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July 4, 2021

Escape as Resistance for Enslaved Women During the American Revolution

Karen Cook Bell History News Network

Black participation in the American Revolution is now an integral part of the story of American freedom. However, the experiences of Black women who fled slavery during the American Revolution have largely gone unexamined.

July 3, 2021

Know Your Enemy: How to Defeat Capitalism

Michael A. Lebowitz Links

But why does the capitalist want to hire workers? Because by doing so, he gains control over the worker’s capacity in the workplace.

July 3, 2021

Minneapolis City Council Joins Opposition to Pipeline

Jessica Corbett Common Dreams

The resolution, which notes that Minneapolis declared a climate emergency in December 2019, clearly states the city's opposition to Line 3 and "calls on every elected leader with the authority to stop its construction to do so immediately."

July 3, 2021

U.N. Report Calls for Sweeping Action to Root Out Racism

Nick Cumming-Bruce The New York Times

The United Nations human rights chief urged nations to take action to root out systemic racism against people of African descent.

July 3, 2021

China Pulls Itself Out of Poverty 100 Years Into Its Revolution

Vijay Prashad & John Ross Independent Media Institute

On February 25, 2021, China’s President Xi Jinping announced that his country of 1.4 billion people had pulled its people out of poverty as it is defined internationally.

July 3, 2021

US Votes Against UN Resolution Condemning US Embargo on Cuba

Edith M. Lederer AP

Cuba demands to be left in peace, to live without a blockade, and calls for an end to the persecution of our commercial and financial relations with the rest of the world.

July 3, 2021