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Race and the Wild West
After Laura Arata first visited Virginia City, Montana in graduate school, she became fascinated by the story of one historical figure—Sarah Bickford, a former slave, who migrated to this frontier, mi
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After Laura Arata first visited Virginia City, Montana in graduate school, she became fascinated by the story of one historical figure—Sarah Bickford, a former slave, who migrated to this frontier, mi
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The Political Ecology of Pandemics – Spectre Journal
https://spectrejournal.com/the-political-ecology-of-pandemics/
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https://spectrejournal.com/the-political-ecology-of-pandemics/
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By Louis Proyect
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Of Course They Would: On Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future” - Los Angeles Review of Books
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/of-course-they-would-on-kim-stanley-robinsons-the-ministry-for-the-future/
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https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/of-course-they-would-on-kim-stanley-robinsons-the-ministry-for-the-future/
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By Louis Proyect
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Our Strike is Essential! Together with Polish Women for Freedom of Abortion | Lefteast
https://www.criticatac.ro/lefteast/strike-is-essential-polish-abortion/
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https://www.criticatac.ro/lefteast/strike-is-essential-polish-abortion/
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By Louis Proyect
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Philly socialists share police scanner info to aid protesters, rioters
https://nypost.com/2020/10/27/philly-socialists-share-police-scanner-info-to-aid-protesters-rioters/
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https://nypost.com/2020/10/27/philly-socialists-share-police-scanner-info-to-aid-protesters-rioters/
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By Louis Proyect
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Eric Blanc endorses Joe Biden | Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist
Although Eric Blanc has not written anything describing his ideological journey, I am generally under the impression that it follows this trajectory. As a red diaper baby, he joined Socialist Organize
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Although Eric Blanc has not written anything describing his ideological journey, I am generally under the impression that it follows this trajectory. As a red diaper baby, he joined Socialist Organize
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By Louis Proyect
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The Phallic Road to Socialism - Salvage 2 messages
By Sebastien Budgen. These texts, and Guérin’s sometimes ferocious self-criticism, present us with the image of a personality deeply riven by contradictions which act as a driving force for his develo
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By Sebastien Budgen. These texts, and Guérin’s sometimes ferocious self-criticism, present us with the image of a personality deeply riven by contradictions which act as a driving force for his develo
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By Louis Proyect
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Twitter finally shows its value
Harper's, November 2020 Mother Knows Best From a lawsuit filed by Devin Nunes, a U.S. representative from California, against the Twitter user Devin Nunes’ Mom, whose identity is unknown. Nunes has de
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Harper's, November 2020 Mother Knows Best From a lawsuit filed by Devin Nunes, a U.S. representative from California, against the Twitter user Devin Nunes’ Mom, whose identity is unknown. Nunes has de
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By Louis Proyect
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How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin Amerca's COVID-19 defenses
NY Times, Oct. 27, 2020 BEHIND THE CURVE HOW TRUMP AND BOLSONARO BROKE LATIN AMERICA’S COVID-19 DEFENSES By David D. Kirkpatrick and José María León Cabrera The coronavirus was gathering lethal speed
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NY Times, Oct. 27, 2020 BEHIND THE CURVE HOW TRUMP AND BOLSONARO BROKE LATIN AMERICA’S COVID-19 DEFENSES By David D. Kirkpatrick and José María León Cabrera The coronavirus was gathering lethal speed
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The Rich in New York Confront an Unfamiliar Word: No
NY Times, Oct. 25, 2020 The Rich in New York Confront an Unfamiliar Word: No By Ginia Bellafante Monday, a group of Upper West Siders who had organized against the placement of 235 homeless men in a r
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NY Times, Oct. 25, 2020 The Rich in New York Confront an Unfamiliar Word: No By Ginia Bellafante Monday, a group of Upper West Siders who had organized against the placement of 235 homeless men in a r
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How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine for Trump
NY Times, Oct. 24, 2020 How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create a
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NY Times, Oct. 24, 2020 How The Epoch Times Created a Giant Influence Machine Since 2016, the Falun Gong-backed newspaper has used aggressive Facebook tactics and right-wing misinformation to create a
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How Syria's disinformation wars destroyed the co-founder of the White Helmets | News | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/oct/27/syria-disinformation-war-white-helmets-mayday-rescue-james-le-mesurier
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https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/oct/27/syria-disinformation-war-white-helmets-mayday-rescue-james-le-mesurier
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By Louis Proyect
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Forrest Hylton | Democracy returns to Bolivia · LRB 26 October 2020
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2020/october/democracy-returns-to-bolivia
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https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2020/october/democracy-returns-to-bolivia
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By Louis Proyect
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Black workers at universities often are left out of conversations about race and higher education
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/27/black-workers-universities-often-are-left-out-conversations-about-race-and-higher
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/10/27/black-workers-universities-often-are-left-out-conversations-about-race-and-higher
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By Louis Proyect
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Peter Linebaugh Interview - Independent Left
https://independentleft.ie/peter-linebaugh-interview/
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https://independentleft.ie/peter-linebaugh-interview/
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By Louis Proyect
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Strike for Democracy! » Organizing Upgrade
Unions such as the Communications Workers of America, SEIU, AFT and the UAW are looking to connect some of their core activists with local “protect the vote” groupings in key states and cities to show
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Unions such as the Communications Workers of America, SEIU, AFT and the UAW are looking to connect some of their core activists with local “protect the vote” groupings in key states and cities to show
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By Louis Proyect
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To Defeat Fascism, We Must Recognize It’s a Failed Response to Capitalist Crisis
William Robinson: "Fascism seeks to rescue capitalism from this organic crisis; that is, to violently restore capital accumulation, establish new forms of state legitimacy and suppress threats from be
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William Robinson: "Fascism seeks to rescue capitalism from this organic crisis; that is, to violently restore capital accumulation, establish new forms of state legitimacy and suppress threats from be
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D. H. Lawrence, Arch-Heretic | Commonweal Magazine 2 messages
By George Scialabba. In the early 1920s, profoundly disillusioned by the initial popular enthusiasm on all sides for World War I and the continued popular acquiescence in the war even after its futili
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By George Scialabba. In the early 1920s, profoundly disillusioned by the initial popular enthusiasm on all sides for World War I and the continued popular acquiescence in the war even after its futili
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By Louis Proyect
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NY Times: "How Trump and Bolsonaro Broke Latin America's Covid-19 Defenses"
I'm omitting the photographs accompanying this piece. They can be viewed at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/world/trump-bolsonaro-coronavirus-latin-america.html. The two presidents drove out 10,000
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I'm omitting the photographs accompanying this piece. They can be viewed at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/world/trump-bolsonaro-coronavirus-latin-america.html. The two presidents drove out 10,000
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Call from US Left, “For popular action to close down the racist Charlie Hebdo magazine!” 4 messages
https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/call-from-us-left-for-popular-action-to-close-down-the-racist-charlie-hebdo-magazine/ I find this call so deeply offensive it is hard to begin. I am fr
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https://tendancecoatesy.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/call-from-us-left-for-popular-action-to-close-down-the-racist-charlie-hebdo-magazine/ I find this call so deeply offensive it is hard to begin. I am fr
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