Russell Brand: From Mark Fisher to anti-vax grifter How did Russell Brand go from anti-capitalist spokesman to conspiracy grifter, and what now for the women who've come forward?
Cops, capitalism and culture Interregnum are hosting a talk and open discussion with Professor Bill McClanahan and Gavin Brewis on the impacts of policing in our daily lives, and avenues for resistance at 6:30pm, 27th October 2023 at Kinning Park Complex.
The ‘War on Neds’ and contradiction: 1995–2008 Gavin Brewis traces the history of Scotland's 'War on Neds'. At the centre of a nation-wide moral panic targeting working class youth, Neds created a complex culture that was a direct response to material conditions of poverty, violence, and exclusion.
Cesspits of complicity: Russell Brand, the culture industry, and our ravenous addiction to trash The feigned disgust of the British cultural ecosystem in response to the allegations against Brand is not only unconvincing; it also serves to mask a much more extensive state of exploitation and decay.
A decisive crossroads: The two fundamental possibilities in dealing with the developments and the spread of artificial intelligence Patrick Derieg considers the future of AI. Will we allow big tech companies to solely own Al, or will we take collective ownership over these increasingly powerful technological tools?
'Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards': The story of Willem Arondeus, queer antifascist Arondeus shows that the queer community is one of the strongest and the bravest, willing to fight back, risk everything and act in order to save lives from fascism. In the words of one of the queer antifascists currently fighting Daesh in Syria, 'These faggots fight fascists'.
Are you still Googling or are you looking for more? A call for anti-capitalist language use As long as we are alone, individualised, and isolated, we cannot defend ourselves. Yet big tech companies are not without alternatives. Looking for these alternatives already begins in the way we speak about them.