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Reimagining our collective powers against austerity
Commons emerge as we attempt to reclaim solidarity, autonomy and possibility through struggle — and that necessarily implies a confrontation with power. Photo: a banner at Occupy Philadelphia, 2011 (by...
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Gezi Park and the Transformative Power of Art
Through the transformative power of aesthetics and creative narrative, the çapulcu managed to keep ahead of the forces that would deny them their freedom.The transformative power of creative narrative...
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From the State of Control to a Praxis of Destituent Power
Faced with absolute state control and the rapid eradication of political society, only a theory and praxis of destituent power can reclaim democracy.This is the transcript of a public lecture by...
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Critchley and Philip Seymour Hoffman on happiness
Just a year before Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death, philosopher Simon Critchley spoke to the legendary actor about the happiness that eluded him so.This Sunday, we lost one of the most talented and most...
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Heathwood: critical theory for revolutionary practice
Through reflections on Occupy’s politics, Heathwood Press has been at the forefront of a reconfiguration of critical theory for revolutionary practice.By Richard Gunn, Robert Smith and Adrian...
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Fomenting the radical imagination with movements
The dual crisis of movements and the university require activists and researchers to apply the radical imagination and foment it as a collective practice. By Max Haiven and Alex KhasnabishOur book, The...
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A climate of disobedience: the coming destituent flood
Flood Wall Street signals radical disobedience, a destituent power that will rise to inundate the institutions of the political and financial order.Today, September 22, 2014, a flood will descend upon...
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John Holloway: cracking capitalism vs. the state option
With left parties on the rise in Spain and Greece, John Holloway reflects on his influential 2002 thesis: can we change the world without taking power?Interview by Amador Fernández-Savater. Translated...
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In kitsch we trust: lies, euphemisms and politics
Collateral damage, regime change, right-to-work: nice words covering up nasty truths, depoliticizing social reality and camouflaging power structures.Artwork by Kenneth Tin-Kin HungIn a popular video...
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The Small Fires: reflections on the Baltimore uprising
Following the city’s uprising against oppressive poverty and racism, Baltimore poet Steven Leyva reflects on the experience in a heartfelt lyrical essay.I remember every time I’ve been pulled over by...
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