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Paul Robeson Defended Jewish Anti-Fascists From Stalinism

Alexey Markin, Maria Markina, Inge Mandos, Leonid Kharlamov, Ziad Nehme, Kirill Medvedev Jacobin
In 1949, Paul Robeson performed the “Song of the Jewish Partisans” in Moscow, in the Yiddish original. At a time of rising Stalinist antisemitism, Robeson’s act of solidarity made clear his stand against any form of racism.

Retirement Savings in the Dark

Lenore Palladino Dollars & Sense
For most of the 20th century, there was a clear wall between working people’s pension funds and the riskier corners of financial markets. This wasn’t accidental—it was the law.

Raúl Castro’s Indictment Is a Pretext for War

Nicholas Greven Jacobin
Washington has spent decades protecting Cuban exile terrorists while criminalizing Cuba’s response to them. The indictment of Raúl Castro is the latest chapter in that story — and a pretext for something much worse.

The Left’s Crisis Is Not a Vocabulary Problem

Akshay Anand Newsclick
The crisis of the Indian Left is undeniable. The problem, however, is not the Left's failure to invent a new vocabulary, but rather of liberalisation that transformed the very conditions under which politics and aspiration sare now experienced.