19372 Articles by: Abigail Torre
Abigail Torre grew up in Chile and now lives in Berkeley, California where she is cochair of the East Bay chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
In Defense of Jacobin Rage
You can’t divorce fiery emotions from the politics of revolution.
Socialism for a Less Skeptical Age
Capital used to sell us visions of tomorrow.
Art without Humans
Those DJs lost. Serato is everywhere, and it happened with less resistance than one might have expected. Maybe it’s because many DJs are interested in exploring new technology; maybe it’s because they aren’t organized as a labor force.
Obama to America: Work Harder
Liberal pundits and Republican congressmen agree: Barack Obama’s second inaugural was the most liberal speech of his presidency. They may be right. But just what kind of liberalism is this?
Revolt of the Wonks
The rapid integration of formerly obscure, wonkish outsiders into the media spotlight elite is easy to understand. Technocratic analysis and blogging that divorces policy from politics dovetail neatly with the noble-sounding notions of objectivity long dominant in American journalism.
Heading Off the New Jerusalem
Imagining radical change in Palestine.
A Jacobin Primer
Read the CliffsNotes, impress your fancy friends.
On Democracy and Socialism
A reply to Seth Ackerman’s “The Red and the Black.”
Fantasy Football
The cold calculus of fantasy football leaves little room for the sentimentalism at the heart of fandom.
Against “Community Care”
The Outsourced Self reviewed.
Why Django Can’t Revolt
If Django Unchained wants to capture the raw terror of slavery, why does it shy away from historical examples of black agency?
Hegemony and Sodomist Strategy
Gay Inc. against Bradley Manning.
