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  • Why Socialists Must be Abolitionists: Challenging Carcerality in Socialist Spaces March 25, 2025 7:34 am Cosmonaut Magazine Introduction It has become fashionable to repeat abolitionist slogans and demands—All Cops Are Bastards (ACAB), “defund,” or “abolish.” In the Philippines, it is in vogue to demand the defunding or the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC, the National Task Force to …
  • How Netflix's Adolescence is making Brits 'sit up and take notice' of the toxic manosphere March 24, 2025 9:26 pm Manchester Evening News Netflix's new hard-hitting drama, Adolescence, has been praised by experts for highlighting "cultural norms" influencing young boys and driving violence against girls. The four-part series follows a family whose lives are torn apart when …
  • Jewish students from across the globe unite in Manhattan to fight campus antisemitism March 24, 2025 2:12 pm AM New York Metro Antisemitic attacks on Jewish students on college campuses in New York and beyond skyrocketed following the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead and 251 others kidnapped. According to the 2023-2024 ADL annual report on …
  • The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan March 23, 2025 11:02 am The Guardian Illustration: Guardian Design In 1919, Jacob Israël de Haan, an Orthodox Jewish queer poet and lawyer, arrived in British Mandate Palestine from the Netherlands. Despite his initial sympathies with Zionism, within a few years de Haan would become an …
  • Newly unsealed documents reveal new information in Kohberger case March 21, 2025 3:10 am Fox 28 - Washington State BOISE, Idaho – Recent court documents have been unsealed in the case against Bryan Kohberger, accused of murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. These documents include over two dozen pieces of evidence, providing insight into the …
  • The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time March 19, 2025 6:25 pm The Tech Edvocate Rap music, with its rich history and diverse styles, has produced countless masterpieces over the decades. This list attempts to capture the 100 most influential, innovative, and enduring rap albums of all time. From the early days of hip-hop to modern …
  • Feminist mapping, black hair salons, LGBTQ cartoonists: NEH funded DEI grants days before Trump took office March 19, 2025 5:53 am The College Fix ANALYSIS: NEH awarded $2.4M in DEI grants to professors and universities right before Trump’s crackdown on ‘wasteful’ programs The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded nearly $2.4 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion-related grants …
  • From 'circus child' to self-assured star: Penn gymnast Marissa Lassiter eyes NCAA Regionals March 18, 2025 4:52 am The Daily Pennsylvanian The versatile junior gymnast credits her mindset and supportive team for her success. By Anjali Kishore 3 hours ago Junior gymnast Marissa Lassiter reflects on her time at Penn. (Photo Courtesy of Jeffrey Camarat | UNC Athletics) The resounding beats of …
  • UNC Pembroke’s Hassett honored with prestigious Excellence in Teaching March 15, 2025 3:50 am The Robesonian - North Carolina PEMBROKE — Dr. Matt Hassett’s classroom is more than just a place of learning — it’s a space where students find inspiration, mentorship and the confidence to challenge the world around them. That unwavering dedication to student success has earned Hassett …
  • Rap on Trial March 14, 2025 11:11 pm Utne Reader On the evening of June 12, 2012, 19-year-old Melvin Vernell III, a rapper who went by the name Lil Phat, was shot to death in a parking lot outside an Atlanta-area hospital. At the time, his girlfriend was inside giving birth to their daughter. …

