Capitalism Thrives on Death
Which so-called leader tells the truth about capitalism’s death drive? A small few may gesture at these symptoms when convenient, speaking of vague concepts like “worker’s rights” and “children’s mental health,” but who in power is willing to confront the fact that our entire system functions according to a logic that demands these deaths, relies on them, and expands through them?
Symbiosis or Incineration
Karl Marx had said the choice facing society was “socialism or barbarism.” Murray Bookchin wrote it was “anarchism or annihilation.” Today, we may say our choice is symbiosis or incineration.
The Nature of Power Under Capitalism (Part III)
Capitalism lights the house on fire, sells you a bucket of water with a hole in it, and then convinces you that if the flames keep spreading, it’s because you’re not using the bucket correctly.
The Nature of Power: Being, Doing, and Feeling (Part II)
Power is embedded within the structures of thought, emotion, behavior, and social organization. It defines the conditions under which actions are possible, shaping not just external circumstances but the internal logic through which individuals interpret the world, others, and themselves.