Freedom might be the most contested word in the political vocabulary. It is claimed by libertarians who want to abolish environmental regulations, by neoliberals who mean the right to buy and sell without interference, by…
Freedom might be the most contested word in the political vocabulary. It is claimed by libertarians who want to abolish environmental regulations, by neoliberals who mean the right to buy and sell without interference, by…
Freedom, for anarcho-communists, is not a decorative ideal or a rhetorical flourish tacked onto an otherwise rigid political programme. It is the ground upon which everything else stands. Without freedom,…
Freedom, for anarcho-communists, is not a decorative ideal or a rhetorical flourish tacked onto an otherwise rigid political programme. It is the ground upon which everything else stands. Without freedom,…
For many on the left, Lenin is still treated as a towering revolutionary figure, the man who led the Bolsheviks to power, smashed the old Tsarist order, and set in motion the first sustained attempt at building…
For many on the left, Lenin is still treated as a towering revolutionary figure, the man who led the Bolsheviks to power, smashed the old Tsarist order, and set in motion the first sustained attempt at building…
Language is never neutral. Every word choice is a political act, and nowhere is this more visible than in the coverage of military conflict by the Western mainstream press. The headlines we read, the verbs that are chosen, the…
Language is never neutral. Every word choice is a political act, and nowhere is this more visible than in the coverage of military conflict by the Western mainstream press. The headlines we read, the verbs that are chosen, the…
When the Epstein files surface, as they periodically do, they arrive wrapped in the language of scandal. Names are whispered, associations mapped, flight logs parsed. The public is invited to gawk, to speculate, to feel briefly outraged. And…
When the Epstein files surface, as they periodically do, they arrive wrapped in the language of scandal. Names are whispered, associations mapped, flight logs parsed. The public is invited to gawk, to speculate, to feel briefly outraged. And…
Politeness can be a weapon if you know how to use it.
“Who’s in charge here?” he asks.
A woman hands him a cup of tea. “Nobody,” she says. “Drink up.” theslowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/3...
Politeness can be a weapon if you know how to use it.
“Who’s in charge here?” he asks.
A woman hands him a cup of tea. “Nobody,” she says. “Drink up.” theslowburningfuse.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/3...
For most people, the word anarchy conjures chaos - burning cars, smashed windows, shouting crowds, the collapse of all restraint. It is a word carefully trained to frighten. Politicians invoke it as a threat, newspapers as a warning, and police as a justification.…
For most people, the word anarchy conjures chaos - burning cars, smashed windows, shouting crowds, the collapse of all restraint. It is a word carefully trained to frighten. Politicians invoke it as a threat, newspapers as a warning, and police as a justification.…
another collection of words posted here and there Volume 1 here Slogans2Download
another collection of words posted here and there Volume 1 here Slogans2Download
The New Year is announced across the world as a moment of renewal, a universal pause in which humanity is invited to imagine itself beginning again. Time zones tick over, fireworks explode above cities built on inequality, and the same…
The New Year is announced across the world as a moment of renewal, a universal pause in which humanity is invited to imagine itself beginning again. Time zones tick over, fireworks explode above cities built on inequality, and the same…