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Michal Schatz

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Editor at Verso Books | michal@verso.co.uk

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Can Iran Survive? An urgent discussion on the US-Israel War On February 28, the US and Israel launched unprovoked attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran, unleashing a war that has rapidly escalated across the region. While Trump and Netanyahu want regime...

Join Verso tomorrow for a discussion with Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, Golnar Nikpour, Ervand Abrahamian, and Afshin Matin-Asgari.

March 10 - 6pm UK/2pm EST/11am PST. Register below!

www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/c...

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Can Iran Survive? An urgent discussion on the US-Israel War On February 28, the US and Israel launched unprovoked attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran, unleashing a war that has rapidly escalated across the region. While Trump and Netanyahu want regime...

The US and Israel have launched unprovoked attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran, unleashing a war that has rapidly escalated across the region.

Join us for an urgent discussion on March 10, at 1pm EST/6pm UK. RSVP at the link below!

www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/c...

06.03.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

01.03.2026 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4664    πŸ” 1072    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 52
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Mir Houssein Mousavi led Iran’s Green Movt in 2009. He ran for pres & received immense support from the Iranian ppl. Millions voted 4 him in an election w/high turn out. But the vote was stolen by the govt, leading 2mass protests. Mousavi & others were put under house arrest /n x.com/tparsi/statu...

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What Hospitals Do After Tragedyβ€”And Police Should Too After police violence in response to mental health crises, New York City should adopt the same system-level reviews that save lives in medicine.

My latest in @currentaffairs.bsky.social w Eric Reinhart.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/what-ho...

24.02.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What the fuck

26.02.2026 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How and why police actually support the federal invasionsβ€”I have been working on this article for ~6 months, trying to make sense of Trump’s nationwide surge of DHS officers, how it has evolved, what brought us here, and what will remain after it ends.

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Shop the Big Verso Sale! For a limited time and only while supplies last, we've discounted the below titles by 60%. Don't miss out – this is the highest our discounts will go! Ebooks are NOT included in the sale. Check final ...

Shop the Verso Big Sale!

For a limited time and only while supplies last, we've discounted select titles by 60%. Don't miss out – this is the highest our discounts will go!

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What to read to understand the ICE phenomenon. Our friends at Verso have prepared this ultra thorough ABOLISH ICE reading list, featuring a number of excellent titles that can help explain how we got here. Histories of American immigration, or …

A mini syllabus (Including four free books!) for understanding ICE.

28.01.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Counterrevolution Against 25 January Anti-Mubarak protesters march through Nasr City, east Cairo, 29 January 2011. Photo by Hossam el-Hamalawy. Every year, the anniversary arrives accompanied not only by ritualised remembrance, but by de...

On the anniversary of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, I discuss its legacy and the impetus for my forthcoming book, Counterrevolution in Egypt. @versobooks.bsky.social

25.01.2026 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

No dungeon in hell deep enough

24.01.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota
January 16, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033
Member remains in ICE custody in Texas
MINNEAPOLIS β€” On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and
Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
While the circumstances of his arrest are not clear, we know he has been transferred to an ICE detention facility
in El Paso, Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
The Guild is not publicly identifying the member out of concern for his family’s safety, but he is a father, a
husband, and a staff member at a Minneapolis non-profit organization. He is a steward in our union and an
advocate for all workers. And he is one of dozens of Minnesota union members who have been detained in
recent weeks.
The Department of Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests since the surge began in
December, according to an MPR News report. But the agency has not provided details about the people
arrested, such as how many were charged with a crime, how many face deportation, and how many were
subsequently released.
β€œThe Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild stands with our member and his family as they face an
uncertainty that is all too common in our state right now,” local president Nick Woltman said. β€œLike all
Minnesota workers, our members deserve to feel safe in their communities both on and off the job.”
β€œThe detention of a Guild member in Minnesota amidst the chaos created by DHS is heartbreaking and
infuriating,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. β€œMy heart goes out to his family, who are now
without their father and husband. As a union, we commit to fight for each other as stewards of our
communitiesβ€”especially in times as dark as this, while federal agents continue to target working families.”
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Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota January 16, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033 Member remains in ICE custody in Texas MINNEAPOLIS β€” On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge. While the circumstances of his arrest are not clear, we know he has been transferred to an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus. The Guild is not publicly identifying the member out of concern for his family’s safety, but he is a father, a husband, and a staff member at a Minneapolis non-profit organization. He is a steward in our union and an advocate for all workers. And he is one of dozens of Minnesota union members who have been detained in recent weeks. The Department of Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests since the surge began in December, according to an MPR News report. But the agency has not provided details about the people arrested, such as how many were charged with a crime, how many face deportation, and how many were subsequently released. β€œThe Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild stands with our member and his family as they face an uncertainty that is all too common in our state right now,” local president Nick Woltman said. β€œLike all Minnesota workers, our members deserve to feel safe in their communities both on and off the job.” β€œThe detention of a Guild member in Minnesota amidst the chaos created by DHS is heartbreaking and infuriating,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. β€œMy heart goes out to his family, who are now without their father and husband. As a union, we commit to fight for each other as stewards of our communitiesβ€”especially in times as dark as this, while federal agents continue to target working families.” ALT TEXT CONTINUED IN NEXT POST

ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings

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Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.

