The Time of the Virus
Capitalist time is out of joint with the time of the coronavirus. For us, there’s no time to waste. For capitalists and their ceaseless search for profit, it’s all wasted time.
COVID-19 and the Vampire of Capitalism
The vampire of capital is stirring and it is demanding more blood. As right-wingers breezily suggest that keeping the economy strong might require human suffering and death, socialists have to use the opportunity to show that the capitalist system itself is a religion of death.
The Suburban Formation of White Evangelicals
Non-denominational, conservative, identitarian evangelicalism is the norm in sprawling suburbs. The work of radical Christian justice requires understanding and counteracting the generalized alienation of everyday suburban life.
Theopoetics in Revolution: The Life of Ernesto Cardenal
Unfortunately, as they age, we must prepare our hearts for the passing of the first generation of liberation theologians. If Oscar Romero went before his time, Ernesto Cardenal lived a long life as a living witness to the fulness of the Christian message. A mix of Thomas Merton and Che Guevara, Cardenal lived his faith […]
Catholic Healthcare Institutions Are Ignoring the Rights of Workers
Workers in Catholic hospitals are regularly discouraged from organizing in the workplace by coordinated anti-labor campaigns. Catholic leadership should enforce their own Church’s directives to support the cause of unions and labor in Catholic hospitals.
The DNC is Wiping Out the Party, Not Bernie Sanders
Democratic Party officials are trying to justify a coup-in-the-making by feigning concern about the damage Sanders will do to the “down ballot” But the damage is already done, thanks to those very Democrats.
Christianity, Materialism and the Undoing of Oppression
If Christians want to overturn the causes of oppression under capitalism, rather than naturalize them, they should make use of the materialism of Karl Marx. Materialist analysis reveals that Christians must struggle to liberate both oppressed and oppressors from the cycle of exploitation.
Pelosi’s Symbolic Politics Won’t Actually Stop Trump
The problem with acts of resistance intended for media consumption is that they don’t lead to concrete action or organization against the oppressor.
The Problem With the Evangelical Faith and Work Movement
The faith and work movement discounts the lack of agency and hardship baked into capitalism and overlooks the working-class solidarity we need to build a better world.
Joker and the Politics of Film Criticism
Recently released on DVD, Joker is a political document testifying to the tightly interwoven structural relationships between poverty, austerity, neoliberalism, mental illness, revolution, and class warfare.