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Precarious Labor in COVID Times: The Case of Musicians COVID时代的不稳定劳动:以音乐家为例

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.002

D. Arditi

引用次数: 2

Homoterrorism: Definition, Application, Subversion 同性恋恐怖主义:定义、应用、颠覆

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.003

Angelos Bollas

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Risk, Return to Industry, and the Future of Democracy 风险、回归工业和民主的未来

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.009

Lukas Szrot

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The Plague of White Supremacy in the Age of Fascist Politics 法西斯政治时代白人至上的瘟疫

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.008

Henry A. Giroux

引用次数: 1

A Prelude to Insurrection: How a 4chan Refrain Anticipated the Capitol Riot 暴动的前奏:一个4chan叠句如何预测国会暴动

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.006

M. Tuters

引用次数: 2

The Rise of the Robots: Technocapitalism and the Policing of Race 机器人的崛起:技术资本主义和种族管制

Fast Capitalism Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.32855/fcapital.202101.004

Constantine Gidaris