Crime Theory

Black Lives Matter

  • Far-left organizations are soiling legitimate protests with outside agitators looking for a real fight March 25, 2025 3:31 am New York Post Greenpeace backed radical protesters who tried to block a North Dakota pipeline. Now the pipeline company has won huge damages in a lawsuit against the iconic NGO. Other nonprofits should take notice. Last week, a jury in Mandan, ND, returned a stunning …
  • MPPs question why banning Pride flags are a priority for Waterloo Catholic board March 25, 2025 1:00 am CityNews Kitchener Some local MPPs are voicing concerns about the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s (WCDSB) priorities after getting many calls from concerned parents and taxpayers over the weekend. A possible ban on pride, rainbow flags and other political symbols …
  • American Orthodox archbishop praises Trump, compares him to Constantine the Great March 25, 2025 12:15 am The Gazette - Colorado Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America praised President Donald Trump and compared him to Constantine the Great. Elpidophoros spoke next to the president at the White House on Monday to commemorate Greek Independence Day, also …
  • The Black DUFF March 24, 2025 11:58 pm The Michigan Daily In the movie of my life, my script was predetermined. I was the shy friend — the one who waited for someone else to speak first, or who wouldn’t speak at all. The one whose mom always had an excuse ready so she wouldn’t have to go to sleepovers because, …
  • World News | NY High School Student Sues District for Painting over Her Pro-Palestinian Parking Spot Design March 24, 2025 11:38 pm Latestly New York, Mar 25 (AP) A New York student is suing after high school officials painted over a parking spot that she had decorated with a watermelon slice -- a symbol of support for Palestinians. The lawsuit filed this month in Brooklyn's federal court …
  • What does the Greenpeace ruling mean for future protests? March 24, 2025 10:59 pm Deseret News - Utah Last week, a jury in North Dakota found an environmentalist organization guilty of defamation in a yearslong battle with one of the largest pipeline companies in the United States. After a two-day deliberation, the jury awarded $667 million in damages to …
  • NY high school student sues district for painting over her pro-Palestinian parking spot design March 24, 2025 10:59 pm My Northwest - Washington State NEW YORK (AP) — A New York student is suing after high school officials painted over a parking spot that she had decorated with a watermelon slice — a symbol of support for Palestinians. The lawsuit was filed this month in Brooklyn federal court and argues …
  • Leftist ‘faith leaders’ twisting Bible to support wasteful gov't spending March 24, 2025 10:52 pm The Christian Post - Washington D.C. By Ryan Bomberger, Exclusive Columnist Monday, March 24, 2025 Sojourners founder Jim Wallis speaks during a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 1, 2017. | (Photo: The Christian Post)We’re seeing a society become unhinged … again. Trump has …
  • Municipal statements on trade war must come with action: expert March 24, 2025 10:25 pm Sarnia and Lambton County This Week Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Ontario municipalities are responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats Stratford is among the Ontario municipalities that are preparing for the impacts of a prolonged trade war sparked by U.S. President …
  • Trump & Republicans take aim at their DC neighbors March 24, 2025 10:08 pm Greater Greater Washington Black Lives Matter Plaza, established in 2021, is destroyed following threats from elected national officials. Image by Victoria Pickering licensed under Creative Commons. This article was originally published on Streetsblog. No city has suffered more from …

Gender and Crime

  • Church juggles delayed abuse allegation, pastor's 'tremendous growth' March 25, 2025 7:34 am Indianapolis Star - Indiana Rosalyn and Keith Carlson felt proud as pastors at their church preached about the importance of taking a strong stand to support sexual abuse survivors. The message at Grace Church Noblesville called for swift action against abusers and healing aid for …
  • Anora dominates Oscars with five wins — see our critics’ verdicts March 25, 2025 7:34 am The Times • Best supporting actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain • Best supporting actress: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Pérez • Best original screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora • Best adapted screenplay: Peter Straughan, Conclave Best-dressed stars at the Oscars Ariana Grande …
  • Men, women and Aurat Marches March 25, 2025 7:34 am The News International hese women want to normalise incest in our society,” one of the four men casually remarked curling his handlebar moustache. They all stared derisively at the procession of Aurat March ’24 near National Press Club in Islamabad. They stood, with their arms …
  • The Liberal Agenda – Netflix review: Adolescence 5 broken stars March 25, 2025 6:51 am The Daily Blog It’s haunting isn’t it? Adolescence on Netflix has quickly become a cultural phenomena. Like Squid Games but for incel culture. It is drama so gaspingly brilliant, painfully intimate and hauntingly powerful that you should stop reading this blog and go …
  • Suicidal Paradox of Society March 23, 2025 10:11 am Psychologs Magazine Trigger Warning: The following article could be sensitive and emotionally overwhelming. Readers advise to be careful But, if you read and find the quoted argument logical, please discuss below and let me know what you think. I’ll start with the basic …
  • The destruction of young men by wounded masculinity March 23, 2025 4:41 am The Daily Blog I don’t think we have a toxic masculinity problem, we have a wounded masculinity problem that creates toxic behaviour.Toxic masculinity reduces all aspect of masculinity as evil.Wounded masculinity acknowledges the damage without tainting all masculinity …
  • Akua Reindorf March 7, 2025 2:44 pm The Times The For Women Scotland campaign is asking the court to define a woman under the Equality Act MARTIN POPE/ZUMA/ALAMY Famously, lesbians did not exist before 1967. Not in UK law, at any rate. While gay men endured centuries of unwelcome attention …
  • Bigoted beliefs, racist ties found among some of President Trump’s appointees March 6, 2025 5:13 pm Southern Poverty Law Center - Alabama As President Donald Trump has made clear in the first month of his second term, one of the major goals of his administration is to reinscribe the hierarchies of race and gender. The result would be to, once again, privilege those who are white and male in …
  • She was branded a adulterous killer. But PATTY PREWITT claims the truth about her husband's gruesome death is even more disturbing... March 1, 2025 10:08 pm Daily Mail To family, friends and neighbors, Patty and Bill Prewitt appeared to be the ultimate all-American couple. They were high school sweethearts, had five children, ran a successful lumberyard business and lived on an isolated 40-acre farm in Holden, Missouri.  …
  • ‘Akpabio wants me to take ‘care’ of him’ – Sen Natasha alleges sexual harassment against Senate President March 1, 2025 3:52 am Vanguard •It’s a lie, my husband is disciplined, Akpabio’s wife reacts, threatens court action •Lawyers demand Akpabio’s probe, insist burden of proof rests on Natasha •Northern CAN, Senator Kingibe react •It’s a national embarrassment —Sagay •Harassment or …

