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The ‘Socialism of Fools’ of the ‘Anti-Imperialist’ Left

William Robinson The Philosophical Salon
Such 'socialism' condemns repression practiced by the U.S. and the governments it supports, yet turns a blind eye to, or even defends repressive, authoritarian, and dictatorial states simply because these states face hostility from Washington.

Global Left Midweek – Climate Movement All Over

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“We need to have a grown-up conversation about what kind of system do we need, that will stop this ridiculous, outrageous harming that we're doing to ourselves and the planet.” - Gail Bradbrook

This Week in People’s History, August 8 – 14

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Advertising poster for the documentary "People's War" about the Vietnam War Documenting the Vietnam War in 1969. War crime in Yemen in 2018. Face-masks protect from pandemic in 1918. Hip-hop is born in 1973. White House report doesn't see race in 1938. Blowin' In the Wind dropped in 1963. Springfield Massacre in 1908.

Looking Back at the Steelworkers Fight Back Campaign – Part 3

Garrett Brown The Stansbury Forum
3rd in three-part posting on Steelworkers Fightback reform movement in the 1970s. Brown documents issues and personalities that drove the movement of relevance today in understanding and appreciating reform movements underway today.

Sarah Polley’s Act of Imagination

Brianna Di Monda Dissent Magazine
Women Talking is about the struggle to unearth language capable of describing profound desires for freedom and safety.
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