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  • Alfred Sohn-Rethel Intellectual and Manual Labour: A Critique of Epistemology

    Alfred Sohn-Rethel – ‘Intellectual and Manual Labour: A Critique of Epistemology‘

    Originally published: Marx & Philosophy on June 18, 2021 by Fabian Van Onzen (more by Marx & Philosophy)  | (Posted Jun 29, 2021)

    Upon reading Sohn-Rethel it becomes clear that his work is important for contemporary debates on ecology, the Marxist critique of science and debates on post-revolutionary societies such as the former Soviet Union.

  • The Imminent Coup in Peru

    The imminent coup in Peru

    Originally published: Internationalist 360° on June 26, 2021 by Kawsachun News (more by Internationalist 360°) (Posted Jun 28, 2021)

    Legal maneuvers and delays, presented by the far-right, are pushing Peru closer to a coup with each passing day. It’s been 20 days since Peru’s June 6th election, and the authorities have not yet proclaimed the winner, Pedro Castillo.

  • 10 reasons why climate activists should not support nuclear

    10 reasons why climate activists should not support nuclear

    Originally published: Climate & Capitalism on June 23, 2021 by Simon Butler (more by Climate & Capitalism)  | (Posted Jun 28, 2021)

    The world needs safe, non-exploitive technologies. Nuclear doesn’t qualify.

  • Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during Women's Unity Rally at Foley Square as hundreds of people attend. (lev radin / Shutterstock.com)

    Socialism increasingly seen as ‘badge of pride’ in the United States

    Originally published: Socialism increasingly seen as 'badge of pride' in the United States on June 25, 2021 by Kenny Stancil (more by Socialism increasingly seen as 'badge of pride' in the United States) (Posted Jun 28, 2021)

    While a majority of U.S. adults still have more positive than negative perceptions of capitalism, less than half of the country’s 18 to 34-year-olds view the profit-maximizing market system favorably, and the attractiveness of socialism continues to increase among people over 35, according to a new poll released Friday.

  • How China’s Idols Are Working Hard to Hardly Work

    How China’s idols are working hard to hardly work

    Originally published: Sixth Tone on June 24, 2021 by Cai Zongcheng (more by Sixth Tone)  | (Posted Jun 28, 2021)

    At a time when seemingly everyone is working more for less, why should idols be any exception?

  • The Thin Blue Lies Behind Crime Wave Hype

    The thin blue lies behind crime wave hype

    Originally published: FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) on June 24, 2021 by Josmar Trujillo (more by FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting))  | (Posted Jun 28, 2021)

    2021 as the city, and nation, begin to climb out of a pandemic that saw mass economic and social fallout—to say nothing of the lives lost. A historic, once-in-a-lifetime worldwide event destabilized the lives of countless people, and also led to an undeniable rise in shootings and homicide across the country.

  • DISSENTER FEATUREDLATEST NEWSTHE DISSENTERTHE PROTEST MUSIC PROJECT PROTEST SONG OF THE WEEK: ‘I PITY THE COUNTRY’ BY LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON

    Protest song of the week: ‘I pity the Country’ by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

    Originally published: Shadowproof on April 7, 2021 by CJ Baker (more by Shadowproof)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2021)

    Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is an acclaimed novelist, poet, scholar, and singer. She is also a member of the Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg people, native to southern Ontario, Canada. She recently released her stunning new album “Theory Of Ice.”

  • People walk from a rural area towards the town of Agula in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where the Relief Society of Tigray was distributing food. (Ben Curtis/AP)

    Don’t allow another U.S.-NATO Libya in the Horn of Africa

    Originally published: Black Alliance for Peace on June 24, 2021 (more by Black Alliance for Peace)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2021)

    Paternalistic U.S. government political posturing toward Africa has a history of turning into fatal consequences for the masses of African peoples.

  • Pentagon whistleblower Franz Gayl

    Pentagon whistleblower under investigation after warning about risks of war with China over Taiwan

    Originally published: Shadowproof on June 24, 2021 by Kevin Gosztola (more by Shadowproof)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2021)

    Pentagon whistleblower Franz Gayl has been part of the United States Marine Corps for over four decades. He spent the last months trying to warn U.S. government officials and the public of the threat of becoming entangled in a war with China over Taiwan.

  • PALESTINIANS CARRY TORCHES DURING A NIGHT DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE EXPANSION OF A JEWISH SETTLEMENT ON THE LANDS OF BEITA VILLAGE, NEAR THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK CITY OF NABLUS, ON JUNE 23, 2021. PHOTO BY SHADI JARAR’AH (C) APA IMAGES.

    Five Palestinians have been killed protesting illegal settlement — but ‘NYT’ covers ‘gentle stream’ in nearby kibbutz

    Originally published: Mondoweiss on June 24, 2021 by Philip Weiss (more by Mondoweiss)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2021)

    The story is getting wide coverage in Palestine but not in the United States, though these lands are the supposed basis of a “Palestinian state”–and again, five Palestinians have been killed defending their rights.

