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Global Left Midweek - August 8, 2018

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Brazil Elections, London Fascists Attack, Uprising in Jordan, Venezuelan Campesinos March, Iraqi Oil Union Leads, #MeToo in China

Scars of Hiroshima

Vijay Prashad Newsclick
August 6 and August 9 were the dates of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In an article written in June during a visit to Hirsohima, Vijay Prashad writes of the legacy of that tragedy and the continuing struggle for peace and disarmament.

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

Jenny Farrell Culture Matters
Jenny Farrell discusses one of the great working class novels in English literature, a literary exposure of the 'Great Money Trick' - the exploitation inherent in capitalism.

Review: In ‘Prairie Trilogy,’ All-American Stories of Socialism

Glenn Kenny New York Times
What does it mean to be a socialist in America? 'Prairie Trilogy' is a documentary series (made between 1977 and 1980) chronicling how North Dakota workers and farmers organized to take power back from corporate interests in the East in 1916.

A Tribute to Ron Dellums, Radical

Peter Cole Africa is a Country
Former US Congressman and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, who passed away recently, played a leading role in the global fight against South African Apartheid in the 1980s.