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Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe

Peter Conrad The Guardian
Historian Noel Malcolm’s survey of gay life in the 15th to 18th centuries debunks many myths, but mostly catalogues the extreme violence perpetrated against those judged to have broken religious doctrine.

food

Food Was a Focus at COP28. Here’s What You Need To Know

Editors, Modern Farmer Modern Farmerhttps://modernfarmer.com/2023/12/food-was-a-focus-at-cop28-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?utm_source=modernfarmer.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=want-to-move-to-the-agrihood
At the world’s biggest conference on climate change, global leaders tried to make moves for a more sustainable food system.

poetry

Bob Moses: Gardener of Minds

C Liegh McInnis Valley Voices: A Literary Review
The poet C. Liegh McInnis pays homage to the great African American activist, Robert Moses who led the campaign for civil rights in 1960s Mississippi and later the Algebra Project committed to education equality.

poetry

Runners

William Miller Arkansas Review
New Orleans poet William Miller shines a light on the hard times that afflict our working class and people on the run.

Would-Be Assassins of Democracy, 2024

Portside Moderators Portside
Trump lawyers assert, in court, that as president he would have the right to assassinate political opponents. The GOP is flat-out embracing insurrectionists. Here is how we – Portside moderators – assess the danger to democracy. And how you can help.

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How Can Workers Organize Against Capital Today?

Benjamin Y. Fong Catalyst
John Womack’s labor strategy is about workers finding the capacity to "wound capital to make it yield anything.” But the massive challenge in today’s deindustrialized economy is locating where that leverage actually lies.

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Future Perfect

Natasha Lennard Bookforum
This "important intervention," writes reviewer Lennard, shows "that reparations for trans-Atlantic slavery and colonialism are a matter of justice and also a necessary condition for rising to the existential challenge of global heating."
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