Armenian Activists Protest Greenwashing of Genocide at COP29
By means of white phosphorus and other banned weapons, Azerbaijan’s blockade depleted water reservoirs and destroyed thousands of trees, causing lon…
Žižek, a New Irrationalist?
In a text written by the Marxist John Bellamy Foster (2023), he raises the issue of the emergence of new irrationalisms.
In the Space of Capitalism, No One Can Hear the Proletariat
The transformation of Andy, especially when he automatically starts using the jargon of an expert, resembles the real-life retreat from politics after…
Unintentional Faith in Technology: Outsourcing Meaning to AI
Ted Chiang’s (2024) reflections on AI and creativity highlight a profound concern: the troubling reduction of art and creative expression to a mere series of…
Glittering Generalities & Pop-leftist “Psychotherapy Speak”
On the surface, this language — which emphasizes identity politics, "anti-oppressive" lenses, "anti-racism," "the oppressed," "liberation therapy," …
Marx’s Dark Humor and Capital’s Fascist Affinities
In the decades after the Second World War, debates emerged within the psychoanalytic movement over the nature of aggression as a factor in the origins…