The Reunion
Caliban's Revenge •Artwork by Caliban’s Revenge.
Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century
Artwork by Caliban’s Revenge.
Niklas Rosen reviews Melayna Kay Lamb’s book on police power.
Joe Allen examines the violence in Minneapolis and the burgeoning to resistance to it
Many members have been ejected due to dual membership, and others have left in anger and dismay
The convictions of Nineham and Jamal are proof the state wants this movement to end – which is exactly why we can’t stop now.
What starts as a glossy drama about banker excess slowly becomes a structural anatomy of how sex, drugs and power operate in class society
Against government efforts to demonise drug users, we need an approach built around universal compassion and decriminalisation.
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I was very struck by this extraordinary piece for the way it furthers the narrative of Colston’s toppling as he must come face-to-face with his crimes. I think moving forward such a thing needs to be applied to other slaver statues. While I understand the urge to destroy them or place them in museums, in the long term this maybe a bad thing. These evil men when celebrated were made visible publicly, why should their shame be different? While I support the National Slavery Memorial, I wonder that it may erase an important question of the slave trade- why it happened. The why is clear when you see men like Colston in their fancy wears- it was for financial enrichment. My idea of how to capture the why of and cost of slavery would be to have a monument that brings the beneficiaries and victims of slavery together face-to-face like you’ve done here, perhaps in a way where the moral superiority of the victims is made clear by having them encircle the slavers or have them looking down on them in a heap on the floor. Happy to chat further if you want to contact me!
I believe the intention for the Colston statue is to display it in a museum “as is” with the graffiti and ropes left on, surrounded by Black Lives Matter placards saved from the demonstration. A copy of this image would be a good addition to such a display.