Letter to a Syrian Friend Who Said: ‘Your Opposition to the US Attack on Syria Means You Support the Asad Regime’
I am not in favor of the gallows of Ba‘th, nor the execution chambers of Jabhat al-Nusra, neither the guns…
Author Archives: poejesh
Free Work Versus Forced Employment
Why do you go to work? Is it because you enjoy what you do? Did you choose to work at…
Bankrupt (Capitalism Is)!
The first political slogan of which I was consciously aware was the old Communist Party of Canada-Marxist Leninist’s “Make the Rich Pay.” …
Memories of the Future
Why is it, like Jameson said, that it is more “easier to imagine the end of the world than it…
Video: Žižek’s criticism of Chomsky
What is that about, again, the academy and Chomsky and so on? Well with all deep respect that I do…
A Critique of Capital (2): The Metaphysics of Economy
This piece is the second of three parts, the first being — “A critique of Capital (1): The problem with…
The Cultural Apparatus of Monopoly Capital: An Introduction
The past half-century has been dominated by the rise of media to a commanding position in the social life of…
Staking PostNL: Eenheid in plaats van competitie
De wilde staking (staking zonder de vakbond) van voornamelijk de ZZP’ers bij PostNL heeft Nederland verrast, met name de bazen…
The Sad State of Turkish Freedom
A short cultural en historical background of the current uprising in Turkey and a homage to Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet.
The Rebirth of the Chicago Teachers Union and Possibilities for a Counter-Hegemonic Education Movement
For nine days in September, Chicago belonged to the teachers, school paraprofessionals, and clinicians. On September 10, 2012, 26,000 members…