ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 105

Prison strike against forced labor kicks off in the US

Forty-five years after the Attica Prison uprising, inmates across the US are organizing what could become the largest prison strike in American history.
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Welcome to “the Jungle”: seeing beyond the chaos in Calais

Practices of mutual aid and collective solidarity have been at the heart of the Calais migrant camp, which is now threatened with destruction by the French state.
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Rosa Remix: 100 years of capitalism’s global relocation

“Rosa Remix” is an exciting collection of essays that examine Rosa Luxemburg and the relevance of her life and work to contemporary political struggles.
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Subscribe in time for Issue #3 and receive a free copy of #2!

Our next issue on the “Rule of Finance” and new forms of debt resistance features original contributions by David Graeber, Richard Wolff and many more.
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Seeding Fear

This short documentary co-produced by Neil Young tells the story of Michael White, a fourth generation farmer, who went toe to toe with Monsanto.
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Fabricating illusions of people power in post-coup Turkey

Nationalist sentiment, mass rallies and divisive politics have dangerously polarized Turkish society in the weeks since the failed coup attempt.
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The rise of insurgent trade unionism in South Africa

Four years after South Africa’s bloodiest post-apartheid massacre, in which dozens of striking miners were killed by police, a fresh memory of Marikana is needed.
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The Spirit of Marikana: the rise of insurgent trade unionism in South Africa — an excerpt

Four years after South Africa’s bloodiest post-apartheid massacre, in which dozens of striking miners were killed by police, a fresh memory of Marikana is needed.
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Review: A Road Unforeseen — Women Fight the Islamic State

“Any movement for real transformation must make the demands of women central,” argues Meredith Tax in her superb book on the Kurdish women’s struggle.
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Black flags and debt resistance in America’s oldest colony

In the face of a neolcolonial debt regime imposed by the United States, Puerto Rico’s streets are alive with the spirit of resistance.
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