5LL #235 - East Palestine, Hollywood, Love, Imagination, Alain Badiou

It Is Happening Again
Erik Baker, n+1
It is not just that we are talking about what’s happening in East Palestine. It’s that it feels like we have always been talking about it.
Hollywood Says Greed Is Good. Next Up — No Joke — the ‘Billions’ Cinematic Universe!
Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
It’s no surprise studio brass would rather pretend stories about collective action and union efforts are nonexistent.
This Valentine’s Day, Let’s Look to Marxists to Reimagine Love, Romance and Sex
Sarah Jaffe, In These Times
It’s not you, it’s capitalism.
Socialism, Simply
Kate Wagner, The Avery Review
What would a socialist US look like?
Alain Badiou Is the World’s Leading Philosopher of Communism
Caitlyn Lesiuk, Jacobin
While many radicals of the 1968 generation shifted to the right, French philosopher Alain Badiou maintained fidelity to the revolutionary communist project.
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