Tag Archives: politics

Change the World Without Taking Power: The Meaning of Revolution Today

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

The wave of political demonstrations since the Battle of Seattle in 2001 have crystallised a new trend in left-wing politics. Modern protest movements are grounding their actions in both Marxism and Anarchism, fighting for radical social change in terms that … Continue reading →

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What Would It Mean to Win?

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Connecting some of the more remarkable events of the last decade–including the rioting in Oaxaca and in the outskirts of Paris and the modern crises of neoliberalism–this critical analysis suggests new strategies for the progressive Left and that forward-moving change … Continue reading →

Direct Action: An Ethnography

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Anthropologist David Graeber undertakes the first detailed ethnographic study of the global justice movement. The case study at the center of Direct Action is the organizing and events that led to the one of the most dramatic and militant mass … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Just Indignation: Inventing new ways of doing politics

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

It’s true that we’re indignant. But not just that. If it were just indignation that brought us together in the streets and squares of our cities, the movement would have less force. Once the moment of excitement had passed we … Continue reading →