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Marx and the Earth

Posted Oct 12, 2018 by Eds.

Originally published: Swampside Chats (October 11, 2018)

In the latest installment of our “Not One Step Back!” reading series, we take a listener recommendation and look at the introduction to “Marx and the Earth: An Anti-Critique” by John Bellamy Foster and Paul Burkett.

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