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A Brief History of Autonomia Operia

A Brief History of Autonomia Operia

Struggle, withdrawal, alienation, sabotage, lines of flight from the capitalist system of domination. Autonomy is the independence of social time from the temporality of capitalism. – Franco "Bifo" Berardi Autonomist Marxism was first developed in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s, originating from Operaismo [lit. workerism], a core tenet of the

Internationalism at a Cruise Missile’s Point: Mason, Monbiot and the Left’s Love Affair with NATO

Internationalism at a Cruise Missile’s Point: Mason, Monbiot and the Left’s Love Affair with NATO

(This is a repost from Jacob Winter's Medium page. Visit the original article here: https://medium.com/@jacobwntr/internationalism-at-a-cruise-missiles-point-mason-monbiot-and-the-left-s-love-affair-with-nato-a6348efd8eb6) “In war, truth is the first casualty.” Aeschylus (525 BC — 456 BC) Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown the British left for something of a loop. Although those in support

Bone Idle: A review of “Bash the Rich”

Bone Idle: A review of “Bash the Rich”

(This is a republishing of Jacob Winter's article from his personal Medium page. Read the original article here: https://medium.com/@jacobwntr/bone-idle-a-review-of-bash-the-rich-9df72736f9e6) The greatest irony about Ian Bone’s 2006 autobiography Bash the Rich is that the blurb specifically states that “This is no dry tome destined to gather

Against the New Malthusians

Against the New Malthusians

(This is a repost from Jacob Winter's Medium page. Visit the original article here: https://medium.com/@jacobwntr/against-the-new-malthusians-1d2480f5df7d) The environmental movement today has become infected by a new form of ecological austerity, a vicious and regressive ideology that would sacrifice all human progress to save the planet, even when