Why Wait Until New Year's to Make a Resolution?

Hello people.

Over the past few months, I have been less than satisfied with my level political engagement. I am not simply talking about my current lack of activism, which I am, at this point, not very concerned about. I am more concerned with my relative lack of attention to current events, politics, and theory. My day job, other issues, and my own laziness are all partly to blame. However, in the past few weeks I have been working to combat this.

I have resolved to do a few things each day:

1. Watch/read the news daily.
2. Read at lest two articles about politics online.
3. Read from a book about Marxist/radical history or theory.
4. Blog about what I did.

I feel like this blog is a good way for me to express my thoughts and questions about politics, current events, theory, etc. It will force me to think critically about the things I have learned from reading, watching films, talking to others, going to class, and learning about the world in general.

Ideally, this will be a daily project. I'll try to make new posts at least 5 or 6 days a week. However, I cannot guarantee that I will not miss a few days here or there. I find that when I write more often, the quality of my writing often improves. Hopefully, by writing daily, I will be able to become a more skilled writer. This blog will not only be a self-serving exercise. I hope to gain readers who enjoy what I have to say. I also encourage people to comment on my post. Input is greatly appreciated (but trolls are not, of course.)

So before concluding this post here are the general topics to be covered on this blog (I'm a big fan of lists if you haven't noticed):

1. Marxism
2. Political events and issues (both US and International)
3. Workers' struggles (often incorporated in the broader discussion of politics)
4. My own activism and others' activism that I wish to highlight