Anthroposcenic

Render unto Ourselves, What is Ours—or Caesar Will Seize It

28 January 202119 March 2021No Comments

I had an article in Damage Magazine, published 17 December 2020, arguing that our dreams of impending fascist doom are complicit with our immobilisation. Instead of coming up with alternatives to our really existing low-grade dystopia, we fantasise about barbarians just over the hill. This leads us to ally with centrists, further delaying the building of alternatives. … Continue reading Render unto Ourselves, What is Ours—or Caesar Will Seize It

The New Democrats

23 January 202119 March 2021No Comments

I was on the Impressions of America podcast to provide some analysis and historicisation of the phenomenon of the Third Way and the New Democrats, in an episode discussion the rise of Bill Clinton in the early 90s.

Brazilian Carnage

7 January 202119 March 2021No Comments

I was on The Popular Show podcast (my part begins at 38 mins), along with my good friend Matthew Richmond, to discuss the political situation in Brazil – pandemic, Bolsonaro, and more.

From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil

18 December 202019 March 2021No Comments

I have a long essay out in Jacobin that set out to do four things: Examine what the state of ‘anti-politics’ is in Brazil in 2020, in reference to earlier analyses published in Jacobin and elsewhere Review a book by Jairo Nicolau in which the 2018 election is analysed empirically Put into dialogue two short … Continue reading From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil

Triumph of American Idealism (Redux)

5 December 202019 March 2021No Comments

I was on the Scottish anti-capitalist podcast Contercast, to discuss my essay, published in Damage in June 2020, on the global BLM and the Americanisation is portends. The essay seems to have caught onto something experienced more widely, as it was cited in a handful of other places, on similar themes. Gregor Baszak noted the … Continue reading Triumph of American Idealism (Redux)