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Threats to international peace and security - Security Council, 10085th meeting The situation in Venezuela.

In stark contrast to the US ambassador, the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN presents an articulate and nearly wholly accurate description of all the ways in which the U.S. aggression against Venezuela violated international law, from 2:01:40-2:11:21 webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1k...

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CΓ©dric Durand, Michel Aglietta, NLR 156, November–December 2025 A tribute to the founder of the Parisian Regulation School of heterodox economics, with its striking combination of elite statistical training, rich conceptualizations and long-range economic history....

Tribute to Michel Aglietta in @newleftreview.bsky.social: "a tireless thinker, committed to the proposition that we should aim to comprehend our changing historical times in their totality, which meant grasping the inter-relationships of their many moving parts." newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...

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New Left Review: The Perfect Gift Subscription

New Left Review: The Perfect Gift Subscription

Gift subscriptions to NLR come with full access to the archive from 1960 to the presentβ€”1000s of articles, including classics from Adorno, Althusser, Brenner, Butler, Harvey, Jameson, Williams; Benedict Anderson, Mike Davis, Nancy Fraser, Ellen Meiksins Wood and many more.

newleftreview.org/p/bsk

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Live updates: Two deceased in active shooter incident at Brown University Serving the Brown University community since 1891

Kudos to the Brown University students who are posting continuous live updates, spaced just minutes apart, on the campus shooting. A lot of grace and professionalism under immense pressure.

www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

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/515/ State Capitalism Is Now ft. Ilias Alami On the weakness of state and capital – and their fusion. Ilias Alami joins Alex and Lee to talk about his essential co-authored book, The Spectre of State Capitalism. Why is state capitalism not ju…

New podcast episode on the global expansion of state capitalism, the weakness of capital, the end of neoliberalism, techno-fascism,and progressive politics, with @bungacast.bsky.social, the global politics podcast at the End of the End of History.
bungacast.com/2025/10/13/5...
@campolis.bsky.social

14.10.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza Gaza: The Story of a Genocide is an urgent and powerful collection of personal testimony, poetry, art, and frontline reportage. Together, these works bear witness to the vast and ongoing destruction i...

Out today - Gaza: The Story of a Genocide

This is an urgent and powerful collection of personal testimony, poetry, art, and frontline reportage. These works bear witness to the vast and ongoing destruction inΒ­flicted on the Palestinian people.

07.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza: Books on Solidarity, Resistance, and Hope Books on the history of settler violence, global resistance, and Palestinian art and identity including Gaza: The Story of a Genocide.

Books on the history of Palestine, including our free ebook From the River to the Sea, and our new releases Gaza: The Story of a Genocide, The Idea of Israel by Ilan Pappe, and Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani

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Saturday, 18 October!

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08.10.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Verso Books: A Global View on China Please join us for a discussion on the global future of China, with Wang Hui, Pun Ngai, and Rebecca Karl, chaired by Tariq Ali.

Join Wang Hui, Pun Ngai, Rebecca Karl, and Tariq Ali for an urgent discussion on China's evolving role on the world stage on Saturday, 4 October, at 6.30pm. Tickets are free with registration!

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This footage of Trump and Federal Reserve chairman Powell at the Federal Reserve construction site is absolutely amazing. What a time to be alive.

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Exclusive Cover Reveal of "Gaza: The Story of a Genocide" Edited by Fatima Bhutto and Sonia Faleiro - Electric Literature Palestinian embroidery and motif traditions inform this cover and represent centuries of hope, history, and resilience

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🚨Cover reveal alert!🚨 β€œGaza: The Story of a Genocide,” edited by Fatima Bhutto and Sonia Faleiro, is coming from Verso Books on October 7, 2025. Read more about the book, and how the cover, designed by Chantal Jahchan, came to be in the link below.

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The Verso Palestine Pamphlets The genocide in Gaza reached its one year mark without any end in sight. 365 days of indiscriminate bombing, the decimation of hospitals, targeted attacks on journalists and aid workers, and mass scho...

Check out our whole Palestine Pamphlet series:
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/collec...

12.07.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Resisting Erasure Why has Palestine become a defining fault line of contemporary politics?Challenging mainstream narratives that reduce Palestine to ancient hatreds, humanitarian tragedy, or legal abstractions, Resisti...

Publishing on Aug 26 πŸ‰ Pre-order now!
www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

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The next Verso Palestine Pamphlet from Adam Hanieh, Robert Knox, and Rafeef Ziadah is here πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

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look at what was just delivered

it’s the

@pashukanist.bsky.social & co. masterpiece that everyone should read

& it looks even more πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ than online & IT HAS THAT FRESH BOOK SMELL (in case you needed another reason to ordered it right this moment)

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5 copies of the book Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine.

5 copies of the book Resisting Erasure: Capital, Imperialism and Race in Palestine.

Physical copies of this, written by Adam Hanieh l, myself and @rafeefz.bsky.social seem to be appearing on the shelves.

If you can't find a copy it's still available for preorder from Verso - www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...

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