Mike Watson
@mikerwatson.bsky.social
Media and art theorist. PhD Goldsmiths College. Texts for Jacobin, Guardian, Radical Philosophy
Writer/co-founder: revolpress.com
Writer/co-founder: revolpress.com
Revol Press compiled the good, the bad, and the ugly reviews and commentaries on Adam Turl's book 'Gothic Capitalism'.
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"As Adam’s publishers, we welcome the debate (and disagreement!) these very different reviews of Gothic Capitalism bring to the table..."
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"As Adam’s publishers, we welcome the debate (and disagreement!) these very different reviews of Gothic Capitalism bring to the table..."
Art for Marx sake: Adam Turl's 'Gothic Capitalism' in review
A look back at the debates that ensued from a selection of reviews of Adam Turl's book for Revol Press
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November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Revol Press compiled the good, the bad, and the ugly reviews and commentaries on Adam Turl's book 'Gothic Capitalism'.
revolpress.substack.com/p/art-for-ma...
"As Adam’s publishers, we welcome the debate (and disagreement!) these very different reviews of Gothic Capitalism bring to the table..."
revolpress.substack.com/p/art-for-ma...
"As Adam’s publishers, we welcome the debate (and disagreement!) these very different reviews of Gothic Capitalism bring to the table..."
I interviewed Minja Koskela for Jacobin. For people interested
in the Finnish welfare dream this could be compelling reading (the dream has soured, but the Left Alliance is fighting back).
jacobin.com/2025/11/finl...
in the Finnish welfare dream this could be compelling reading (the dream has soured, but the Left Alliance is fighting back).
jacobin.com/2025/11/finl...
Finnish Left Leader: The Far Right Is Attacking Workers
Minja Koskela is leader of Finland’s Left Alliance. She spoke to Jacobin about how the right-wing-populist Finns Party is using its place in government to attack labor and public services, and how her...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I interviewed Minja Koskela for Jacobin. For people interested
in the Finnish welfare dream this could be compelling reading (the dream has soured, but the Left Alliance is fighting back).
jacobin.com/2025/11/finl...
in the Finnish welfare dream this could be compelling reading (the dream has soured, but the Left Alliance is fighting back).
jacobin.com/2025/11/finl...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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"The standard operators of war, governments, fail to accumulate as efficiently as corporations because they have multipolar goals. The singular corporate commandment is grow, which is why 157 of the top 200 economic entities are corporations." Full text below:
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November 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"The standard operators of war, governments, fail to accumulate as efficiently as corporations because they have multipolar goals. The singular corporate commandment is grow, which is why 157 of the top 200 economic entities are corporations." Full text below:
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'Intellectual campism, or in particular cultural campism, is a suspicion towards art or theory that deviates from the official (including the official avant garde).'
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Dude, Where's My Aura? or the Babbitry of Intellectual Campism — Locust Review
I contend that Moras, while complaining about the lack of politics in Turl’s work, has written a very apolitical review, predicated upon an intellectual campism rooted in what China Miéville calls “...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
'Intellectual campism, or in particular cultural campism, is a suspicion towards art or theory that deviates from the official (including the official avant garde).'
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'"The truth is there’s a quiet civil war going on in the Democratic Party right now,” Andrew Cuomo told Fox News... "it will destroy the Democratic Party nationwide... This is not a socialist country."'
Correction... it is not a fascist country.
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Correction... it is not a fascist country.
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Reports of Socialism’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Centrists have been declaring the socialist movement dead for years in spite of the victories it has racked up. But Zohran Mamdani’s win makes its rise undeniable.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
'"The truth is there’s a quiet civil war going on in the Democratic Party right now,” Andrew Cuomo told Fox News... "it will destroy the Democratic Party nationwide... This is not a socialist country."'
Correction... it is not a fascist country.
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
Correction... it is not a fascist country.
jacobin.com/2025/11/mamd...