Prison Privatization

  • A Lesson in Systemic Racism, Part II: ALEC, School Closures, and the School-to-Prison Pipeline March 25, 2025 7:34 am Grassroots DC The previous post, entitled “A Lesson in Systematic Racism: Stand Your Ground, the NRA, and the American Legislative Council (ALEC),” examined the connection between the untimely death of Trayvon Martin and the powerful lobbying groups that made laws like …
  • How Service Workers Can Lead the Fight Against the Ruling Billionaire Class March 21, 2025 1:12 pm Literary Hub That capitalism and its bourgeois-liberal political and legal order are incapable of addressing the tasks of the present is not a radical observation. This view prevails right and left, as the rise of reactionary, authoritarian, and national conservativism …
  • A Legal Battle Exposes the Big Business of Exploiting Prisoners for Profit March 20, 2025 5:47 pm Truthout This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high- …
  • Selling the Underground Chest March 20, 2025 1:22 pm Caracas Chronicles “…the order that we need doesn’t exist” —Benjamin Bratton On March 15, Trump invoked a murky 1798 law to deport any Venezuelan suspected of being a member of Tren de Aragua without trial. A first transfer of Venezuelans to El Salvador was quickly carried …
  • Daily Audio Newscast - March 20, 2025 March 20, 2025 11:37 am Kiowa County Press - Colorado Six minutes of news from around the nation. Trump set to sign executive order 'shuttering the Education Department' as Colorado takes him to court over efforts to abolish it; Arizona rallies protest possible U.S. Postal Service 'reforms;' …
  • The Global Reach of Colombia’s Private Security Firms March 19, 2025 7:26 pm Jacobin There are nearly half a million private citizens in Colombia — more than all the country’s soldiers and police officers combined — who legally carry weapons and are licensed to kill. The armed men and women who guard the entrance to gated condominiums and …
  • As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In March 16, 2025 4:57 pm Truthout The Social Security Administration (SSA), an irreplaceable lifeline for 73 million people, is only the latest venerable U.S. institution to be hit with a campaign of media falsehoods and startling internal sabotage efforts, all on the orders of Trump and …
  • Prosperity – for whom? Honduras struggles to reclaim sovereignty from ‘Próspera’ investment colony  March 13, 2025 1:41 pm Liberation News “Próspera” was supposed to be an investment that would bring growth and jobs to Hondurans. Then it disrupted a neighboring town’s water supply, and Honduras decided that Próspera should be governed like any other company. Now, backed by billionaire …
  • Social Security Is Not a Ponzi Scheme March 12, 2025 2:49 pm Boston Review When Elon Musk called Social Security “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time” on Joe Rogan’s podcast on February 28, he was, wittingly or not, echoing a long line of conservative critics. Over the last fifteen years alone, a long line of Republican …
  • The Succession Battle For A Prison Empire March 12, 2025 11:55 am The Lever The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high-rises. It is of Italian design: sleek, imposing, with a flybridge and sundeck and five cabins, and a price point of about $10 million. On the hull …

