David Graeber (1961–2020), born in New York to activist parents, was an anthropologist and anarchist who bridged scholarship and activism. Fascinated by Maya hieroglyphics as a child, he pursued anthropology, earning a PhD after fieldwork in Madagascar. His academic career, including positions at Yale and later the London School of Economics, was marked by groundbreaking works like Debt: The First 5000 Years and Bullshit Jobs. A key figure in Occupy Wall Street and advocate for the Kurdish Freedom Movement, Graeber explored the intersections of anthropology, capitalism, and social justice, leaving a legacy of intellectual rigor and radical activism.
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The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised
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This excerpt is adapted from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber’s Cities Made Differently (MIT Press, 2024, all rights reserved) and is distributed in partnership with Human Bridges. In thousands of ways, we are taught to
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