Reposted by Mike Watson
This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
At Zohran Mamdani’s victory party at the Brooklyn Paramount on Tuesday night, Democracy Now! spoke with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. “We’re not going to be intimidated,” Ocasio-Cortez said...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This Is How to Fight Fascism: Naomi Klein, AOC & Brad Lander on Mamdani Victory
Read the first in Theory Gang's new series of texts from the corporate frontline on Revol Press's substack:
Tales from the Corp, Part One: revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
Tales from the Corp, Part One: revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Read the first in Theory Gang's new series of texts from the corporate frontline on Revol Press's substack:
Tales from the Corp, Part One: revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
Tales from the Corp, Part One: revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
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A great victory for liberals, socialists, and liberal socialists across the country
Zohran Mamdani, whose triumphant campaign was built on progressive ideas and a relentless focus on affordability, will become the city’s youngest mayor in more than a century. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
Mamdani is New York’s First Muslim and South Asian Mayor-Elect
Zohran Mamdani’s ascent was powered by a relentless focus on affordability. Along the way, he energized South Asian and Muslim communities that rarely receive sustained attention from politicians.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
A great victory for liberals, socialists, and liberal socialists across the country
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'Theory Gang provides regular field notes from the trenches of the invisible war waged through corporate systems, where violence has become psychological, procedural, and algorithmic.'
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'Theory Gang provides regular field notes from the trenches of the invisible war waged through corporate systems, where violence has become psychological, procedural, and algorithmic.'
revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
Tales from the Corp — Episode 1
Theory Gang provides regular field notes from the trenches of the invisible war waged through corporate systems, where violence has become psychological, procedural, and algorithmic.
revolpress.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A new text on the Revol Press substack:
'Theory Gang provides regular field notes from the trenches of the invisible war waged through corporate systems, where violence has become psychological, procedural, and algorithmic.'
revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
'Theory Gang provides regular field notes from the trenches of the invisible war waged through corporate systems, where violence has become psychological, procedural, and algorithmic.'
revolpress.substack.com/p/tales-from...
And they came for the Teen Vogue Politics desk but I did not speak out because I instead make podcasts doing deep dives into Deleuze...
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
And they came for the Teen Vogue Politics desk but I did not speak out because I instead make podcasts doing deep dives into Deleuze...
The world is lucky those 400 mostly hate and distrust each other. That, above all else, might save us.
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The world is lucky those 400 mostly hate and distrust each other. That, above all else, might save us.
Such a bad move from Academia.edu. Never much liked the platform, but putting illustrators out of business is a really shi**y idea.
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Such a bad move from Academia.edu. Never much liked the platform, but putting illustrators out of business is a really shi**y idea.
Reposted by Mike Watson
I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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I discuss Marxist humanism and reformism with Cadell Last
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IN DEFENCE OF MARXIST HUMANISM (FLOWERS FOR MARX PT. 3) (w/ Matt McManus)
YouTube video by Philosophy Portal
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October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I discuss Marxist humanism and reformism with Cadell Last
youtube.com/watch?si=-oCbXHIyNu2igHUl&v=IF4rjrqA7lI&feature=youtu.be
youtube.com/watch?si=-oCbXHIyNu2igHUl&v=IF4rjrqA7lI&feature=youtu.be
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Neologisms such as Micro-retirement are Gaslighting the Public:
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October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Neologisms such as Micro-retirement are Gaslighting the Public:
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October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Revol Press is an independent press dedicated to critique of political and cultural systems.
Help us to keep producing critical books by:
Checking out our website: revolpress.com
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Buying our books.
Thanks — In Solidarity!
Help us to keep producing critical books by:
Checking out our website: revolpress.com
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Buying our books.
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This, but you are trying to write about a mix of Hegel, Adorno, and something darkly political.
RIP Diane Keaton
RIP Diane Keaton
Sums up how I feel about losing Diane Keaton.
Something's Gotta Give - Diane Keaton Crying - Typical Writer!!
YouTube video by Fabiola
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October 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This, but you are trying to write about a mix of Hegel, Adorno, and something darkly political.
RIP Diane Keaton
RIP Diane Keaton
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Video version of our review of Ben Shapiro's new book is out with @currentaffairs.bsky.social
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Ben Shapiro's New Book Is a Total Embarrassment
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October 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Video version of our review of Ben Shapiro's new book is out with @currentaffairs.bsky.social
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WIRED spoke with Mark Bray, the Rutgers historian trying to flee to Spain with his family after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back from the airport on his first attempt.
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read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
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October 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
WIRED spoke with Mark Bray, the Rutgers historian trying to flee to Spain with his family after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back from the airport on his first attempt.
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:
They don't write books or design covers like this anymore:
October 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
They don't write books or design covers like this anymore: