About
The present moment is severely damaged and in need of wide-ranging assessment. Capitalism has so devastated society that opposition remains fragmentary and incoherent. Wild flights from reality are to be expected in such moments of chaos and confusion. Sometimes this takes the form of crude stereotypes; sometimes of new cruelties or pathologies. We hope to sort through the wreckage, make some sense of these new oddities, and perhaps provide some glimpses of something better. There’s a whole world of possible thought out there, and we at Damage aim to seek it out.
Praise
“Damage is the right magazine for this political moment—seeking to recover not only the power of theory, but also the ordinary decency and humanity central to the socialist project.”
– Vivek Chibber, author of The Class Matrix and Confronting Capitalism
“Damage is a magazine that represents a no compromise left attitude toward the pressing need for a political and theoretical synthesis of psychoanalysis and Marxism. Damage embodies the critical theory we need to overcome the reification and spectacularization of politics, art, thought and intersubjectivity.”
– Catherine Liu, author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class
“Damage is a rare publication that combines iconoclasm with earnest political commitment. It is filled with insight and provocation that is well worth your time.”
– Bhaskar Sunkara, author of The Socialist Manifesto
Editorial
- Cale Brooks
- Chris Crawford
- Ben Fife
- Benjamin Fong
- Amber A'Lee Frost
- Taylor Hines
- George Hoare
- Alex Hochuli
- Anton Jäger
- Scott Jenkins
- Benjamin Koditschek
- Sam Kriss
- Catherine Liu
- Christie Offenbacher
- Fred Stafford
- Amber Trotter
- Drake Tyler
After five years operating only online, Damage has now launched a print magazine. The first issue, "Building Big Things," is shipping Fall 2023. Paid subscribers will receive two issues a year. Donations of $20 and higher also come with the first issue.
Submissions
We are currently welcoming submissions of 800-2000 words. If you are considering submitting an article, please familiarize yourself with the style and content of the magazine by reading published pieces. Please include a one sentence abstract at the top of your submission. Submissions should contain hyperlinks rather than footnotes, and should be formatted as doc, docx, or pdf. Contributors to Damage are paid a modest sum.
For queries, proposals or submissions, contact editors@damagemag.com.
Donations
Please consider donating to Damage. These donations allow us to continue and expand the work of the magazine. Damage Magazine uses its limited funds to pay for the website and to pay its writers. That’s it. The more we have, the more we can pay writers.
Damage is a membership nonprofit organization. Federal 501(c)(3) status is currently pending. Your contributions to Damage are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. All donations are final. We respect your privacy. All donor information is confidential. We do not sell or share information with other organizations.
Thanks
We depend entirely on donations and subscriptions. Funding through June 2024 was provided by the American Psychoanalytic Foundation through the American Psychoanalytic Association.
