Intellectuals & Ideology

Everything intelligent or posing as such.

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The global day of action on May 12 will mark the resurgence of our resistance. But what is the way forward for our movement in these times of crisis?

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Post image for Oscar Wilde: The Soul of Man Under Socialism

Socialism would relieve us from that sordid necessity of living for others which, in the present condition, presses so hardly upon almost everybody.

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There is an alternative: participatory economics

by Jerome Roos on April 21, 2012

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In this interview, Michael Albert — co-founder of Znet — reflects on the vision of participatory economics, and how it could take us beyond capitalism.

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Post image for Foucault and the revolutionary self-castration of the Left

Far from posing a counter-hegemonic challenge to the dominant powers in the world, Foucault’s armchair philosophy simply made resistance impossible.

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Post image for The spiritual crisis of humanity and the endless struggle

From Europe to the world, it is time to break the chains of weariness and rise to the challenge of our times. The future of humanity depends on it.

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O ano de 2011 marca o fim do Fim da História

by Jerome Roos on October 26, 2011

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Quando o sistema força pessoas comuns a se tornarem revolucionárias, você sabe que você não está mais no Fim da História. Você está bem na sua beirada.

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El año 2011 marca el fin del Fin de la Historia

by Jerome Roos on October 26, 2011

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Cuando el sistema obliga a la gente común a transformarse en revolucionarios, sabes que te encuentras al borde mismo de la historia.

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The year 2011 marks the end of the End of History

by Jerome Roos on October 23, 2011

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When the system forces ordinary people to become revolutionaries, you know you’re no longer at the End of History. You’re at the very edge of it.

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Post image for Žižek at Wall Street: “don’t fall in love with yourself”

“We’re not dreamers. We’re awaking from a dream turning into a nightmare. We’re not destroying anything. We’re watching the system destroy itself.”

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Post image for Chomsky: Boston occupation “exciting, exhilarating”

“The country desperately needs something like this — not just protest, but some ideas and proposals about how to achieve a different kind of world.”

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