A surveillance society of exclusion?
Bert Olivier shares his thoughts on the emergent surveillance society and its philosophical context.
Slavery and the meaning of the Left – a personal perspective from an angry publican
The noted publican Rod Humphris offers his perspective of leftist thinking, our current situation and ways out of it, emphasising the importance of nation, culture and future.
Were We Hypnotised by Desmet? – Part III: Critiquing the Critics
Rusere Shoniwa critiques the critics of mass formation theory as a way of understanding the meaning of the Desmet brouhaha.
Were We Hypnotised by Desmet? – Part II: The Work of Woke, New Diagnosis and New Prognosis.
Rushere Shoniwa examines Desmet’s disappointing dismissal of conspiracy theory as a pejorative and explains why unpicking Desmet’s incorrect diagnosis is important.
The making of a (left-wing) Covid Dissident – Part II
In part two, Phil Shannon calls for a new Left which capitalises on the lessons of Covid, particularly the centrality of freedom from state tyranny.
The making of a (left-wing) Covid dissident – Part I
In part one Phil Shannon explores the first two stages of the formation of a left-wing Covid dissident.
Left Lockdown Sceptics is now the Real Left
It’s not just lockdown. The Real Left is a space for those of the Left who oppose the whole agenda of global capitalism – and who still believe in the Real.
Anatomy of the Covidian-Left: Response to “The Left and Covid” – Part 2 of 2
In part two Lorraine explores how a principled Left needs to relate to – and work within – the working class in a modern economy in the twenty first century.
Anatomy of the Covidian-Left: Response to “The Left and Covid” – Part 1 of 2
In the first part of this two-part article, Lorraine Pratley makes a case for the relevance of the left, in the light of what many would consider its total failure.
The Left and Covid – Part II: Outsourcing a better world to the WEF
Chris R argues the ruling class is not what the Left thinks and is worse than it imagines. The Left’s turbo-charged version of a Davos talk makes them laugh.