5LL #162 - Stuart Hall, China, Mutual Aid, Vibes, Genetics

Politics Without Guarantees
Asad Haider, The Point
I came to Stuart Hall by a circuitous path involving politics and theory but which, as I would eventually learn from him, was also a project of self-examination.
Marxism and Imperialism
Critical China Scholars, Spectre
A group of Critical China Scholars and editors from Spectre got together to talk through the complexity of responding to the intensifying US-China rivalry, with an eye towards formulating anti-capitalist and liberatory politics on both sides of the Pacific.
As Things Go Back to 'Normal,' What Happens to Mutual Aid?
Sydney Clarke, Vice
Mutual aid groups helped many communities weather the early parts of the pandemic. With people going back into the world, what happens now?
Moving in Stereo
Robin James, Real Life
Spotify and Peloton offer two different ways of training the self for work.
Don't Call It a Throwback: Keolu Fox on the Past, Present, and Future of Genetic Data
Keolu Fox, Logic
Many of Dr. Fox's projects combine cutting edge technologies, Indigenous data sovereignty and futures, alongside questions of equity and how benefits of medical research are distributed.
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