The Future in the Present

Writings of John Garvey

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The Future in the Present

“Over a hundred years ago, Hegel said that the simplest reflection will show the necessity of holding fast . . . the afflirmation that is contained in every negation, the future that is in the present. It is one of the signs of the advanced stage of human development that this is no longer a mere philosophical but a concrete question.”

C. L. R. James, “Dialectical Materialism and the Fate of Humanity“.”

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How A Terrifying Event Became a Commercial for the Police

[originally published in Hard Crackers] John Garvey — May 22, 2022 During the morning rush hour on April 12th, an individual, after putting on a gas mask,

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A Matter of Life and Death: Winning the Fight for Vaccines

John Garvey — February 7, 2022 [Originally published in Hard Crackers}. It seems increasingly likely that a real end to the COVID pandemic will require all but

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War is hell! Peace is better?

If we want to stop the war, we’ll have to end the peace! As probably just about everyone here today knows, everyday life in peacetime

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Against the Middle

This article was published as one of two stories about Bruce Springsteen’s Super Bowl Ad. The other was written by Mike Morgan. There’s a chapel

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O Brooklyn, My Brooklyn

This article was just published in Hard Crackers #8 (Summer 2021) with a companion article by Mike Morgan. I once heard that 1 out of 

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After Memorial Day

Once when I was a kid, my father took me to a Memorial Day Parade in Manhattan.  I had no idea why he decided to

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About

I have been a political activist for more than fifty years.  Soon after college, I began driving a taxi in New York City and became an active member of the Taxi Rank and File Coalition.  That experience profoundly shaped my views and I remain friends with many of my taxi comrades.

In 1978, I stopped driving and entered into education work–which I then did for more than thirty years–almost all of it at the City University of New York.  That also profoundly shaped my views.

At the same time, I continued my political activities–most importantly as an editor of Race Traitor, an editor of Insurgent Notes and part of the editorial group of Hard Crackers.

The writings collected here reflect all those experiences.  My intention is to regularly post new things that I’ve written.

However you found your way here, I hope that you find something of value.  I would really like hearing from you about your thoughts and reactions. Write me here.

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