Anti-Capitalist Reflections
What the hell do we do right now?
The United States just got a whole lot scarier for a lot of people this past week. Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has left many wondering even more urgently if he can win against Trump in November. More and more people are calling for him to drop out of the race, while he appears to be doubling down on running. …
Surveillance as the price of "safety"
By Ben Stegbauer I recently moved out of New York City and back to the Midwest and into Suburbia. If you look at recent headlines in New York City you will see that the Governor of New York has sent the National Guard into the subway systems. Along with this surveillance, specific targeting of Palestine Liberation protes…
Tax Season Fury
By Tess GC I just want to write a little note that might not help anyone per say, but might help some of us feel a little less alone when it comes to scary systems we have to navigate to exist — namely, here in the United States, the healthcare system and tax season.
The pandemic's capitalist feminism
By Tess GC All around Substack, Youtube, and various social medias, I’ve been seeing the question directly and indirectly asked – what is the state of feminism in 2024? This summer in the United States, a celebration and commentary on femininity swirled around in pop culture. Barbie premiered, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé toured the country, Olivia Rodrigo r…
We Need Anti-Capitalist Feminism
By Tess GC “I see a desire, whether or not we’re aware of it, for real liberation instead of band-aids.” I wrote this last week at the end of my piece “The Pandemic’s Capitalist Feminism,” and I’ve been thinking about why this feels true – that we’re entering a period where enough people are fed up with bullshit passed off as feminist liberation that we …
Why people are tired of Taylor Swift
By Tess GC Like a lot of you, I’m pretty tired of think pieces and the unrelenting media coverage of Taylor Swift, and this is coming from me, a girl who Spotify notified earlier this year that she’s in the top five percent of Taylor listeners worldwide (My friend and I just spent a road trip re-listeni…
On Abolishing the Family
By Ben Stegbauer Over the past year I have noticed that this concept of family abolition has been growing in popularity. It caught my eye, because, well it has such a catchy and scandalous title. Basically it is the idea that we should critique and create alternatives to capitalism’s reliance and hyper-focus on the nuclear family. Having spent the last y…