"There can and there must be a ‘political hegemony' even before assuming government power, and in order to exercise political leadership or hegemony one must not count solely on the power and material force that is given by government."
Antonio Gramsci
"Freedom answers the need of the spirit, but must be sustained by the experience of the body." Michael Manley
Politics makes visible that which had no reason to be seen. . . ." Jacques Rancière
Now, when I say question the whole society, it means ultimately coming to see that the problem of racism, the problem of economic exploitation, and the problem of war are all tied together. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
So tell me why, can't you understand
That there ain't no such thing as a superman
Gil Scott-Heron
"The West is living through an economic and social crisis so unprecedented in its tempo, so complex in its effects, that there are many who do not know that it is taking place."
Michael Harrington, The Next Left (1987)
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Langston Hughes
