How the World of Work Is Changing
Globally, employment patterns are changing, including four-day weeks and remote work. Two articles.
Your Smartphone Has a Human Cost
On the tech-fueled “modern-day slavery” in the Congo.
Karl Marx Beyond Europe
The question of whether Marx was Eurocentric or not is a complex one that cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. Marx’s later writings demonstrate a greater awareness of the global dimensions of capitalism and the specificities of non-European societies.
An Interview with Michael A. Lebowitz on Capital, “Real Socialism,” and Venezuela
Venezuela has demonstrated some general principles: firstly, that you do need power to change the world and, secondly, that you change that world by using the old state to create the conditions by which people develop their capacities and build the new state from below.
Africa | Culture | Online Blog
Harry Belafonte, the Activist Who Became an Artist, Dies at 96
Belafonte’s activism changed America, his singing shaped a musical consciousness for generations of Americans, and his acting paved the way for Black performers.