War is the continuation of politics by other means and politics is concentrated economics (Materials for a poem) • Protean Magazine — Read on proteanmag.com/2026/04/10/war-is-the-continuation-of-politics-by-other-means-and-politics-is-concentrated-economics-materials-for-a-poem/
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Existence and Belonging: Six Reflections on Palestine – Steve Salaita
Yes, joy. You felt it, too. It does no good to deny it. You don’t have to say so. I say it for you. It might not have been a sustained joy once you had time to reflect on things. Or maybe it was. You may have denied it in the moment or disavowed itContinue reading “Existence and Belonging: Six Reflections on Palestine – Steve Salaita”
The noise about sideshows
The screeching moral panic over the sideshow hides what it really is: an event, shaped by cops and capital flight, where Oakland youth fights for a place to play. — Read on http://www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/sideshow-history-oakland/
Reasonable Doubt at 30: Revisiting Jay-Z’s Hustler Masterpiece in His Billionaire Era | GQ
Writer Hanif Abdurraqib on the bygone world of Jay-Z’s debut album. — Read on http://www.gq.com/story/jay-z-reasonable-doubt-anniversary
Shattered Assumptions And The Energy Quandary – Gavekal Research
Shattered Assumptions And The Energy Quandary – Gavekal Research — Read on research.gavekal.com/article/shattered-assumptions-and-the-energy-quandary/
Unveiling the Violence of the British Imperialist War in Malaya: Chin Peng’s My Side of History — Liberated Texts
Chin Peng, the nom de guerre of a former leader of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) who lived in exile for decades in Thailand and was once declared the British Empire’s public enemy number one, remains a controversial figure to this day. Not only did the Malaysian government deny him citizenship until his lastContinue reading “Unveiling the Violence of the British Imperialist War in Malaya: Chin Peng’s My Side of History — Liberated Texts”
JVP Picks a Side — and it’s the Democratic Party – The Call
The nonprofit restructuring, resource laundering, and liberal politics behind the rebrand. — Read on thecall.ps/p/jvp-picks-a-side-and-its-the-democratic
US and Israel’s environmental warfare in Iran and West Asia – Prometheus Magazine
Kimia Talebi situates the attacks on Iran’s fuel depots within the US and Israel’s larger ecocidal imperialist project. — Read on prometheus-mag.com/2026/03/13/us-and-israels-environmental-warfare-in-iran-and-west-asia/
Sesame Plots | Science History Institute
What do sesame seeds tell us about the environmental histories of the African diaspora? How does a historian know where to start? — Read on http://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/sesame-plots/
Aida Rends 