There’s a dissonance at the heart of the labor movement. On the one hand, contemporary labor unions were built on the back of militant worker struggle. For example, the massive strikes of the 1930s built the backbone of the present-day AFL-CIO. Any particular long-standing union, if you go far enough back in its history, you’ll find strikes that made the union. On the other … [Read more...] about Solidarity Unionism and Dual Carding: A Primer
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Erasing the Vietnamese from the Vietnam War: The Power of Mass Culture
The grotesque apologia for U.S. foreign policy that ferments in the cinema capital of the world, Hollywood, is as transparent in its depictions of the Vietnam War as it is in its depicting any other U.S.-backed or led imperialist misadventure. Even the ostensibly anti-Vietnam War films focus the sympathy of the viewer largely on the U.S. soldier and his plight, underplaying the … [Read more...] about Erasing the Vietnamese from the Vietnam War: The Power of Mass Culture
Every Surrogate Can Govern: Beyond the Family with Sophie Lewis’ “Full Surrogacy Now”
By: Kate Doyle Griffiths and Gus Breslauer “Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family (FSN)” was released by Verso on May 7th, and there is no doubt that it is already a provocation to Marxists and feminists and to the Marxist-feminist canon. An opening book-length salvo in what will surely prove to be a defining 21st century debate in the tradition of intense … [Read more...] about Every Surrogate Can Govern: Beyond the Family with Sophie Lewis’ “Full Surrogacy Now”
Podcast: A Discussion on Marxist Transfeminist & Queer Theories of Social Reproduction
https://soundcloud.com/kate-doyle-griffiths/kate-jules-and-sophie-riff-on-gender/s-NGwoM Angela Eslava, CUNY student and activist, interviews three writers on gender about the Marxist transfeminist view on skirts and strikes! Andrea Long Chu’s ”On Liking Women,” as an entre to transfeminism and femininity. Not to be missed as an introduction to the new Queer theory of … [Read more...] about Podcast: A Discussion on Marxist Transfeminist & Queer Theories of Social Reproduction
Basebuilding for Prison Abolition with Incarcerated Trans Comrades
When we basebuild around prison abolition, the base we build is not deciding between inside versus outside of prison. It is not always a matter of whether you have been incarcerated or not to be engaged in the work although that context is still valuable when determining your role in it. I am conscious of the privileges I carry when entering this space, but I understand the … [Read more...] about Basebuilding for Prison Abolition with Incarcerated Trans Comrades