Spencer Beswick

Jan 1, 2024 | theanarchistlibrary.org | Spencer Beswick

AbstractThis article analyzes how anarcha-feminists in the United States critiqued the state and attempted to build feminist dual power in response to the New Right’s attacks on reproductive freedom.

Jul 5, 2023 | lh.journals.yorku.ca | Spencer Beswick

License Copyright (c) 2023 Spencer Beswick This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Jul 4, 2023 | anarchiststudies.org | Spencer Beswick

Anti-fascism exploded into the public spotlight after Donald Trump’s electoral victory in 2016. Spectacular street battles between fascists and anti-fascists in the heart of liberal cities including Berkeley and Portland led to antifa becoming a widely discussed phenomenon and a new bogeyman of the right. Yet despite their meteoric rise to popular consciousness in the past decade, neither fascism nor anti-fascism came out of nowhere.

Jun 25, 2023 | truthout.org | Daniel Falcone |Simon Pirani |Jonathan Ng |Spencer Beswick

Skip to contentSkip to footerEconomic and social issues are at the core of the current crisis in Senegal. After the arrest of the progressive-leaning opposition leader Ousmane Sonko in Senegal, protesters and dissatisfied segments of the political left have taken to the streets. In this exclusive Truthout interview, James Genova discusses the history and political culture of Senegal and talks about the root causes of the ongoing protests and the current crises unfolding in the country.

May 3, 2023 | truthout.org | Chris Walker |Spencer Beswick |Zane McNeill |Amy Goodman

Republican lawmakers in the Texas state Senate have advanced a bill that would allow the state Secretary of State to overturn election results specifically in Harris County, a Democratic Party stronghold and the most populous county in the state. Under the terms of the bill, the Texas secretary of state — a position that has been held by Republicans for decades in the state — would have the ability to overturn the results of elections in the county if voting difficulties occurred.