  • The Case of Alex Saab - US Abduction of Venezuelan Diplomat, a Global Challenge

    The case of Alex Saab – U.S. abduction of Venezuelan diplomat, a global challenge

    Originally published: Black Agenda Report on June 23, 2021 by Sara Flounders and Roger D. Harris (more by Black Agenda Report)  | (Posted Jun 26, 2021)

    The case involves the kidnapping of a diplomat by the world’s sole superpower locked in an unequal struggle to destroy the formerly prosperous, oil rich country of Venezuela.

  • The world says no to the blockade of Cuba

    The world says no to the blockade of Cuba

    Originally published: Peoples Dispatch on June 23, 2021 by Rosa Miriam Elizalde (more by Peoples Dispatch)  | (Posted Jun 25, 2021)

    In today’s historic UN General Assembly vote, 184 supported ending the U.S. blockade of Cuba and only the United States and Israel voted against

  • Kael Abello, Utopix (Venezuela), Batalla de Carabobo (‘Battle of Carabobo’), 2021.

    The spirit of Carabobo will overcome the stench of Monroe. The Twenty-Fifth Newsletter (2021)

    Originally published: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research on June 24, 2021 by Vijay Prashad (more by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research)  | (Posted Jun 25, 2021)

    Two hundred years ago, on 24 June 1821, the forces of Simón Bolívar trounced the Spanish royalists at the Battle of Carabobo, a few hundred kilometres west of Caracas, Venezuela.

  • Texas Governor Signs Law to Stop Teachers from Talking about Racism

    Texas Governor signs law to stop teachers from talking about racism

    Originally published: Black Agenda Report on June 23, 2021 by Jennifer Bendery (more by Black Agenda Report)  | (Posted Jun 25, 2021)

    Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed one of his party’s top legislative priorities into law: a bill aimed at stopping teachers from talking about racism and any current events that may be contentious.

  • Competence meets in–. Blinken, Nod, Vlad, and Sergei in Geneva. (www.kremlin.ru / Wikimeda Commons.)

    “Something happened in Geneva.”

    Originally published: “Something happened in Geneva.” on June 22, 2021 by Patrick Lawrence (more by “Something happened in Geneva.”) (Posted Jun 25, 2021)

    Second thoughts on the summit.

  • Marx

    Critique of the misunderstanding concerning Marx’s base-superstructure spatial metaphor

    Originally published: Countercurrents on June 15, 2021 by Carlos L. Garrido (more by Countercurrents)  | (Posted Jun 24, 2021)

    I think Marx offers us blue and red for us to make purple, indubitably the most beautiful color keeping with Plato. In essence, both misunderstandings are partly correct–the economic foundation determines the superstructure, but the superstructure can also influence the economic foundation.

  • Chains breaking

    Juneteenth: A Marxist perspective

    Originally published: Left Voice on June 19, 2021 by Scott Cooper (more by Left Voice)  | (Posted Jun 24, 2021)

    This year’s commemoration of Juneteenth–the day the last of the enslaved Black people in the United States were formally emancipated–is also a reminder that the job of ending all forms of slavery is not yet finished. As Karl Marx wrote, we have nothing to lose but our chains and a world to win!

  • Felecia Bazie, 18, a senior and president of Associated Student Government at Garfield High School, holds signs following a “Black Lives Matter” rally Oct. 19, 2016 at the school in Seattle. Teachers, students and parents across Seattle public schools wore “Black Lives Matter” shirts to promote racial equity in schools. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

    Right-wing legislators are trying to stop us from teaching for racial justice. We refuse.

    Originally published: Rethinking Schools on June 2021 by Editors of Rethinking Schools (more by Rethinking Schools) (Posted Jun 24, 2021)

    The alphabet is abolitionist..
    This powerful statement comes from an 1867 Harper’s Weekly editorial rallying its mostly Northern readers to the fight for robust public education as part of the post-Civil War reconstruction of the South.

  • Julian Assange Reaches End Of Prison Sentence, Judge Refuses To Release Him - Truth Revolution

    Assange is still in jail

    Originally published: Craig Murray Blog on June 21, 2021 by Craig Murray (more by Craig Murray Blog) (Posted Jun 24, 2021)

    Julian Assange remains in a maximum security jail, despite never being sentenced for anything but a long ago served spell for bail-jumping, and despite the U.S. Government’s request for extradition having been refused.

  • “Capitalism must die to protect the sacred”

    “Capitalism must die to protect the sacred”

    Originally published: “Capitalism must die to protect the sacred” on June 17, 2021 by Susan Rosenthal (more by “Capitalism must die to protect the sacred”) (Posted Jun 24, 2021)

    The Red Deal is a revolutionary call to reject capitalism and restore a mutually beneficial relationship with our world. It deserves to be widely read, discussed, and built upon.

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