Shannon Ikebe

2 months ago | newpol.org | Howie Hawkins |Shannon Ikebe

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2 months ago | newpol.org | Carl Davidson |Bill Fletcher Jr. |Shannon Ikebe

In this exploration, we want to advocate a new strategic narrative about our future. All futures, especially one tangled in the complexities of fascism and socialism, are best rooted in a deep exploration of our past. And since all narratives require a good use of metaphors and analogies, as well as uncovering new facts, we want to start with an unusual but powerful one.

2 months ago | newpol.org | Richard Seymour |Shannon Ikebe

Richard Seymour is a writer and broadcaster from Northern Ireland and the author of numerous books about politics including Corbyn: The Strange Rebirth of Radical Politics and The Twittering Machine. His writing appears in The New York Times, London Review of Books, The Guardian, Prospect, Jacobin, and several other publications, including his own Patreon platform. He is an editor at Salvage magazine. Phil Gasper interviewed him in early December 2024 about his latest book, Disaster Nationalism.

2 months ago | newpol.org | Gilbert Achcar |London. He |Shannon Ikebe

Gilbert Achcar has been a major left commentator on international affairs for many years. He grew up in Lebanon and has lived and taught in Paris, Berlin, and London. He is just retiring as professor of Development Studies and International Relations at SOAS, University of London.

Aug 14, 2024 | newpol.org | Bill Keach |Mark Steven |Shannon Ikebe

Class War: 
A Literary HistoryBy: Mark StevenVerso, 2023“Class War Now,” the introduction to Mark Steven’s engaging and wide-ranging book, asks us to think about the relationship between “class war” and “class struggle.” This question is connected to the book’s striking sense of immediacy: “Ours is the age of class war. We talk about it all the time. Barely a day goes by without ‘class war’ appearing in one headline or another” (p. 1).