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Only those taking action against climate violence are labeled ‘terrorist’
Floods, fires, ice caps melting, hurricanes—all attest to the violence of human-caused climate disruption.
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Mikis Theodorakis: A life of music and resistance
Mikis Theodorakis, who began his political life as a partisan in Greek resistance, remained a staunch opponent of imperialist aggression throughout his life. His musical compositions contributed to the cultural revolution in Greece.
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On Photography: Space and Place
The simple quietness in Leiva’s photography reveals his poetic contemplation while exposing the loss of visual honesty in an era of hyper imagery manipulation.
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Ol’ Red Jack Hirschman: He weaponized words
Jack Hirschman (December 13, 1933 – August 22, 2021) was an American poet and social activist who wrote more than 100 volumes of poetry and essays.
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Assata Shakur: The making of a revolutionary woman
From Assata’s story, we are able to learn what it means to be motivated by a deep love for the people and the struggle for freedom—and what it means to embody a determined and unbreakable spirit in the face of crackdowns and government repression designed to stifle and destroy the movement.
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Workers refuse to shoulder the burden for the bosses’ climate crisis
The United Nations issued a “code red for humanity” warning earlier this month with over 3,000 pages of scientific documentation saying that the climate crisis has reached a point where we can expect extreme weather including heat waves, flooding and droughts to happen with more frequency and intensity.
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Harm reduction guided by the goal of the abolition of prisons and capitalism: an interview with former Direct Action member and ex-prisoner Ann Hansen
I am active with the Prison for Women (P4W) Memorial Collective which has been fighting for a Memorial Garden at the site of the now closed Prison for Women, and a Gallery where the women’s art and writing can be seen in order to give some context to their lives and deaths. We also agitate to improve prison and parole conditions as a harm reduction tactic in order to alleviate some of the suffering, but always within the context of the abolition of prisons and capitalism as the goal, the light that guides us through the darkness.
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Venezuela’s gangs have been turned into armed capitalist enterprises (Part II)
Criminologist Andrés Antillano examines a high-profile security operation to neutralize criminal activity in the Cota 905 district in July.
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I awakened here when the Earth was new: The Thirty-Fourth Newsletter (2021)
Speaking on the impact of the climate crisis on First People, Gavin Singleton from the Yirrganydji traditional owners explained that ‘From changing weather patterns to shifts in natural ecosystems, climate change is a clear and present threat to our people and our culture’.
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AJC is panicked by United Church of Christ’s solidarity with Palestinians under settler-colonialism
The United Church of Christ resolution calling Israel’s continued “oppression” of Palestinians a “sin” has alarmed the American Jewish Committee and for good reason: Other Protestant churches are sure to follow, with measures that pose a real threat to apartheid.
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‘Inflamed’ shows how an unjust world is making us sick
A new book from UT Austin research professor Raj Patel and UC San Francisco physician Rupa Marya argues that our bodies, our society, and our planet are inflamed.
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Venezuela’s gangs have been turned into armed capitalist enterprises (Part I)
Criminologist Andrés Antillano looks at the causes of the transformation of Venezuela’s gangs.
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The World must pay attention to the violence against Muslims in India
From Ajmer to Indore, recent incidents show that the continuing hate-mongering by right-wing forces is having a direct impact.
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Richard Lewontin: Race science for the people
We can now say with great confidence that our species, anatomically modern humans, does not have biological races. We know this in large part due to the contributions of Richard C. Lewontin.
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As Kabul is retaken, papers look back in Erasure
Corporate media coverage of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the country’s U.S.-backed government has offered audiences more mystification than illumination.
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Streamers versus socialism
Dennis Broe reports on how the streaming services are attempting to subvert government-financed and often more progressive film and television production
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Counter Western bias against China by remembering Peter Norman’s solidarity
International media engaged in Sinophobic rhetoric during the recent Olympic games in Tokyo.
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Playing the capitalist game: heads they win, tails you lose
According to an Economic Policy Institute report, between 28 and 47 percent of U.S. private sector workers are subject to noncompete agreements.
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The nonbinary Chinese fighting to live their truth
Activist Chao Xiaomi is inspiring transgender Chinese to reject the gender binary. But the community continues to face deep-seated discrimination.
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Deb Haaland: Diversifying the established imperialist order
On Dec. 17, 2020, Deb Haaland was appointed by Joe Biden as Secretary of the Department of Interior (DOI). Celebratory headlines proclaimed it a “historic moment” and the identity politics-influenced left was quick to defend the appointment from questioning. Immediately, Haaland’s nomination was touted as a “victory for Indigenous movements.” As Indigenous and other colonized revolutionaries, we offer a materialist antidote to the narrow and superficial narrative that has been put forward by corporate, non-profit, and even, left-media sectors.