Book recommendation: ‘The New Queer Conscience’ by Adam Eli

A very short book (more of a booklet, really) but with a clear and powerful message: queer people anywhere are responsible for queer people everywhere. Drawing inspiration from his Jewish faith, Eli proposes for the international queer community a way forward characterised by solidarity, intercommunal responsibility and radical empathy. Considering how queer people are treated

What is capitalism, really?

What is capitalism, exactly? Some say that it simply means a market-based economy and the terms free market and capitalism are often used interchangeably. But markets existed long before capitalism did and the modern so-called ”free market” isn’t exactly free, especially for the lower classes. The basic definition of capitalism is a system with private

The reluctant anarchist

I’ve never written about this before, but I used to be deeply involved in politics. Around 2018, I was part of a libertarian socialist group and I went at least once a week to a meeting or demonstration. However, I soon became disillusioned with libertarian socialism, also called anarcho-communism. Primarily because a lot of my

What is the core of Heathenry?

The other day, I had someone visit at my apartment. While there, they noticed my altar and the statue of Freya on it. They asked:”Who’s that?”I said that She is Freya, one of the Goddesses of the Heathen faith. They asked if I was a Heathen and I said yes. Then they asked me something

Important to know if you want to help the Ukrainian people

People all over the world have come together to help the people of Ukraine after the Russian invasion. And while that’s heartwarming, donations of too much supplies have created a logistical nightmare for the organisations helping the refugees. The NGOs are now asking for monetary donations rather than material things which are difficult to store

How to help Ukraine in these difficult times

This morning, in the early hours of Thursday the 24th February, Russia invaded Ukraine. Many civilians have already been killed by bombings that have happened all over the country; once again in history, innocent people have to pay with their lives for the power-hunger of a megalomaniac. It is the duty now of every person

URGENT: The Piripkura tribe could face complete genocide!

Unless a land protection order is renewed within 4 days, the Piripkura tribe in Brazil could face total destruction. They and many more tribes in the Amazon are at risk of genocide at the hand of greedy corporate interests and Bolsonaro’s racist hatred of Natives. To read more and help push for the renewal of

Help India!

If you have being following the news lately, you have probably heard about what is happening in India. The country has become the latest epicenter for the COVID-19 pandemic and the disease is spreading like a tsunami amount the population. With the health infrastructure so overwhelmed that hospitals are forced to turn patients away, people