At least 28 people died in the wave of social unrest that rocked the United States from late May until late July in 2020. In this 10-week period, there were 574 riots; 624 arsons; 2,382 incidents of looting; 97 police vehicles set on fire; and 16,241 people arrested for protest-related activities.
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Risen from the Ruins: The Economic History of Socialism in the German Democratic Republic April 21, 2021
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Pentagon adds Africa to Global battleground with China and Russia April 21, 2021
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Towards a Marxist theatre April 21, 2021
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The Supreme Court is also to blame for Daunte Wright’s death April 21, 2021
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Principles of radical political economics April 20, 2021
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The classes of capitalism April 20, 2021
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Resistance against the policies imposed by the World Bank, the IMF and other creditors between 2007 and 2011 April 20, 2021
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Katherine Angel, ‘Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent’ April 20, 2021
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The Revolutionary Meaning of the George Floyd Uprising April 19, 2021
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Review – Misbehaving April 19, 2021
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U.S. expects Russia to submit. Will it? April 19, 2021
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Michael Hudson: America’s neoliberal financialization policy vs. China’s industrial socialism April 18, 2021
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For an ecosocialist transition that breaks from capitalism: Arguments and proposals April 17, 2021
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Supreme Court confirms annulment of all charges against Lula April 17, 2021
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Battles lost, wars won: An environmentalist’s story April 17, 2021
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I entered my country’s House of Justice and found a snake charmer’s temple April 16, 2021
Risen from the Ruins: The Economic History of Socialism in the German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was a socialist state founded in 1949 as a democratic, antifascist reaction to the Second World War. It redistributed land, socialised the means of production, and collectivised the agricultural system.