning to Marxist critique to shape the future.
Appreciated this nuanced take from Qiao Collective on the current(-ish) situation with tech labor in China.
Frustrated by your employer's generative AI policies? We're here to help you organize. We're uniting tech workers who recognize the consequences of employers rolling out AI policies without the input of their workers. Workers are not helpless in the face of these top-down initiatives — we have the tools to demand our seat at the table, and to have our say in how technology is implemented and deployed in our workplaces.
Educational and inspirational resources to help us imagine the end of capitalism instead of the end of the world.
This looks like a great set of resources/links for folks interested in communist, socialist, or anarchist education.
Review and analysis of DSA internal politics.