graphic credit: Shenby (they/she) @leftaesthetic Recently, a debate over appealing to “American patriotism” as a tactic for revolutionary organizing in the home base of imperialism was revived. Historically an ideological tool of the ruling class, patriotism has been used to mobilize the American working class to support imperialist wars, racism, and settler colonialism. … [Read more...] about American Patriotism or National Liberation?
Imperialism
Beryllium: Imperialism’s Little Helper
Rare Earth Oxides (source: Peggy Greb, US Department of Agriculture) The U.S. military’s operations are only possible through a sophisticated network of government, corporate, and academic institutions. A multitude of actors are involved in the research & development, manufacture, testing, and deployment of military technologies. The government relies heavily on private … [Read more...] about Beryllium: Imperialism’s Little Helper
Understanding Racial Capitalism
"The World is Ours" written in red paint on a wall as a part of an activist art installation (source: Jacob Anikulapo) The key to the unity of the working class within itself, and with its allies among all the oppressed as well The socialist left in the United States is currently in a phase of expansion. However, it is expanding with separations between organizations that … [Read more...] about Understanding Racial Capitalism
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