Monthly Archives: July 2024

Martijn Konings, The Bailout State: Why Governments Rescue Banks, Not People – Polity, October 2024 How did we end up in a world where social programs are routinely cut in the name of market discipline and fiscal austerity, yet large … Continue reading →

A few links about working with archives. I’ve started a page on this site with these links. At the moment it is just the links below, but intended to be a work-in-progress page and I’ll add other things that look … Continue reading →

Jameson at 90: A Verso Blog Series Fredric Jameson turns 90 years old this month. To celebrate this milestone, we’re publishing a series of short essays focused on the major books in Jameson’s oeuvre. Several new entries added recently. Unintimidated languages – Daniel … Continue reading →

There have been twelve UK prime ministers in my lifetime – Heath, Wilson, Callaghan, Thatcher, Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak. Only five became prime minister because of a general election (Heath, Wilson, Thatcher, Blair, Cameron). Only four … Continue reading →

Andy Merrifield, “A Life Full Circle: Gramsci in Sardinia“

Peter Salmon, “Paper Trails“, on philosophers and their archives, Aeon Essays In part a review of the newly translated book on How Nietzsche Came in From the Cold: Tale of a Redemption by Philipp Felsch, it has a wider discussion … Continue reading →

Adrian Little, Temporal Politics: Contested Pasts, Uncertain Futures – Edinburgh University Press, May 2024