The Doomsday Machine
A new book asks us to imagine a world ravaged by nuclear war. But is the persistent dread of extermination enough to guide a new movement for abolition?
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Value in Motion: Beverley Best & Aaron Benanav
Beverley Best and Aaron Benanav join the Verso Podcast to discuss value, automation, and the changing nature of work. -
The Novel of Lenin: Chapter Eight
The eighth installment of our nine-part series: The Novel of Lenin by Joseph Andras: Nicolas II Abdicates, The Storming of the Winter Palace Launches the Young Revolution. -
Verso Book Club: Disordered Attention
Disordered Attention: How We Look at Art and Performance Today by Claire Bishop is one of our Verso Book Club June reads.
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Consumed by Fire
On April 16th, the Børsen, the former stock exchange in central Copenhagen, burst into flames. It was followed by an eruption of mourning from major news outlets and politicians. Dominique Routhier asks "what about great fires so enflames the bourgeois mind?" -
John Berger's reflections upon the death of Mahmoud Darwish
"What does the word last mean in moments of desolation?" -
After the Flood: A response to Andreas Malm
In response to Andreas Malm's recent essay, Matan Kaminer argues that the global solidarity movement must engage with the diversity of Palestinian politics. -
A Palestinian Story
Ghada Karmi recounts the forced exile of her family from Jerusalem in 1948, and her visit to their family home 50 years later. -
Bad Nostalgia
The book publishing industry is in crisis, so why is it so hard to talk about the labour that goes into making books?Â
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The Novel of Lenin: Chapter Seven
The seventh installment of our nine-part series: The Novel of Lenin by Joseph Andras: The Imperialist War, the Founding of the Third International -
Synchronic history
Kristin Ross writes about her relationship with Fredric Jameson and how his work has shaped her own thinking for part 7 of our Jameson at 90 series. -
French publisher awarded damages by Met Police for abuse of terrorism powers at St Pancras International on 17 April 2023
Editions La Fabrique's foreign rights manager has been awarded damages after Met Police wrongly detained him in April 2023.
