"Transformation of the state apparatus tending toward the withering away of the State can rest only on increased intervention of the popular masses in the State: certainly through their trade-union and political forms of representation, but also through their own initiatives within the State itself. This process should be accompanied with the development of new forms of direct, rank-and-file democracy, and the flowering of self-management networks and centres."

https://marxistsociology.org/2019/11/states-and-stakes-relational-theory-and-the-politics-of-class-struggle/

"The inherent logic of free market mechanisms poses a threat to democracy while the extension
of democracy would inevitably limit the freedom of the market, and put sand in the gears of capi-
tal accumulation."

#video

crimethinc.com/videos/roses-on-my-table

"This documentary short tells the story of the Wingnut Anarchist Collective in Richmond, VA, an organizing group and cooperative living space aimed at fostering mutual aid and grassroots resistance to authority"

I suggest you to take a look at the entire "videos" section (here), they have some interesting documentaries, apart from Roses on My Table:
- Breaking the Spell. which talks about the 1999 protests in Seattle against the WTO
- The Chicago Conspiracy, which is about the legacy of Pinochet's regime
- The Miami Model, that documents the resistance against paramilitary oppression
- pickAxe, a document on grassroots direct action to achieve victory against the forces of government and big business
- END:CIV, which is about climate change

p.s: Some of these videos are also in Spanish!

"...The transitory government continues to extend their hold on power, in defiance of the constitution which states that elections should to be held within ninety days after November 12. A resolution passed on November 26 meant that a new electoral authority would be created within 20 days and elections within 120 days after that. However, on 3 January it was announced that elections would finally take place in May 2020 — a whole six months after Áñez declared herself President. She represents a party that received just 4% of the vote in the elections."

https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/07/period-of-calm-obscures-deepening-crisis-of-democracy-in-bolivia/

"When AMLO took office there was a sense of hope, enthusiasm, and renewal. One year in, there is a growing sense of unease that the Fourth Transformation is not delivering the changes that Mexicans so desperately need."

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/year-one-of-amlos-mexico

"What I really mean here though is: Listen to the dissidents. They will not appear on television. They will be smeared and treated as lunatics. But you need them if you are going to be able to resist the absolute barrage of misinformation, or to hear yourself think over the pounding war drums."

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/01/how-to-avoid-swallowing-war-propaganda

Hello everyone!
Today I decided to send something different.

I'm sending you the 9 issues published so far of the Build Zine, curated by members of the DSA.

In them, "organizers describe their concrete projects and the theories underlying these projects."

They're not too long (each of them is about 40-50 pages) and thought that some of you might have been interested in this. I read 'em all and found them quite enjoyable, and they're the ideal for political organizers.

With that said, starting from tomorrow we'll go back to publishing the usual content. Have a good day!