Prison Abolition

Corporate Crime

  • Philly Truce launches Adopt-a-block program to help peace patrols around the city March 25, 2025 7:12 am FOX 29 Philadelphia - Pennsylvania Philly Truce and its violence-reduction program is back just in time for the spring peace patrols to observe the city. Here's how you can help. PHILADELPHIA - Philly Truce is asking the community to help invest in its own safety. It's all part of …
  • Starling wants to take its SaaS side hustle global can it succeed? March 25, 2025 6:39 am Sifted Engine, the software-as-a-service platform run by UK fintech Starling, is plotting a global expansion, says the subsidiary’s CEO Sam Everington.  That’s despite a turbulent six months for parent company Starling, which was slapped with a £29m anti-money …
  • All the questions we have after ‘Severance’ season 2 March 25, 2025 6:16 am Film Daily With season 2 of Severance leaving us hanging precariously over the edge of a corporate dystopia, fans are buzzing with questions and theories—Was Helly really in control? What’s the significance of Irving’s connections?—each more tantalizing than the last …
  • Deadly roadway shootings piling up in Corporate Area March 25, 2025 5:47 am The Gleaner A series of deadly stoplight gun attacks in the Corporate Area, and along main thoroughfares, is becoming a growing concern for potential bystanders and unsuspecting motorists going about their lawful business day to day. In the latest roadway killing of a …
  • Boeing is pushing to withdraw guilty plea agreement March 25, 2025 5:33 am Mint The aerospace giant is seeking more lenient treatment from the Justice Department, which under the Trump administration is reviewing numerous pending criminal cases that haven’t yet gone to trial or been approved by courts. Boeing nearly sealed its fate …
  • Israel Bombs Southern Gaza Hospital With US Doctors Stationed There March 25, 2025 5:02 am Truthout Israeli forces bombed the largest hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, killing at least five people and destroying a surgery ward just after U.S. doctors volunteering there gave an interview on CNN about Israel’s mass killings in Gaza, reports say. An …
  • Durban's tech skills shortage threatens economic growth March 25, 2025 4:13 am IOL Durban is battling to attract and retain people with critical skills that are needed to propel its economy to great heights. This is the sentiment expressed by business leaders and academics after it was revealed at a recent Durban Chamber of Commerce and …
  • UK, France and Switzerland Focus on Enforcement With New Anti-Corruption Taskforce March 25, 2025 3:46 am JD Supra [co-author: Lina Jeffcock] On 20 March 2025, enforcement authorities in the UK, France and Switzerland announced the creation of the International Anti-Corruption Prosecutorial Taskforce. The taskforce is comprised of: The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). …
  • 8 years of service, security and good governance March 25, 2025 3:41 am The Times of India Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath LUCKNOW: In 2017, when Yogi Adityanath’s government was formed in Uttar Pradesh, everyone was surprised, wondering how a monk from a monastery could manage a vast state like Uttar Pradesh, especially since Yogi …
  • Women in Fintech: Talking Innovation, Compliance, and Mentorship with Fenergo’s Tracy Moore March 25, 2025 3:25 am Finovate The rage over regtech is real. In response to growing customer demands, emerging financial crime threats, and attempts by regulatory bodies to manage both of these developments, the field of regulatory compliance has never been more topical in financial …

