Articles in Media

On Experiencing Joe Rogan
The popular podcaster holds some ugly reactionary views and needs to do more research before he speaks. But his audience are people that leftists should want to persuade, and trying to stifle him will likely backfire. What we need is better, more trustworthy media.

Where the Gay Things Are
Gay marriage was a victory, we’re told—but a victory for what?

Meet The Democratic Socialist Holding Barack Obama’s Old State Senate Seat
In conversation with activist legislator Robert Peters about how leftists can operate “on the inside,” how to get your bills signed into law, and how leftists can adopt effective messaging on public safety and violence.

Manatees Are Better Than Us
Is a utopian pacifistic society possible? The lives of manatees show that it is possible to live without violence or the state.

Arms Industry Tycoon
Fulfill your most secret inner fantasies in the hot new game! Design your superweapon. Destabilize regions. Protect America.

Tenant Organizing in Washington D.C. and Beyond
Despite the eviction moratorium, the housing crisis is still severe. This interview, originally from August 2019, explains several ways that tenants can successfully fight their landlords.

Taming The Greedocracy
American elites want magical technological fixes to climate change because they refuse to confront the truth that seriously addressing the problem would require limits to their own power and luxury.

How To Think About International Responsibility For Climate Change
We need to begin with the recognition that the United States has been more responsible for the climate catastrophe than anyone else. We have inflicted costs on the rest of the world that they rightly resent us for.

The Irrational Fear of Russia
The arguments made against Russia are often weak or hypocritical, and U.S. commentators still subscribe to a “Russo-Orientalism” that views the country as a mysterious dangerous Other.

A Tale of Two Asteroids: Means Testing and Privatizing the Apocalypse
Recall your favorite nineties trends- the bucket hat, high-security purple diaries, and harbingers of the climate apocalypse. What about these films sticks with us?
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