Bassem Youssef is No Jon Stewart
While Egypt’s Youssef himself cites Stewart as an influence, he’s the only one of the two who actually challenges the holders of power.
19186 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Profit On-Demand
The Internet has changed. What was once open and public has become the frontier of modern capitalism.
The Landscapes of Border Resistance
The border delineates an imagined terrain — its arbitrary nature is precisely what gives it power.
An Obituary from Below
Thatcher’s great achievements were also what made her so vile. Her talents were harnessed to horrible ends.
BookMarx (4/10/2013)
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Shulamith Firestone and the Private Life of Power
Firestone did for feminism what Camus did for existentialism.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013)
Margaret Thatcher was made by her era more than she made it.
Art After Occupy
“The artist must take sides. He must elect to fight for freedom or slavery.”
Kitchen Sink Socialism
We don’t need gay marriage to ruin one man, one woman, one mortgage relationships; we have austerity.
When Maggie Thatcher Dies
Margaret Thatcher’s legacy isn’t going anywhere.
The Lady’s Not for Turning
Want to know why conservatives revere Margaret Thatcher? Watch this clip.
Issue 10 Preview: “Assembly Required”
Our new issue is slightly delayed, but only for the best of reasons. We’re getting bigger and better.
BookMarx (3/28/2013)
We’re busy finishing up issue ten, but the Jacobin Politburo demands more cheap SEO fodder . . .
Why Noam Chomsky Can Sound like a Broken Record
Chomsky confronted our chattering classes’ corruption for decades. How would you sound after 50 years?
A Porn of Her Own
Anti-porn feminism takes away power from the women who make porn and want control of their work.
Black Panthers vs. Reactionary Minds
Conservatism is the theoretical voice of this animus against the agency of the subordinate classes.
Rosa Parks Syndrome in Palestine
Liberals who generally support Israel, but find themselves cringing when Israeli politicians make racist remarks, have seized on bus segregation because it packages occupation in digestible terms.
On the Anniversaries of My Lai and Iraq
45 years after My Lai, you might want to read this, from the Washington Post.
The Forgotten Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks may be lionized for her defiance on the bus, but that episode doesn’t do justice to her career as an organizer.
The View from Somewhere
The fallacy of bland and faceless reporting hurts journalism by allowing bias and prejudice to masquerade as hands-off objectivity.