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Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change
Future on Fire offers a compelling argument that only mass movements can bring about a solution to the climate crisis,…
Off the Shelf: Mysteries with a dark side
By Rabbi Rachel EssermanThe Reporter Group What does it mean to use the adjective noir to describe literature? In the…
The Factory Floor Delivers
By Gabriel Kuhn Left Two Three November 1st, 2022 A review of Jon Melrod, Fighting Times: Organizing on the Front…
From Ivy League to Assembly Line: An Organizer’s Story
by Ella Teevan Democratic Socialists of America October 21st, 2022 Melrod addressing the Young Demcratic Socialists of America (YDSA) earlier…
Elite Escape: On Raymond B. Craib’s “Adventure Capitalism”
By Jesse Robertson Cleveland Review of Books “It’s irritating to be reminded of the contingent world.” So says Wilder Penrose,…
The Blast: A Spectrum Culture Review
By John L. Murphy Spectrum Culture Where today boutique hotels and burgeoning lofts rise, a modest intersection less than five…
Your Brain on Music
By Jim Patterson Chapter16 Richard Manning explores the mysterious allure of song Most of us love music, but Richard Manning…
Climate Activism on the Brink of Nuclear War
By Eve Ottenberg Counterpunch November 4th, 2022 One lesson the disastrous NATO-Russia war in Ukraine has taught us is that…
Fighting Times: An Organizer’s Tale of Patience and Audacity
by Roger Bybee Counterpunch “Mark my words, motherfucker: You’ll see me again.” That’s what Jon Melrod snarled after being lifted…