Dr. Michael Gould-Wartofsky, PhD, is an award-winning author, scholar, editor, and educator, who studies the sociology of social movements and the politics of resistance through a critical realist lens.
Originally published at The New Republic In recent days, President Trump and his circle have effectively declared war on “antifa.” They have bestowed a “domestic terrorist” designation upon the anti-fascist movement as a whole. And they have vowed to deploy the full force of the federal government against it—whatever
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These days of shock and awe demand more than mere realism: they also require a good measure of social and political imagination. We have to be able to imagine a world without war, a life beyond capitalism, a future without fascism.
Welcome, dear reader, to the newest iteration of my newsletter: The Critical Realist. In it, you will find selected writings on politics, culture, and society, alongside updates on future plans, forthcoming projects, and works in progress. First and foremost, I am pleased to announce that I have finally found a
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Today was my last day at Columbia University. With my contract up, and my conscience clear, I am proud to say that I will no longer be working for the collaborationists and accommodationists of American academia. I will no longer be giving myself and my labor power over to the
"You can cut down the flowers, but you cannot stop the spring" - Popular slogan, commonly attributed to the poet Pablo Neruda These have been trying times for the people of Turtle Island. Millions are struggling just to survive. Millions more have been condemned to die in other
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Farewell to the Neo-Fascist University