Tribute to Bruno Latour (1947 – 2022)
Chaia Heller writes, “There is an exciting complementarity between Bookchin and Latour’s approach to understanding the nature of nature—and reality itself.”
For Murray, by Chaia Heller
A eulogy for Murray Bookchin, on the occasion of the anniversary of his birthday, January 14th, 1921.
“The Fallen,” by Chaia Heller
Tonight we were eating turkey burgers on our deck. The pooling heat of the day had drained, leaving behind an unexpected cool stillness that lured us gingerly back outside. I …
Biotechnology, Democracy, and Revolution
Biotechnology is a question of power. It is a question about the power to decide what kind of technologies a society will use and for what purpose. In this way, …
McDonalds, MTV, and Monsanto: Resisting Biotechnology in the Age of Informational Capital
Introduction: Biotechnology as a Mode of Production A thing is a history of a thing, and more. Indeed, history is a tangled web with frayed edges, each woven into what …
Revving It Up! The Revolutionary Potential of the New Anti-Globalization Movement
International systems of power are bursting out of the single-issue framework. Confronted by the exponential expansion and integration of new markets, technologies, regulatory bodies, and ecological crises, activists are turning …
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Notes on an Ecology of Everyday Life
If I can’t dance in your revolution, I’m not coming. – Emma Goldman We need to rethink desire in social, rather than romantic or individualistic terms. This is crucial because, …
Eco-cide in Women’s Bodies
As featured in Synthesis/Regeneration #3 (Spring 1992) For too long, feminism has lacked a global, ecological focus. In the 90’s, as reproductive technologies, fundamentalists, and ecological poisoning are on the …