PinnedLEFT ANTICOMMUNISMby Michael Parenti (Reprinted with permission, never published separately before) This essay first ran in the 1990s, and was first republished on May 23, 2015 on The Grenville Post. In the United States, for over a hundred years, the ruling interests tirelessly propagated anticommunism among the populace, until it became more like a…Communism20 min readCommunism20 min read
PinnedGIORGIO AGAMBEN — SEVEN PARTS OF THE NIGHTGIORGIO AGAMBEN Sept. 16, 2022, Quodlibet MY TRANSLATION OF THE ORIGINAL IN ITALIAN “There are seven parts of the night: the Vespers, the twilight, Conticinium, Intempest, Gallicinium, Matins, and Diluculus.” Isidore, Etymologies I. Vespers.Philosophy9 min readPhilosophy9 min read
PinnedTotalitarianism as mass complicityGiorgio Agamben’s speech at the Doubt And Precaution Commission (DU.PRE Commissione) on November 28, 2022. Translation from Italian “In the terminology of criminal law, an accomplice is the one who has engaged in conduct that in itself does not constitute a crime, but assists the criminal action of another person, the offender. We are being faced with individuals — indeed an entire society — that…Totalitarianism2 min readTotalitarianism2 min read
PinnedGIORGIO AGAMBEN’s Speech at the conference of Venetian students against the greenpass on November 11, 2021 at Ca’ SagredoMy translation of the Quodlibet text. Italian original is here. Previously, I posted an English translation of the transcription of his actual speech, this is a re-worked version for print, which I found even superior to the spoken version. “To begin with, I would like to take up some of…Agamben9 min readAgamben9 min read
PinnedGiorgio Agamben “The fact that it goes on like this is itself the catastrophe”Interview with Giorgio Agamben by Arno Widmann for Frankfurter Rundschau, June 30, 2019 English translation by Lena Bloch, original publication in German here. Crisis as a permanent state: “We live in a permanent state of emergency declared by the state,” said Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben. Mr. Agamben, what does your name mean? Philologists explained to me that it comes from Armenian: Agambenian, child of Agamben. But I don’t know what Agamben means…Agamben7 min readAgamben7 min read
Nov 2GHASSAN KANAFANI ON PALESTINIAN LIBERATIONGhassan Kanafani, the intellectual/ideological leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Palestinian thinker. In 1972, Kanafani and his niece were killed in a car bomb set by the Mossad. Assassinated at the age of 36, Kanafani is remembered as one of Palestine’s most influential intellectuals. Here is a fragment of his…Palestine3 min readPalestine3 min read
Oct 12WHAT IS POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS TODAY? -Giorgio Agamben It is the deepest look into the eyes of the one who has nothing to lose. Giorgio Agamben, Quodlibet, October 10, 2023 Translated from Italian, original text here. “POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS TODAY What defines political consciousness today? A wise blending of sacrifice and hope. Abraham , when his God commanded him to sacrifice Isaac…Palestine2 min readPalestine2 min read
Aug 14Gorbachev’s rule that prepared the coup of 1991 and the destruction of the USSRGorbachev — instead of obituary My translation of the article on Strategic Culture Foundation on 31.08.2022 | by Alexander DUDCHAK …Foreigners started buying up Russia for peanuts Gorbachev was never the naive advocate of “change” he tried to appear to be. Gorbachev systematically, starting in 1985, through the adoption and implementation of various decisions of the party and the government, created structures…Ussr8 min readUssr8 min read
Jul 17THE TWO FACES OF POWER — Giorgio Agamben— — — — — — — — — Translation of the essays, written by Giorgio Agamben, published on Quodlibet on March 8, 13, 15 and 17, 2023. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The two faces of power 1 “Any investigation of politics is vitiated by a preliminary terminological ambiguity, which condemns to misunderstanding those who undertake it. Let it…Agamben15 min readAgamben15 min read
Mar 11Pandemic and TerrorThe Telegraph published the internal messaging of the health team that led Britain’s pandemic response. English translation of the original Italian article by the nom de plume “Piccole Note” on the Antidiplomatico website. The Telegraph has published the internal messaging of the health team leading Britain’s pandemic response. And what emerges is disturbing. Indeed, the primary concern of both the team and Health Minister Matt…Pandemic6 min readPandemic6 min read
