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The politics of reading
Black Panthers in a reading circle, (Photo: Pirkle Jones) The politics of reading Originally published: Simplifying Socialism on June 12, 2026 by A. J. Horn (more by Simplifying Socialism) (Posted Jun 15, 2026) Culture, Human Rights, Ideology, LiteratureGlobalNewswire The act of reading is so much more than following text with your eyes or—if you prefer audiobooks—with your ears. Done properly, reading…
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By Maria Popova Meaning is not something we find — it is something we make, and the puzzle pieces are often the fragments of our shattered hopes and dreams. “There is no love of life without despair of life,” Albert Camus wrote between two World Wars. The transmutation of despair into love is what we call meaning.…
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Across the Pacific, Indigenous communities lead a growing wave of sovereignty against ongoing legacies of Western colonialism in the region, from the assault on Māori rights in Aotearoa to the US and French military presence in wider Oceania. 7 November 2024 Ōriwa Tahupōtiki Haddon (Ngāti Ruanui), Reconstruction of the Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, c.…
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A reconstructed conversation with the great writer about science and the absurd. I had always dreamed of meeting Albert Camus and so was thrilled when he appeared at Lucey’s Lounge, a dark and yellowy lit bar in Brooklyn. The Algerian writer had graciously agreed, or so it seemed, to be interviewed about absurdity, the concept…
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Dear friend,Today, our delegation — co-convened by the Progressive International, the National Lawyers Guild of the United States, and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers — concludes its investigation of Israel’s systematic violations of international law with a clear, concrete, and urgent call to governments across the globe: now is the time for a total…
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Today, its modernist symbols—from the towering Open Hand Monument to the unused Pit of Contemplation—float like ghostly ideals. Published : Oct 28, 2024 18:36 IST – 6 MINS READ Prathyush Parasuraman The Open Hand Monument in Capitol Complex, Chandigarh. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Symbols have a way of being rendered hollow when not inhabited…
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