Today I'm leaving for Germany for a few events - the first two in Berlin on May 31 at the "Marx is' Muss" festival. Then one in Leipzig at a workshop June 2 (thanks - Julia Kaiser & danjush!), then back to Berlin June 4 (thanks @cominsitu!) See pics for details.

Greed.

We've now opened up submissions for The BREAK–DOWN issue two, on climate frontiers. If you have ideas for pieces on extraction, supply chains, north-south and south-south geopolitics of the climate crisis, then please pitch to us at [email protected]

He's of course wrong overall––the wildly successful system of institutional research in the US was created by displaced immigrants and Americans who had studied abroad (sic)––but to say it about SPACE PROGRAMME in particular....

I wrote a review of Bruno Leipold's brilliant book:

Red May finale doubleheader! Tomorrow May 31st 12:30PM PDT at Elliott Bay Book Co. Jamie Merchant Endgame: Economic Nationalism & Global Decline with Nikhil Pal Singh and j’accuzzi di zuppa🥫 The Future of Revolution with Idris Robinson elliottbaybook.com/events/46067

Last night j’accuzzi di zuppa🥫 read a new, unpublished text at his own book talk

Trump govt is giving private equity what they have been salivating for decades -- 401ks! Saule Omarova Benjamin Braun & Cédric Durand: "the single biggest prize for the private finance faction is access to the vast pool of individual retirement assets." phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ameri…

Idris Robinson at j’accuzzi di zuppa🥫’s sold out book talk, Whatever Happened to Revolution?, for Red May Seattle 2025

2 billion people could face chaotic and 'irreversible' shift in rainfall patterns if warming continues | Live Science livescience.com/planet-earth/c…

“Silicon Valley’s liberalism, it turns out, was a temporary phase linked to a now past maximum-liquidity, minimum-regulation period of US capitalism.” phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ameri…

This has been the best weekend. It's great to be back in the PNW and see comrades I haven't seen since the pandemic.

Just started this interview with the Left force multiplier Thea Riofrancos. A brilliant discussion from the get-go. Worth a watch. Also shout out to Marius Bickhardt !Looks like a killer series this year.

[Trump’s tariffs] broader historical meaning lies in the context of a gradual collapse in capital investment and profitability that pushes national governments to adopt ever more extreme measures in order to continue appropriating their aliquot parts of a stagnating global pool.

I am once again asking you to consider Nicolas D Villarreal Thought

Malcolm Harris You critique our food system and yet you eat food…curious

Sobering article. Malcolm makes his argument with a set of clear, falsifiable claims. They're open for refutation by) anyone who disagrees. If he's right the consequences are huge. (Link in replies)

This is a nice reconstruction of my argument, with some interesting criticisms

The Trump raiders destroying the last functioning institution of the US empire would truly be the endgame.

Just a reminder to everyone that Alyssa Battistoni’s beast mode book is about to be unleashed in August