White Collar Crime

State Crime

  • Safer Las Cruces group demands action amid rising crime, juvenile offenses March 25, 2025 7:24 am KFOX - Texas LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — In the wake of a deadly unsanctioned car meet at Young Park that left three people dead and 15 others injured, Las Cruces Police Chief Story addressed the community at a "Businesses for a Safer Las Cruces" …
  • State rests in Rice trial for murder of Knutson March 25, 2025 7:22 am The Minot Daily News - North Dakota GRAND FORKS — The State presented its final witnesses in the trial of Nichole Rice for the murder of Anita Knutson on Monday, including testimony from her aunt Brenda Glinz. Glinz testified about Rice’s move to Arizona in 2008, saying that she gave Rice a …
  • Donald Trump demands removal of 'distorted' portrait from Colorado State Capitol March 25, 2025 7:02 am The Express Tribune President Donald Trump is demanding the removal of a painting hanging in the Colorado State Capitol, calling it "purposefully distorted." In a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed his displeasure with the image, stating, “Nobody likes a bad …
  • Crime on the rise in Brimbank March 25, 2025 6:45 am Brimbank & North West Star Weekly Criminal offences across Brimbank have increased by 8.7 percent, according to new data released by the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA). Brimbank recorded more than 1000 additional offences in the 12 months to December 2024, compared to the previous year, …
  • Vehicle thefts drive up crime March 25, 2025 5:48 am Northern Star Weekly By Laura Michell Theft from motor vehicles have helped drive up crime in Hume and Whittlesea, new crime data reveals. According to the Crime Statistics Agency (CSA), there were 22,010 criminal offences recorded in Hume in 2024 – an increase of 20.2 per …
  • Cuban president presides over meeting to kick of National Exercise Against Crime March 25, 2025 5:32 am Radio Habana Cuba Díaz-Canel reaffirms importance of continuing to advance in the direct fight against social indiscipline, illegalities, and crime.   Photo taken from Prensa Latina Havana, March 25 (RHC)-- The National Exercise to Prevent and Confront Crime, Corruption, …
  • IGP deploys special force to combat crime in Imo amid security concerns March 25, 2025 5:29 am Daily Post The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has assigned Special Intervention Squad (SIS) to Imo State to assist in fighting criminal activities amid rising insecurity in the State. The development was disclosed to journalists through a press …
  • Pennsylvania Police Arrest Woman For Alleged Hate Crime Hoax Involving ‘Noose’ March 25, 2025 5:03 am Daily Wire Law enforcement officials in Pennsylvania arrested an employee of Allentown City after they say that she staged a hate crime hoax. The Allentown Police Department alleges that LaTarsha Brown contacted the department on January 10, 2025, just after 7:30 a.m …
  • Sparks City Council approves more license plate reader cameras to crack down on crime March 25, 2025 5:02 am 8 News Now - Nevada SPARKS, Nev. (KOLO) - The Sparks City Council is cracking down on crime and retail theft, which has troubled business owners the last few years. “We are having a lot of retail theft. As we’ve seen throughout the country, we are having a lot here,” said …
  • Rubio to address immigration, crime and economic ties during Caribbean visit March 25, 2025 4:33 am Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio will engage in discussions on regional cooperation aimed at curbing illegal immigration, combating transnational organised crime and enhancing economic partnerships with Caribbean …

Environmental Crime

  • Park Hills hosts town hall meeting to address Reworld concerns March 21, 2025 12:10 pm Farmington Press - Missouri Representatives from the City of Park Hills hear comments from the public. Lisa Brotherton-Barnes The Park Hills City Council adjusted their regular monthly meeting to be held at Mineral Area College’s Cardinal Center on March 11. They hosted …
  • Fed Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple March 3, 2025 10:46 pm Indybay - California Ashley Gjovik, a whistleblower over environmental dangers and violation of labor rights at Apple has won the right to proceed with her case against Apple. Federal Court Allows Major Retaliation Claims Against Apple to Proceed; NLRB Charges Apple with Labor …
  • Letters to the editor for Sunday, February 23, 2025 February 23, 2025 11:53 am Naples Daily News - Florida Letters to the editor should be 250 words or less. Include your name and city or community of residence. Guest opinions should be 600 words or less and include a brief summary of the author’s credentials relevant to the topic. Guest opinions may include a …
  • Staff placed on leave, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA February 8, 2025 11:12 am NBC News In the last two weeks, EPA staffers have had to contend with dramatic shake-ups at the agency. About 1,100 “probationary” employees were told they could be terminated, and 168 staffers working on environmental justice issues were put on leave. Lee Zeldin, …
  • DOJ shutters environmental justice office February 7, 2025 1:22 am Courthouse News Environmental advocates warned that closing the Office of Environmental Justice would lead to more toxic contaminants, dangerous air and unsafe water in communities plagued by pollution. WASHINGTON (CN) — The Department of Justice shuttered a little-known …
  • Sydney’s unusual sewerage system to blame for faecal and fat balls on beaches, experts claim January 17, 2025 2:03 pm The Guardian It’s the height of summer in Sydney, a time when tourists and locals are usually flocking to the city’s famous beaches. But nine beaches were shut to the public this week – including well-known Manly – after more ball-shaped debris washed ashore. Similar …
  • Op-ed: Toxic prisons teach us that environmental justice needs abolition January 8, 2025 10:54 am Environmental Health News May 29, 2020, should have been a pride-filled day as I, a Black daughter of immigrants, would confer a master's degree from MIT. Instead, I grieved as I watched news coverage of the murder of George Floyd four days prior by Minneapolis police officer …
  • How Specialized Cleanup Services Support Community Health And Safety November 5, 2024 10:14 am The Art of Healthy Living Specialized cleanup services do more than just handle messes; they protect communities from unseen hazards and contribute to public health and safety. These professionals are called upon for tasks that go beyond everyday cleaning, tackling everything from …
  • A Trump Win Would Threaten Historic Climate Progress in North Carolina October 23, 2024 5:14 pm Rolling Stone In 1999, Hurricane Floyd roared through North Carolina as one of the state’s deadliest and most harmful hurricanes. It was the second major storm that month and the third in as many years to ravage the state. Chandra Taylor-Sawyer, senior attorney at the …
  • 'Mere eyewash': SC dismisses Punjab, Haryana govts' efforts to stop stubble burning October 23, 2024 1:00 pm The Federal The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the governments of Punjab and Haryana describing their efforts to stamp out stubble burning as a "mere eyewash". The three-judge bench also slammed the Centre for making the environment …

