This video includes some theoretical ideas from Slavoj Zizek, some hot takes from Noam Chomsky, a distorted clip from the 70s American detective program Columbo, and an excerpt from Tom Syerson’s “Reality Squared (on reality TV and Left Politics).”
The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization.
Chris Nineham is a British political activist and founder member of the Stop the War Coalition serving as National Officer and Deputy Chair of the Stop the War Coalition in the UK. He served under Jeremy Corbyn from 2011 to 2015. In this Livestream, he'll be discussing the meaning and consequences of Corbyn's loss in this week's general election.
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The history of really existing socialist parties in Europe has been the history of social democracy. In this video the differences between social democratic, Bolshevik, and Marxist understandings of Marx are highlighted. We also consider how Anselm Jappe’s “The Writing on the Wall” suggests anti-politics as a solution for the impasse between socialism and social democracy.
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The Writing on the Wall by Anselm Jappe
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The modern world is at an impasse. Disasters scroll across our smartphone screens and we’re invited to like, follow or upvote, but critical thinking is harder and harder to find. Rather than connecting us in common struggle and debate, the internet has sped up and deepened a long-standing process of alienation and atomization.
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Coming to Verso Books February 2024: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741197/the-double-shift-by-jason-read/
ABOUT THE DOUBLE SHIFT
“Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?” How Marx and Spinoza can explain our attachment to work, and what we can do about it
In a world of declining wages, working conditions, and instability, the response for many has been to work harder, increasing hours and finding various ways to hustle in a gig economy. What drives our attachment to work? To paraphrase a question from Spinoza, “Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?”
The Double Shift turns towards the intersection of Marx and Spinoza in order to examine the nature of our affective, ideological, and strategic attachment to work. Through an examination of contemporary capitalism and popular culture it argues that the current moment can be defined as one of “negative solidarity.”
The hardship and difficulty of work is seen not as the basis for alienation and calls for its transformation but rather an identification with the difficulties and hardships of work. This distortion of the work ethic leads to a celebration of capitalists as job creators and suspicion towards anyone who is not seen as a “real worker.”
The book is grounded in philosophy, specifically Marx and Spinoza, and is in dialogue with Plato, Smith, Hegel, and Arendt, but, at the same time, in examining contemporary ideologies and ideas about work it discusses motivational meetings at Apple Stores, the culture of Silicon Valley, and films and television from Office Space to Better Call Saul.
The Double Shift argues for a transformation of our collective imagination and attachment to work.
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For a bit of a change of pace we have started livestreaming an RPG on Sundays. This is an experiment. Let us know what you think in the comments.
In this second episode of Zeroquest Djene Rhys Bajalan continues to lead the Lain family (Douglas, Simon and Noah) on a trek into deep space. The game is called Mothership, the future is dark, and the goal is a working-class adventure.
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Since the failure of the Bernie Sanders campaign and the onset of the covid-19 lockdown Matt Christman, of Chapo Traphouse fame, has developed a solo career as an internet live streamer. His daily rants include day drinking, divine logorrhea, and some keen insights as well. In this Zero Books live stream Matt Chapman will be dropping by the channel to discuss what he's learned and is learning.
Doug is sincerely giddy to get a chance to talk to him.
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Owen Symes is the author of "He Was Our Man in Washington," a highly critical interpretation of president Obama and his brand of "hope and change," grounded in a reality that goes beyond the headlines. In this video we ask the questions "Was Obama a neoliberal?" and "Will neoliberalism ever die?"
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He Was Our Man in Washington by Owen Symes
https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/he-was-our-man-in-washington
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On this episode, the buddies revisit Fisher's blogpost "Terminator Versus Avatar" and explore its extended implications for the contemporary.
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This is Revolution podcast host Jason Myles sat down with professor Cedric Johnson to discuss the last days of Trump, BLM, and whether COVID-19 is a "black problem"? Cedric Johnson is an associate professor of African American studies and political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago and an editor of The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism and the Remaking of New Orleans (University of Minnesota Press, 2011).
Some of Cedric's Writings:
Don't Let Black Washing Save the Investor Class
www.jacobinmag.com/2020/06/blackwa…talism-protests
The Triumph of Black Lives Matter and Neoliberal Redemption
nonsite.org/editorial/the-trium…oliberal-redemption
Please pick up Cedric's books
Race, Religion, and in the Neoliberal Age
www.amazon.com/Religion-Resilien…5690X79D77MSGX92Y
The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism and the Remaking of New Orleans (University of Minnesota, 2011)
www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/b…oliberal-deluge
Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the Making of African American Politics (University of Minnesota, 2007)
www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/b…to-race-leaders
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