ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 19

The Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: The Legitimation Crisis of the Late 1960s

A bimonthly podcast hosted by Professor David Harvey that looks at capitalism through a Marxist lens.

The Zapatistas’ surreal struggle for life — and against capitalism

A delegation of the Zapatistas is sailing for Europe. Not to conquer, but to connect and to join hands with other insurgents and join them in struggle.

The Laura Flanders Show: Labor organizing after the Amazon union vote

Weekly in-depth interviews with forward-thinking people in the worlds of arts, entrepreneurship and politics with Laura Flanders.

​This is not a conflict. This is apartheid

For 73 years, Palestinians have borne the brunt of Israel’s settler colonial apartheid regime. Theirs is a struggle for freedom and rights. It is as simple as that.

Strike threats: a crucial tool in building working class power

Workers’ inquiries and credible strike threats are essential tactics for tipping the balance of class power back in workers’ favor.

​The West is complicit in Colombia’s police killings

The deadly violence by police and paramilitary groups against protesters in Colombia is made possible by the military aid of the government’s Western allies.

Capitalism in decline: automation in a stagnant economy

In their new books, Benanav and Smith argue that the crisis of work is not caused by automation, but rather by the stagnation of the global capitalist economy.

Colombia’s democratic facade is crumbling to pieces

The state’s brutal response to a one-day general strike has sparked weeks of protests in Colombia, resulting in dozens of deaths. The time for dialogue is over.

The “Zapatista invasion” has begun!

After months of preparations, a delegation of the Zapatistas has set sail from Mexico towards Europe. The “reversed conquest” has well and truly started.

The Laura Flanders Show: Racism Costs Everyone

Weekly in-depth interviews with forward-thinking people in the worlds of arts, entrepreneurship and politics with Laura Flanders.