Victor Serge on the artist and society
The novel’s unique value lies in the fact that it offers something other than political slogans or demands.
Sergei Eisenstein’s October: A triumph of Soviet film
Not only is October a masterful depiction of the revolution, but it exemplifies the incredible innovation of early Soviet cinema.
Chico Buarque’s ‘Construção’: Art against dictatorship
This is not just poetry — it is the reality of millions under capitalism: men and women who produce the wealth of society, but whose lives are treated as disposable.
One Piece: A symbol of the Gen Z revolution
In the fight against the oppressive World Government of One Piece, fans of the story see a reflection of their own fight. But possibly even more important than the plot, is the spirit that One Piece embodies.
The fall of art and the rise of slop
The media has been dominated by massive corporations who only want to give us more of what has turned a profit in the past, locking these art forms into a state of stagnation and repetitiveness.
Sept-Îles ’72 : Archives du monde ordinaire
This new documentary revisits an essential episode in Quebec’s class struggle: the occupation of the city of Sept-Îles by militant workers in 1972
L’Argent: money and alienation
L’Argent (1983), the final film by Robert Bresson, explores the ways that money controls our lives.
Book recommendation: L’établi, by Robert Linhart
In L’établi, Robert Linhart recounts his experience as a worker on an assembly line in a large Citroën car factory in 1968-1969.
A muse of fire: art, society and revolution
Art has accompanied us throughout the history of our species. While it has its own laws of development, the history of art also reflects the fundamental, revolutionary changes that have shaped human society.
Claude McKay: All empires will crumble into sand
McKay was a steadfast advocate for the American working class, confident in its capacity for change.