“Ain’t no such thing as halfway crooks…” -Mobb Deep, “Shook Ones,” Infamous Mobb Deep “there are so many different anonymous networks with different terms of use so i keep mixing them up” -Anonymous on Anonymous (#anonops) September 25, 2011 Joseph … Continue reading “Is it a Crime? The Transgressive Politics of Hacking in Anonymous”
Author: Michael Ralph
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Season of "Arab Revolt" is also a season of "African Revolt"
Michael RalphIn the midst of revolutionary transformations sweeping the “Middle East,” be careful not to overlook a conjoined protest movement stretching across the African continent. In addition to “pro-democracy protests” in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, … Continue reading “Season of "Arab Revolt" is also a season of "African Revolt"”
World Social Forum (Dakar, Senegal, February 6th-11th)
Michael Ralph
ST Editorial Collective member Michael Ralph shares photos from the 2011 World Social Forum (Dakar, Senegal, February 6th-11th), including a protest outside the Egyptian Embassy just hours before Mubarak’s resignation was announced. Patrick Bond and Immanuel Wallerstein share their reflections … Continue reading “World Social Forum (Dakar, Senegal, February 6th-11th)”
Labor & Social Transformation at the Brecht Forum
Michael RalphWednesday December 15th, 2010 7:30 PM
Brecht Forum: Strategic Visions Series Labor & Social Transformation
We are facing multiple crises–financial, social, economic, ecological, cultural…–but progressive forces are very much on the defensive. How do we forge a new politics that puts labor rights and human needs first? Panelists could be asked to draw from their own thinking and experience.
"Will I Die Before They Get To Know Me?"
Michael Ralph“Will I Die Before They Get To Know Me?” From J. Cole to Oscar Grant III “Will I live or will I die before they get to know me? If I go, I know the ones that’s pourin’ liquor for … Continue reading “"Will I Die Before They Get To Know Me?"”
CFP: Movement Politics
Michael RalphThis special issue of Social Text will examine discourses of physical debility and social mobility in concert with social movement politics, broadly construed. The broader rubric of disability is an especially apt lens through which to launch a political agenda, … Continue reading “CFP: Movement Politics”
The Forensics of Capital
Michael Ralph
A Review of “Capitalism: A Love Story,” directed by Michael Moore Crimes have been committed in this building. I am here to make a citizen’s arrest. In the final scene of “Capitalism: A Love Story,” Michael Moore drags police tape … Continue reading “The Forensics of Capital”