Category: Counterinsurgency

Cop City Is the Counterinsurgency Campus: How “Antifa” Became the New Name for the Old Domestic Enemy

The Guardian's coverage of Trump's "antifa" prosecutions highlights a covert escalation of systemic repression rather than the emergence of a new threat. While it depicts the federal indictment against Cop City protesters as a shocking maneuver, this is merely the latest play in a long history of state-sponsored violence rooted in colonialism, slavery, and counterinsurgency tactics. The narrative frames Trump as the villain while obscuring the entrenched architecture of oppression that transcends his administration. The real battle lies in organizing effective resistance, connecting various social justice movements, and building robust defense mechanisms amidst a climate poised for increasing militarization and legislative warfare against dissent.

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No Pride in Empire: Seattle’s Rainbow Classroom and the World Cup War Machine

The Seattle Pride Match is not just a progressive celebration but a vehicle for imperial propaganda, co-opting the cultural struggles of predominantly Muslim nations like Iran and Egypt. This event frames the West as a moral authority while masking the brutal realities of sanctions, military finance, and surveillance that underpin these dynamics. The local organizers, corporate sponsors, and FIFA collaborate to transform a football match into a colonial lesson, undermining the very values they profess to uphold. The real challenge lies in recognizing this manipulation and reframing the narrative: embracing genuine solidarity and resistance against imperial structures, rather than succumbing to an illusion of moral superiority.

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The Roads Remember Túpac Amaru: Jacobin Calls Popular Power a Vacuum

Bolivia is experiencing a seismic shift, as the indigenous and working-class masses rise against a government they see as complicit with imperial interests and corporate power. Jacobin's portrayal of this struggle as chaotic “political vacuum” fails to grasp the reality: the people are not absent from politics; they are reclaiming agency. While the ruling class laments blocked roads and instability, they ignore the genuine political force being forged by those occupying them—workers, campesinos, and indigenous communities asserting power where previously silenced. The barricades are not just obstacles; they symbolize resistance against commodification and repression, signaling a reawakening of history in the fight for sovereignty and justice.

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Marx in the Witness Box: How Jacobin Turns a Chinese Worker’s Wounds Against the Revolution

Jacobin's critique of Chinese worker Xiao Hai's memoir misrepresents the entire Chinese Revolution as a failed experiment based on exploitation. While Xiao Hai's story merits recognition, the narrative frames the factory's plight as representative of the whole nation, ignoring China's transformation from a colonial past into a sovereign socialist state. The real conflict lies not between the state and its workers, but rather over how the fruits of development serve the people's dignity versus capital's control. Exploitation exists, but it's the state that counters this with public power, proving not every wound validates Western perspectives of failure. Thus, the critique deflects from recognizing China's unique developmental trajectory amid global capitalism's inequities.

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Keeping to the Socialist Path: Laos, China, and the Machinery of South-South Development

The June 2026 Laos-China state visit unfolded as a significant convergence between two socialist nations navigating their intertwined ambitions amid a capitalist-imperialist world. Rather than surrendering to the narrative of a “debt trap,” Laos and China embraced a collaboration marked by political intent, evidenced in thirty-two agreements across sectors like agriculture and technology. This partnership aims to transform Laos into a self-sufficient state, guided by its revolutionary history. The imperial media, however, conveniently ignored this cooperation, as it undermines their narrative of helpless nations. Laos, now reclaiming agency, is no longer portrayed as a mere victim but as a sovereign actor defining its path to development.

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They Called It Ego: Jacobin, Chris Smalls, and the Policing of Black Anti-Imperialist Labor

Chris Smalls, once heralded as a labor hero, now finds himself a casualty of overblown ego in the eyes of Jacobin. Yet, this portrayal dangerously obscures a deeper truth: his evolution from solely confronting Amazon to advocating for Palestinian and Cuban solidarity reveals an unsettling fear among the respectable Left. They're comfortable with labor militancy as long as it remains contained and domesticated; once it branches into anti-imperialism, they recoil. Smalls symbolizes a challenge to the status quo, an unfiltered confrontation with empire that threatens to redefine labor politics as an international struggle. In essence, the fear of a Black worker embracing a global perspective exposes the fragile backbone of contemporary Leftist thought.

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The World Was Not Discovered: Genocide, Slavery, and the Birth of Capitalist Empire

History is often told from the perspective of conquerors, romanticizing imperialism as a noble endeavor of “discovery.” However, this narrative ignores the vibrant, complex societies that existed long before European arrival; civilizations rich in culture and knowledge prepared to resist. The so-called “Age of Discovery” merely facilitated violent conquest, genocide, and exploitation. Colonialism and capitalism are intertwined, with wealth extracted through enslavement and land theft, while underdevelopment in colonized regions resulted from this systematic violence. Today, the consequences of colonialism persist, as neo-colonial strategies manipulate economies and suppress sovereignty. To reclaim the future, societies must confront this history, recognize the pain of oppression, and organize for a just world, free from the chains of empire.

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The Embassy Government: How AP Turns Venezuela’s Capture Into a Chavista Crack-Up

The Associated Press spins Venezuela’s crisis as a mere internal drama of political division, subtly masking the U.S. military’s pivotal role in toppling Maduro. Behind the façade of Chavismo's weakening loyalties lies imperial coercion—an acting government subservient to Washington. The narrative portrays disarray but downplays U.S. oversight of oil sales and military drills, normalizing foreign occupation while disguising it as internal strife. By framing this as a crisis of governance, the AP shifts attention from the imperial machinery at work, thereby sidestepping critical questions of sovereignty and resistance. The real story is not betrayal; it's exploitation under the guise of reform.

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Cocaine Cowboys and Lithium Indians: Bolivia, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Return of the Colonial Republic

Bolivia is ablaze, but The New York Times misses the mark, framing protests as mere chaos ignited by a presidential betrayal. The truth is far more profound: a collision of historical projects poised for supremacy. Behind the unrest lies a struggle against neocolonial forces, with President Paz's agrarian reforms threatening Indigenous and campesino sovereignty. The culprits are not just disenfranchised voters but a systematic push toward resource extraction and imperialism. The uprising is a collective cry not just for policy change but for self-determination, land rights, and a unified front against re-colonization. The narrative must shift from superficial crisis to deep-rooted rebellion.

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All Will Be Forgiven: Pakistan, Iran, and the Empire’s Crisis of Obedience

Pakistan’s emergence as a mediator in the U.S.-Iran war is a masquerade, showcasing a military regime, led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking legitimacy through compliance with U.S. agendas. The facade of diplomacy hides a deeper reality: military-managed governance, manipulative partnerships, and economic subjugation sustained by Western powers. As global dynamics shift, Pakistan's balancing act among rival powers reveals an opportunistic survival strategy rather than genuine sovereignty. This troubling scenario underscores an essential truth: imperialism thrives not through outright violence but via coercive control, shaping a world where authentic peace remains a distant, arguably unattainable ideal.

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