https://www.routledge.com/Solidarity-Economics-Building-Sustainable-Social-Relations/Kaufman/p/book/9781032853055 Organizers all around the world are working to build ways of managing resources that serve human and ecological needs. But how can these projects be more than small islands of solidarity and sustainability surrounded by oceans of domination and environmental destruction? Solidarity Economics: Building Sustainable Social Relations lays out the landscape of these projects aimed … Continue reading Solidarity Economics: Building Sustainable Social Relations
Jewish Safety and the Weaponization of Antisemitism
This is a very strange time to be Jewish. There is much talk about a rise in antisemitism, but all around me I see people doing things in the name of protecting Jews—such as dismissing criticism of Israel as antisemitic—that are likely to make us less rather than more safe in this world. The very … Continue reading Jewish Safety and the Weaponization of Antisemitism
7 Rules for Narrative Discipline in the Time of Trump
We need to focus on helping people to see that the current administration is not on their side, to see the damage being done, and to see that there are alternative policies that actually would meet their needs. The next period in U.S. politics will be won on the battlefield of narratives. The recent presidential … Continue reading 7 Rules for Narrative Discipline in the Time of Trump
Bridges to Another World: Call for Book Proposals
Call for Submissions to a Routledge Book Series Editors: Fred Block, Belinda C. Ramírez, Kathryn Kish Sklar, Cynthia Kaufman Deadline: Rolling Submissions We are living in revolutionary times. Social structures that have stabilized the world order since the end of World War II can no longer function. The climate crisis, deep challenges … Continue reading Bridges to Another World: Call for Book Proposals
Pro-Palestine Allies Need to Speak Up for Israeli and Palestinian Lives
The position of the left in the U.S. should be simple, even if it is not easy. Bombing or killing civilians is wrong. That is true whether you have been suffering under an occupation for over half a century. And it is wrong if you are retaliating for your people being murdered. It has been … Continue reading Pro-Palestine Allies Need to Speak Up for Israeli and Palestinian Lives
Freedom: Challenging Domination or License to Dominate?
When the people on the streets in Iran use the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom," the freedom they refer to is freedom from domination. Iranians are living under a regime that limits what they can say, how they dress, and how they may gather and organize. Their government is imprisoning, torturing, and killing people who are … Continue reading Freedom: Challenging Domination or License to Dominate?
What Does it Feel Like to Be White?
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Thoughts on Anti-Capitalist Organizing: Imagining a Way Beyond Revolution or Reform
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Cynthia Kaufman
Kaufman.cynthia13@gmail.com VIDA at De Anza College21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, Ca 95014USA
Preparing to Protect the Election Results
Most people I know are working hard to ensure that Trump and the Republican Party lose on November 3rd. Whatever you think of the Democrats, it is clear that if we want a country that is not ruled by brute force and hateful ideology, we need to win this election.With days to go before the … Continue reading Preparing to Protect the Election Results
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