Climate: A survival scaffolding

Recent studies confirm that unchecked climate change is disrupting oceanic systems at an unprecedented scale. The Arctic, warming nearly four times faster than the global average, is a bellwether for planetary collapse. As Carlo warns, the convergence of ocean circulation breakdown and toxic algal blooms could render Earth uninhabitable for most mammals, leaving only the ultra-rich in artificial bunkers—a dystopia where sensory deprivation replaces lived experience. This article verifies his arguments, synthesising climate science, critiques of anarcho-capitalism, and democratic reform proposals to avert systemic collapse. ...

July 19, 2025 · 17 min · Nienke Fokma

Slavery, ICE, and the machinery of control

The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE), far from being an unfortunate bureaucratic misstep, represents a meticulous continuation of state-sanctioned racial subjugation. The organisation does not merely enforce immigration law; it embodies the operational logic of a system built—quite literally—on unpaid labour, racial hierarchy, and legally sanctioned cruelty. This article serves as a follow-up to ICE: The shadow of unchecked power, moving beyond symptoms and into the structural bones of the matter. We shall trace three interlocking chains: the legal codification of slavery via the 13th Amendment, the evolution of concentration camp logic in immigration enforcement, and the ideological inheritance ICE receives from the American South’s slavery economy. ...

July 19, 2025 · 6 min
A diverse group of activists and migrant families link arms in front of an ICE detention bus. Protest signs read “No One Is Illegal” and “Abolish ICE.” Indigenous leaders stand alongside children holding handmade posters. Legal observers document the scene.

ICE: The shadow of unchecked power

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a federal agency with a deceptively bland name and an extraordinarily sharp bite. Tasked with enforcing immigration laws in the United States, it enjoys a unique combination of expansive authority and startlingly little oversight. Armed with military-scale funding and a mandate that blurs domestic policing with national security, ICE operates in a legal and moral grey zone—where the consequences are all too real for the communities it targets. ...

July 18, 2025 · 11 min