Megan Georgina RhamnesIn praise of Marcuse (Part one)Criticised by orthodox Marxists for being a "pseudo-left" agitator, Herbert Marcuse was nonetheless committed to a scientific study of the…Nov 14, 2020Nov 14, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesAgainst capitalist realismCapitalist realism is the official ideology of the neoliberal state, and is an insidious form of propaganda that seeks to eliminate…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesHow the global media lost its wayInstitutions and presses that held power to account have become part of unaccountable power, and now only tough reform can reverse the…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesThe Five Eyes’ supremacy signals the death of democracy, but there is hope in the cypherpunksThose well versed in political theory will know that the dominant narrative in academia is that western democracies are pluralistic, that…Oct 15, 2020Oct 15, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesThe show trial of Julian Assange is an attack on the right to dissentA concerted campaign by the intelligence lobby against Wikileaks has culminated in a show trial of the organisation's founder Julian…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesAmerican Tsars: Dissidence In DystopiasIn the twentieth century a narrative was established that distinguished between autocratic communism and liberal democracy, with the two…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020
Megan Georgina RhamnesOla Bini And The Criminalisation Of The Last Freedom LeftHave you realised: just as Wikileaks seeks to deprive the state and corporate elites of their entire immoral monopoly on information and…Apr 22, 2019Apr 22, 2019
Megan Georgina RhamnesJulian Assange is not above the law, but he shouldn't be beneath justice.Wikileaks' founder exposed the toxic world of power and impunity, and so is facing a retrenchment of human rights.Apr 19, 2019Apr 19, 2019
Megan Georgina RhamnesKeep Your Eyes On Syria, But Don’t Forget IraqIn excess of a million voices roared in London to preach dissent against the uncritical, unthinking acquiescence of Tony Blair in the US…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Megan Georgina RhamnesPlease, No Westboro Pickets For McCainIn making the actions and legacy of war enthusiast and empire zealot John McCain (and the mobilisations to which they gave rise) the object…Mar 8, 2019Mar 8, 2019