Critical Theory

  • Meet the pro-CCP Marxist revolutionary group behind the Mahmoud Khalil protests March 21, 2025 5:55 am Just the News Protests against the arrest of a pro-Palestine Columbia graduate student are being organized by a Marxist revolutionary group that is pro-Communism, anti-Israel, and has potential links to the Chinese Communist Party. Mahmoud Khalil, a leader in the pro- …
  • Twisting the truth: Wikipedia’s ongoing misinformation war March 20, 2025 3:06 am The Blaze For over a decade, I have argued with Wikipedia curators about the biographical sketch covering my life and work. Each time a surrogate or I correct false or slanderous details, the misinformation reappears within weeks — often with even greater …
  • Michael Burawoy’s Marxism for Realists March 19, 2025 7:26 pm Jacobin The work of sociologist Michael Burawoy, who was killed in a traffic accident on February 3, combined in equal measure optimism and realism. Born the child of émigrés from the Soviet Union, he began his career in the mines of post-independence Zambia. …
  • Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz and the Marxist Theory of Nationalism March 17, 2025 5:56 pm Jacobin Kazimierz Kelles-Krauz was an unusually inventive Marxist theoretician of the multiethnic imperial context in which he operated. Serving the Polish national cause, he blended socialism with sociology and Marxism with democratic nationalism. Instead of …
  • Sin and the Concept of False Consciousness March 17, 2025 1:17 pm Word on Fire - Washington D.C. One of the themes that characterized the initial media coverage of Donald Trump’s victory in last year’s election was that of disbelief. The question progressive pundits kept asking was “Why did so many people vote for him?” As with Hillary Clinton in 2016 …
  • A modern question March 15, 2025 12:10 am Deseret News - Utah Critical theory has in recent years become a major bone of contention in American culture. The term has taken on a life of its own, such that it functions as a kind of shibboleth for both conservatives and progressives. Are you for it or against it? That …
  • The perils of Azanian Critical Theory March 4, 2025 9:14 pm Politicsweb Tuesday, 04 March 2025 04/03/25 OPINION The perils of Azanian Critical Theory Willem Gravett | 04 March 2025 Willem Gravett explains the disturbing race ideology recently highlighted by Ernst Roets and Tucker Carlson Does Azanian Critical Theory …
  • Stalinist Communist Party Marxist-Kenya seeks new political trap for rising discontent among workers, youth—Part One March 4, 2025 6:35 pm World Socialist Web Site This is the first of a three-part series. In November, the Stalinist Kenya Communist Party (CPK) held a high-profile Second Congress in Nairobi’s business district of Upper Hill under the slogan, “Advancing the National Democratic Revolution for a Truly …
  • Marxism for the Man in the Streets March 2, 2025 1:48 pm Jacobin Review of American Socialist: Laurence Gronlund and the Power Behind Revolution by Ryan C. McIlhenny (LSU Press, 2025) Recent months have exposed a stunning paralysis of the broad political center. While the 2024 election fueled MAGA to wildly exaggerate …
  • What if being miserable isn’t an illness? February 16, 2025 2:36 pm AntiCapitalist Resistance Political commentators and activists sometimes seem to imagine that psychiatric diagnoses are uncontroversial. They write as though depression, for example, were as firmly-established and scientifically evidenced as, say, diabetes. This has the effect of  …