Offshoot Journal

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“This is a prison out here too. As long
as you are oppressed by the State and the State is in control this is a minimum security prison. Inside is maximum security.”– Martin Sostre

A transformative conversation for me and my work!

What Will Be the Cure?: A Conversation with Sylvia Wynter Last month, I had a chance to interview Sylvia Wynter about the pandemic, Black studies, and radicalism in our current moment. What began as a series of catch-ups over the course of the pandemic, turn...

Five years ago this month, we were honored to publish the now classic interview “What Will Be the Cure?: A Conversation with Sylvia Wynter.” Read Bedour Alagraa‘s fascinating exchange with the Caribbean icon. offshootjournal.org/what-will-be...

No Escaping the State: The Story of Lovett Fort-Whiteman To be free, to walk in dignity—for these precious privileges some men will go anywhere, sacrifice anything. — Homer Smith Black America is not guaranteed much, if anything, under the category of citiz...

On this day (Jan 13) in 1939, Lovett Fort-Whiteman was killed in a Kolyma Gulag labor camp. He was one of the first Black communists in the US and his haunting story is buried beneath disregard. Read about his life and some of its warnings. offshootjournal.org/no-escaping-...

"Some socialists wanted to work through government, political parties, and the state to seize power. Other socialists saw this as a corruptible reformist effort. Instead, they argued for building socialism from below through direct action, federations, and expropriation of the means of production."

Ungovernable: An Interview with Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin Author and independent writer William C. Anderson interviews veteran organizer and former Black Panther and political prisoner Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin on the current political crisis, fascism, and rising relevance of Black anarchism.

“They’re not trying to impose dictatorship from a position of strength, they’re trying to impose it from a position of weakness, and fear. So that’s why I said we have to build an alternative, radical force.” offshootjournal.org/ungovernable...

NO GOOD OLIGARCHS Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...

“The billionaires of the present only exist because the billionaires of the past. Don’t compliment them, don’t compare them to each other, don’t be grateful for scraps.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...

Assassination: Anarchism and the Birth of the FBI “The anarchists were reflex to an evil history which penetrated their own remarkable and macabre achievements.”– Cedric Robinson The history of classical anarchism is filled with radical foresight, mi...

A self-professed anarchist named Leon Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley on the 6th day of September over a century ago. It reshaped the nature of law enforcement in the United States, leading to the creation of the FBI. offshootjournal.org/assassinatio...

Assassination: Anarchism and the Birth of the FBI “The anarchists were reflex to an evil history which penetrated their own remarkable and macabre achievements.”– Cedric Robinson The history of classical anarchism is filled with radical foresight, mi...

A self-professed anarchist named Leon Czolgosz assassinated President William McKinley on the 6th day of September over a century ago. It reshaped the nature of law enforcement in the United States, leading to the creation of the FBI. offshootjournal.org/assassinatio...

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☕😏 ... i'm really appreciating this grounded sensibility & demystifying of the work, so that we might embody it more fully & effectively in our moment,,

Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question) Offshoot Journal presents Anarchism or Socialism (A Nonsensical Question). Though plenty of educational materials address the history recounted in this short zine, it felt necessary to create. Many se...

Debates about anarchism versus socialism reveal that many people are unaware of the history of the socialist movement.

Our recent zine explains how this nonsensical binary reveals a need for more political education about these terms that people misrepresent. offshootjournal.org/anarchism-or...

The "broligarchs" of today are no different from the oligarchs of the Gilded Age: "the top priority is not to gain more money; it is to gain more power and control over society and its future."

This zine is maybe 15 pages and absolutely worth your time:

NO GOOD OLIGARCHS Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...

there are no good oligarchs!

"The billionaires of the present only exist because the billionaires of the past. Don’t compliment them, don’t compare them to each other, don’t be grateful for scraps. We wouldn’t have less without them: we would have MORE
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NO GOOD OLIGARCHS Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...

"The museums, libraries and foundations that emerged from the robber baron era — none of these were given for 'free': they were paid for and built by breaking unions (which transformed US union culture forever), open-firing on striking workers [...]" offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...

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This @offshootjournal.bsky.social zine comes out of necessity. Take a firm stand against those romanticizing the ruling class of old because they donated some of the wealth they took in blood. It was hoarded by oppressing people throughout this country and the world.

There are no good oligarchs.

I made a playlist over at @offshootjournal.bsky.social (we have a new account here and on IG, give us a follow). If you need music with little to no words to get stuff done, this one's for you. I think it's one of my best and I've been working on it for a long time.

Enjoy!

Music To Write To (A Playlist) Music solves many of my problems. It’s a remedy I use to address things I encounter daily. I also use music when it comes to writing; the craft that’s the air I breathe and the blood running through m...

Playlist of the year contender?

Here’s a new one for people who need some music without words to help them focus. It’s especially for writers, but anyone can benefit from vibes this good.

Songs are curated by @williamcson.bsky.social and presented by Offshoot. offshootjournal.org/music-to-wri...

NO GOOD OLIGARCHS Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...

New zine from us: “Let’s learn about the history of robber barons so that we can better understand this terrible present. Remember: let’s continue to politically educate one another and build movements where people are thoroughly informed on as much as possible.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...