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What Comes After Globalization?

Branko Milanovic Jacobin
The world as we know it is a product of globalization — and this era of globalization might be coming to a close.

Black Bag: Not Much To See Here

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Black Bag is being hailed by critics as highly sophisticated cinematic fare — rather than an unambitious rush job by a talented director eager to move on to his next, similarly unsatisfying project.

This Week in People’s History, Mar 26 – Apr 1

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Newspaper headline reporting on a teach-in a Columbia University
A Brand-New Protest Format Catches on in a Very Big Way (1965), Wasn’t That a Time? Yes, It Sure Was (1995), A Catchy Name for a Rotten Program (1950), Texas Racists Throw the Book at Student Protesters (1960)

Why Gavin Newsom’s Podcast Is a Political Disaster

Gil Duran FrameLab
Gavin Newsom's effort to go upside-down has harmed his public standing. The upside of his venture is that provides, in hard numbers and immediate practical implications, a lesson for Democrats.