Who wore it better? One of my favorite images from “Marx for Cats” I just happened on it at the Met today.

The search for a “motive” is the liberal version of “thoughts and prayers.” Both function to individuate violence and perpetuate our armed society; both serve the interests of gun-ownership.

Students should indicate whether they would like my standard or bespoke grading service.

Martina: "I just can't be compliant. Except for the transphobia. That I'm on board with."

Nice to hear--thanks for having me. First time assuming the "most downloaded" mantle. @haymarketbooks.org

is CUNY's brightspace down? I can't access it

Too true!

From a colleague whose work I really respect. So nice to hear!

The NY TIMES's description of the moment the police apprehended Luigi Mangione, brought to you by McDonalds.

General feel good post: it's so exciting to see wonderful books coming out by friends and colleagues; just this morning I saw @quinnslobodian.com's forthcoming book profiled in Kirkus and @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social and @johannawinant.bsky.social interviewed in PW about their new book. Keep reading!

Neoliberal snow day! Our first of the season. It's not even snowing but that hardly matters. Reminder: a neoliberal snow day describes the shutting ONLY of schools while all other services continue operations.

One thing I continue to not miss about living in Germany is the seasonal appearance of Christmas markets. If I never have another gluhwein it will be too soon. (I did appreciate the medieval themed market in Neukölln.)

Seen in the wild at a public library (!) in NYC, which feels great.

In bed and sick with minimal attention. Who can recommend an engaging podcast for someone in that state? No murder or sexual violence please. Should be engaging but banal.

excuse me while I use two-factor to log on to my brightspace course page at four-minute intervals. would much rather have this cutting edge technology than chalk in the classroom or paper in the departmental printer @cuny.edu

This headline from the NY Times could describe so many appalling government regimes across so many times and places.

An oldie but goodie--who remembers the 2005-6 GSOC strike through with @uaw.org at NYU?

What better way to inaugurate the @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social era?

I am on the same book table as David Brooks and Bill Belchick; the sky truly is the limit, folks.

True but would be better if the book being worked on was about the specter of US fascism.

Looks fantastic! Congratulations, Samuel.

Even better

More Michel, from one of our great contemporary interpreters of him, @jasonread.bsky.social (and his dog).

Happy birthday, Michel Foucat! 99 years ago today.

Recs for a cosy W. Village bar/cafe on a late Sunday afternoon? This is how old I am.

It's a rare historical occurrence that a political reactionary embraces the cat, but, alas, here we are.

fan mail pic

A cat in the window helped this artist win the Zohran sticker contest. hyperallergic.com/1046937/nyc-...

I swear at least 2% of the decline is due to my own decision to stop drinking beer.

Quick commies, get your socialism at a discount through Amazon Prime.

I really enjoyed this conversation about Myka Tucker-Abramson's new "Cartographies of Empire," a really fantastic and creative book about the genre of the road novel. Thanks, John!

US Treasury Sec. says: Bailout a chainsaw-wielding fascist in Argentina? Sure. A Democratic Socialist in NYC? Drop dead.

Everyone: American political discourse cannot be any more stupid. Kamala Harris:

La Berge on cats; Adorno on music; Jameson on Postmodernism and Kornbluh on Immediacy. This is Marxism. Who'd have thunk it? Syllabus by @gavinmueller.bsky.social with @annakornbluh.bsky.social

Bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao caio socialistworker.co.uk/palestine-20...

anna's archive down and I need books. Please help?

Sad news from The Wall Street Journal

writerly query: do people know the book/phrase "French Women Don't Get Fat" ? Does it have a kind of vernacular to it?

Wow--very excited for this one from @anniemcc.bsky.social

Always thought it was 476 CE. Has history changed?

At this valuation, the price to produce an undergraduate essay using ChatGPT is around $3,500, about the same rate an adjunct instructor gets paid to teach the class for which the essay is being written.

If you've been waiting for a propitious moment in the current conjuncture to buy "Fake Work" from @haymarketbooks.org ymarketbooks, this is it, folks: 40% off for the next two days. Thanks to everyone who's already purchased, we've just sold out our initial print run. More soon!

Very excited for this. Myka has written a super smart book; join us!

For years I used 12ft.io to bypass paywalls. It's been taken down after a law suit. Any other good recs? I know of archive.today but I want access to things that are just published. Any ideas?

This is simply a wonderful genealogy of global leftism. Highly recommend!

"Fake Work" spotted in new and noteworthy non-fiction at McNally Jackson Williamsburg with @maris.bsky.social and @haymarketbooks.org

With the rise of AI, I've begun to wonder if future graders of expository essays will even be able to grasp the sheer brilliance of Mandy Berry's famous Student Essay Unplugged? We many never see this kind of essay again, folks.

Total shot in the dark, but anyone on here study with Richard Marius at U Tenn Knoxville in the late 1960s / early 1970s?

So nice to see a section of "Fake Work" in this month's @harpers.bsky.social under the truly great title, "Aught Bourgeois." harpers.org/archive/2025...