ROAR Magazine's Blog, page 27

Economic Update: Socialism and Puerto Rico

A weekly show focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life and alternative ways to organize our economy and politics, with Prof. Richard D. Wolff.

The socialist internationalism of Rosa Luxemburg

In light of rising nationalism and a planetary ecological crisis fomented by global capitalism, Rosa Luxemburg’s internationalist ethos is more relevant than ever.

Digital colonialism: the evolution of American empire

American “Big Tech” corporations are gaining massive profits through their control over business, labor, social media and entertainment in the Global South.

Economic Update: The System Implodes

A weekly show focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life and alternative ways to organize our economy and politics, with Prof. Richard D. Wolff.

“Seventeen dreadful days”: Emma Goldman on the Kronstadt Rebellion

Despite her efforts to facilitate a peaceful outcome, the Red Army’s ruthless repression of the rebellion led to Goldman’s definite break with the Bolsheviks.

Recovering the anarchism of the 1921 Kronstadt Rebellion

The anarchist roots of the Kronstadt Rebellion have long been denied, but the plurality of anti-Bolshevik resistance in Soviet Russia harbors important lessons for movements today.

Rosa Luxemburg at 150: an online symposium

An online symposium hosted by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung and the International Rosa Luxemburg Society in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of her birth.

David Harvey’s Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: China’s Economic Rise

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

Dreaming of worlds to come: a letter to young activists

The National Council of Elders recounts the many decades of struggle for social justice and civil rights, sharing their experiences with a new generation of activists.

The G20 must deliver justice and drop the debt

As the G20 meet, the Progressive International’s Debt Justice group calls for a radical break with extraction and austerity — and proposes a new system in its place.