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Verso visited Trevor Paglen's studio to discuss images, mind control, MKUltra, PSYOPs, and his new book, How to See Like a Machine. Full video in link below

Verso visited Trevor Paglen's studio to discuss images, mind control, MKUltra, PSYOPs, and his new book, How to See Like a Machine. Full video in link below

My book, Lady Insurrectionists, is about the bolshy, bawdy and brilliant chartist women. It’s out in November but Waterstones are offering 25 percent off Sheila Rowbotham says the book “made me want to leap from my chair to hail them with admiration and delight” @VersoBooks

"The climate does not care whether fossil fuels occupy a slightly smaller percentage of a larger energy system, while the total volume of carbon being extracted and released is increasing." Adam Hanieh on what's happening to world energy use, in @VersoBooks blog.

Paperback of the week: Bedlam – A Novel by Jennifer Higgie bit.ly/4wFvka6

@Villgecrazylady Absolute must read on this sort of thing is @antloewenstein 's 'The Palestine Laboratory'. He also made a documentary under the same title. From @VersoBooks

Have we escaped the food crisis? New podcast this week exploring whether the Strait of Hormuz closure could still generate a surge in food prices. With SOAS professor Adam Hanieh and FT agriculture correspondent Susannah Savage.

The US-Iran war has not triggered a food crisis — yet. With Adam Hanieh and Susannah Savage ift.tt/FJRN6Kr

Adam Hanieh breaks down the Energy Institute's 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy, an annual report on global energy trade, production and usage. versobooks.com/blogs/news/ren…

A big thesis of my forthcoming book for @VersoBooks on the FBI, is that contemporary counter terrorism has roots in attempts to rebrand McCarthyism after the surveillance state came under fire in mid 70s. Thank you Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller for making my point for me.

No matter the format, recording music has always carried environmental costs. That’s to say nothing of the carbon emissions that an international concert tour can generate. @robarcand considers a new book on climate and culture. thebaffler.com/latest/its-not…

still thinking about this book 😌

33. After Year Zero by Fredric Jameson (@VersoBooks). An idiosyncratic and erudite tour of post-war German philosophy in an uncharacteristically conversational tone for big Fred since it’s based on his lectures. Must get its French predecessor.

Bardella is a political figure perceived as still unpolished ... his popularity coexists with doubts about his ability to step up into the highest office. versobooks.com/blogs/news/fut…

We visited @trevorpaglen's studio to discuss computer vision, mind control, MKUltra, PSYOPs, and his new book, "How to See Like a Machine": versobooks.com/blogs/news/vid…

Sociologist Manuel Cervera-Marzal looks at how Mélenchon fits into the French national imaginary, the radical left and far right split and other demographic specificities leading up to the 2027 presidential runoff. versobooks.com/blogs/news/fut…

"When the Foreign Minister explains that France is prepared to say ‘no’ to the United States on certain issues and Mélenchon defends a non-aligned sovereignty, the entire political landscape shifts." versobooks.com/blogs/news/fut…