Can We Survive Naomi Klein’s Depiction of ‘End Times Fascism’? Klein and co-author Astra Taylor’s new book is too bleak and unfocused for our shameless and sharp-edged political moment. Texas Observer · Sep 16
Naomi Klein’s new book calls out end times fascism. What is this – and what’s the role of big tech? “A moment of reckoning has arrived for the West,” reads a recent recruitment ad for Palantir, a Silicon Valley firm that increasingly provides data-driven “intelligence” for intelligence, police and military agencies – as well as blue-chip corporations and non-profits. “On the factory floor, in the operating room, across the battlefield,”… The Conversation · Sep 16
End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review – the fightback starts here A sharp analysis of the damage wrought by the reckless super-rich, and a progressive toolkit for repairing it The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
'Unholy Alliance' Preparing Bunkers, Fortressed Nations and Space Colonies To Escape the Collapse They're Fuelling, New Book Warns Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor's new book argues that wealthy elites are pursuing bunkers, fortified nations, space colonies and machines rather than collective solutions to planetary crises. International Business Times UK · Sep 13
‘It does not have to be this way’: the radical optimism of David Graeber As a new collection of his writing is published, Rebecca Solnit remembers her friend, the late activist and anarchist who believed ordinary people had the power to change the world The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2024
‘Organising is the best kind of antidepressant’: Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix on solidarity The activists, who first met at Occupy Wall Street in 2011, talk about the limits of protest – and the power of connecting across difference to change the world The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2024
Student loan-relief backers warn Biden ‘failure isn’t an option’ WASHINGTON — Advocates of student debt relief want President Joe Biden to use a 1965 law to cancel student debt if the Supreme Court overturns his loan forgiveness program. Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2023
Appeals court blocks Biden's debt relief "The folks who want to keep us in debt are organized," a campaigner says. "We need to be too" Salon · Oct 22, 2022
Rightwingers threaten legal action on Biden’s student loan debt relief Republicans say they will seek to oppose the student loan forgiveness in the courts and are making it a key talking point in the midterm elections The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2022
If the Democrats don’t shape up, Biden’s presidency will lead to a Trumpian sequel The president has failed to capitalise on progressive sentiment: his party needs to stand up for the working class, says writer and organiser Astra Taylor The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2022