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After Moïse assassination, popular sectors must lead the way
Analysis the day after the Haitian president’s assassination focused on liberal constitutionalism and elections. This narrow view overlooks the longstanding demands from organized popular sectors.
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Exposing police lies to destroy the legacy of Kwame Ture
His work touched the civil rights, Black Power, and Pan-African movements and his selflessness and strong organizing skills helped create revolutionary cadre who continue to carry out the work he engaged in today.
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Women everywhere in the World are squeezed into a tight corner
Between 30 June and 2 July 2021, the United Nations and other multilateral organisations held the Generation Equality Forum in Paris (France).
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The revolutionary science of W. E. B. Du Bois and D. D. Kosambi
Du Bois, trained in history and sociology, was the first to conduct a scientific study on race in American society. Kosambi was trained in mathematics but was the first to scientifically investigate ancient Indian history.
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Is socialisation of investment enough?
In Keynes’ words: “It is not the ownership of the instruments of production which it is important for the State to assume. If the State is able to determine the aggregate amount of resources devoted to augmenting the instruments, and the basic rate of reward to those who own them, it will have accomplished all that is necessary.”
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China pulls itself out of poverty 100 years into its revolution
On February 25, 2021, China’s President Xi Jinping announced that his country of 1.4 billion people had pulled its people out of poverty as it is defined internationally.
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A Remarkable Silence: Media blackout after key witness against Assange admits lying
As we have pointed out since Media Lens began in 2001, a fundamental feature of corporate media is propaganda by omission. Over the past week, a stunning example has highlighted this core property once again.
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A People’s Green New Deal: An interview with Max Ajl
Climate crisis is a disaster which impacts us all, but the culpability is not evenly distributed. The rich nations of North America, Europe, Japan and Australia have contributed 60% of global cumulative CO2 emissions, compared to 13% for the two largest developing economies, China and India, taken together.
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The working-class voices publishing against the grain
Luke Charnley reports on the new publishing houses getting working-class writers onto the printed page.
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Washington’s accusation in its report that Cuba engages in people trafficking is a lie
Declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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U.S. censorship is increasingly official
The Biden administration made headlines last week as it moved to shut down the websites of 33 foreign media outlets, including ones based in Iran, Bahrain, Yemen and Palestine. Officials justified the decision by claiming the organizations were agents of “disinformation.”
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The institutional murder of Fr. Stan Swamy
This is not a natural death, but the institutional murder of a gentle soul, committed by an inhuman state.
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Dossier No. 42: Defending our sovereignty: U.S. military bases in Africa and the future of African unity
Neo-colonialism, Nkrumah noted, seeks to fragment Africa, weaken African state institutions, prevent African unity and sovereignty, and thereby insert its power to subordinate the aspirations of the continent for pan-African consolidation.
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For gay migrants, cruising spots aren’t just shadows and shame
Largely abandoned by middle-class gays, urban parks remain an important refuge for gay migrants in an otherwise hostile city.
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Venezuela immunizes its population against COVID-19 with Cuban vaccine
Last week, Venezuela signed an agreement with Cuba for the purchase of 12 million doses of Abdala, just three days after the country announced and celebrated the success of its locally developed anti-COVID-19 vaccine
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The CPC 100 years on: Understanding China’s contemporary political economy
Today, July 1, 2021, is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. Celebrations throughout China and commemorations worldwide are taking place today in recognition of the Party’s leadership and its incredible legacy.
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Freedom Rider: The terrible origins of July 4th
The British crown and the colonists were both determined to seize lands from native peoples and to continue enslavement.
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Revolutionizing the narrative: Building a principled Pakistani solidarity movement for Palestine
As part of the ongoing Nakba, Israel has once again unleashed its latest reign of terror on Palestine, in response to resistance by Palestinians against ethnic cleansing of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem (meant to eviscerate both Palestinian social and cultural life from the city).
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Digital Money Beyond Blockchain with Rohan Grey
In this episode, we’re joined by Rohan Grey (@rohangrey), President of the Modern Money Network, Director of the National Jobs for All Coalition, Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity, and JSD student at Cornell Law school. Our conversation is dedicated to Rohan’s current work on the political, economic, and cultural implications of money’s digital future.
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Nat Turner and Expanding Historical Memory — Aziz Rana
The last year has witnessed an extensive public conversation, from the 1619 Project in the New York Times to protests in the streets, about American historical memory.