Author: John Foster
John Foster is a historian of European politics.

No Alternative to Capitalism

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Whoever said it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism (Slavoj Žižek and Frederic Jameson are both blamed,) it’s a quote that has legs because it’s true. (More…)

Democracy in Crisis

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As far as philosophers go, few qualify for the household name category in Germany more than 91-year-old Jürgen Habermas. (More…)

The Return of the White Republic

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The middle class is the quintessential American category. It’s of foundational significance, although it is only since the Reagan era that it has had its current degree of political cachet. (More…)

Mark Fisher Lives

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It’s tragically appropriate that Mark Fisher, whose work was so deeply engaged with the idea of hauntology, about the persistence of the past, should speak to us from beyond the grave. (More…)

Putting Out the Fire

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The West Coast is on fire which, grim as it is, has at least given everyone in United States something else to think about than COVID-19. (More…)

The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy

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Few events make less sense than the demonization of “Cultural Marxism.” Fake news about its influence has done more to popularise the philosophy than at any time since the 1960s. (More…)

Maverick on the Left

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2020 has claimed another victim. David Graeber, the noted anthropologist and activist, died on Thursday, in Venice. (More…)

The Italian Future

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Italy has spent much of the last century at the forefront of European crises. (More…)

Setting the Agenda

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Proportion explains a lot in life. This has become painfully obvious in the era of COVID-19 when the underlying sociopathy of the US president and of the party he leads can most clearly be seen in their signal failure to understand what the numbers mean. (More…)