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Angela Davis Returns to Birmingham

Angela Davis reflects on Palestinian rights and the indivisibility of freedom, the Birmingham civil rights movement and the on-off-and-then-on-again award to her.

Brexit III

The UK could officially leave the European Union next month, which would be a huge change with hugely damaging consequences.

Documentary | Knock Down The House

Knock Down the House follows four women political candidates – a young bartender in the Bronx, a coal miner’s daughter in West Virginia, a grieving mother in Nevada and a registered nurse in Missouri – during the 2018 mid-term elections. The film was voted the Festival Favorite Award from among 121 films at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. 

Friday Nite Videos | February 22, 2019

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Tucker Carlson Totally Loses It in Unaired Interview, Michael Franti & Spearhead | The Flower (feat. Victoria Canal), Documentary | Knock Down The House, Brexit III, Angela Davis Returns to Birmingham

The Green New Deal Includes a Powerful Pledge to Indigenous People

Yessenia Funes Earther-Gizmodo
Protesters march against the Dakota Access pipeline.
The Green New Deal is not perfect but it’s all we’ve got to credibly address the existential climate change crisis at a national level. And despite its imperfections it does include a powerful provision to protect the indigenous people of the U.S.

From Marx to Ecosocialism

Michael Löwy New Politics
A red and green upsurge is challenging capital internationally. The two books under review outline its thinking, chart its course and weigh its prospects.