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July 31, 2021

Blaxploitation Salvation: the Directors’ Children Rescuing Their Fathers’ lost Movies

Ryan Gilbey The Guardian

Melvin Van Peebles and Perry Henzell made seminal 70s films – now their kids have recovered their fathers’ would-be classics,

July 31, 2021

From Nationalisation of Banks in 1969 to Privatisation Agenda Now

Prabhat Patnaik News Click

The essence of neoliberalism is to promote classical capitalism and remove the State from its role as regulator and controller, and create a huge increase in income and wealth inequality.

July 31, 2021

Bring Back the Sewer Socialists!

Jordan Fraade Slate

Leftists need a new (old) pitch to lead America’s cities.

July 31, 2021

Union Hopes High as Chileans Rewrite Anti-Labor Constitution

Yoel Bitran Labor Notes

A new constitution could therefore open the doors for a radical transformation of Chilean society.

July 30, 2021

Driving While Black and Jewish

Esther Cohen

Nothing pushes the panic button faster than the sound of a police siren coming up behind you, as New York-based poet Esther Cohen reports.

July 30, 2021

‘We’re Not Animals, We’re Human Beings’: US Farm Workers Labor in Deadly Heat With Few Protections

Michael Sainato The Guardian

Advocates want Osha to issue federal heat standards, requiring water, shade and rest breaks

Why the US Army Tried to Exterminate the Bison

July 30, 2021

And then took credit for “saving” them.

How Do People Get Sucked Into Online Conspiracies… and Find a Way Out?

July 30, 2021

A Bernie supporter and Biden voter in QAnon? Desi Lydic sits down with a former online conspiracy theorist to discuss the appeal of conspiracy groups to people across the political spectrum and the path to getting out. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #QAnon

Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn Recalls Racial Abuse During Jan. 6 Riot

July 30, 2021

"You all tried to disrupt democracy that day. You failed," Dunn said.

All the Streets Are Silent | Trailer

July 30, 2021

Narrated by Zoo York co-founder Eli Gesner with an original score by legendary hip-hop producer Large Professor (Nas, A Tribe Called Quest), All the Streets Are Silent brings to life the magic of New York in the 80s and 90s that laid the foundation for modern street style. In theaters July 23.