Despite the persistent hegemony of capitalism and its ruling neoliberal ideology, various forms of resistance, social struggle, and proposals for an emancipated future continue to emerge. This is taking place in the face of economic, political, social, and environmental crises as well as a continuing lack of vision of how to overcome the health crisis. […]
Posts Tagged ‘gramsci’
Reading Gramsci In Latin America
June 17th, 2017 Awake Goy
Buenos Aires commemorated the 80th anniversary of Antonio Gramsci’s passing on April 27, 1937, with a week of lectures and cultural events paying homage to the Italian revolutionary. The proceedings, which will continue into the following months, had an air of veneration customarily reserved for independence leaders like Simón Bolívar and José de San Martín. Indeed, […]
Antonio Gramsci And The Battle Against Fascism
June 7th, 2017 Awake Goy
Above Photo: Mr. Fish / Truthdig Chris Hedges gave this talk Friday at the Left Forum in New York City. Click here to see a video of the address; the introduction of Hedges begins at the 7:30 mark. Antonio Gramsci wrote his “Prison Notebooks” at a time not dissimilar to our own. The political parties led by the […]