Global Left Midweek – July 5, 2023
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“Earth or Death!” — Hugo Blanco (1934-2023)
“Earth or Death!” — Hugo Blanco (1934-2023)
“Earth or Death!” — Hugo Blanco (1934-2023)
Global Left Midweek – June 28, 2023
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What Russian leftists have to say about the almost coup
Global Left Midweek – Euro Focus
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Europe’s left movements and parties are facing tougher challenges
A Slow Emancipation
Africa Is A Country
What peanut trading in late 19th century Senegal tells us about the fine line between slavery and freedom.
Global Left Midweek – May 31, 2023
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Labor is busting out all over
Global Left Midweek – May 10, 2023
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Thunder on the labor front
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At Least 108 Police Injured and 291 Held in May Day Protests in Cities Across France
The Guardian
Teargas fired amid clashes as unions turn traditional marches into anti-government protest against pension reform.
‘Chevalier’ Explores the Little-Known True Story of the Black Composer Who Dazzled French Society
The Grio
Kelvin Harrison Jr. shines as master violinist and champion fencer Joseph Bologne in a film that explores the trap of Black excellence and the sacrifices needed to achieve success in a white supremacist society.
Global Left Midweek – April 26, 2023
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Spotlight on Cuba, Brazil under Lula, women in struggle
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Working Ourselves to Death: Why Increasing the Retirement Age Is Bad
Working-Class Perspectives
Raising the retirement age isn’t just about having the “best years of retirement be stolen,” as French protesters have warned. It’s about fairness and not putting years more of the nation’s labor burden on the working class. Next time the government moves to raise the retirement age, we should follow the French example to protest and proclaim, “It’s a No.”
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