Topic: Thinking Politically
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NLG letter to Venezuelan president Maduro on detention of left opposition leaders as presidential election approaches
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The National Lawyers Guild, the largest and oldest human rights bar association in the United States, has been a vocal supporter of the Bolivarian Project and its fraud-proof electoral process since we sent our first delegation to Venezuela in 2006. We have steadfastly opposed the longstanding drumbeat of illegal intervention by the United States in…
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The War on the Post Office
http://EllenBrown.com March 16, 2018 The US Postal Service, under attack from a manufactured crisis designed to force its privatization, needs a new source of funding to survive. Postal banking could fill that need. The US banking establishment has been at war with the post office since at least 1910, when the Postal Savings Bank…
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Toward an Ecologically Based Post-Capitalism: Interview With Novelist Kim Stanley Robinson
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Javier Sethness interviews science fiction novelist Kim Stanley Robinson about the post-capitalist future explored in his books.
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Democratic Production and the Workers’ Opposition of Revolutionary Russia
Democratic Production and the Workers' Opposition of Revolutionary Russia by Don Fitz In a post-capitalist society, who should control production? How should decisions about worklife be made? Who should decide what is produced, where it is produced and how it is exchanged within a country and between countries? For the first time in…
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Democratic Production and the Workers’ Opposition of Revolutionary Russia (Part 2)
Democratic Production and the Workers' Opposition of Revolutionary Russia (Part 2) by Don Fitz [This is the second of two parts. The first section covered the origins of the Workers' Opposition (WO), interpretations of “workers' control,” the 10th Party Congress, and suppression of the WO after the congress.] The Third Meeting of…
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Democratic Production and the Workers’ Opposition of Revolutionary Russia (Part 1)
Democratic Production and the Workers' Opposition of Revolutionary Russia (Part 1) by Don Fitz In a post-capitalist society, who should control production? How should decisions about worklife be made? Who should decide what is produced, where it is produced and how it is exchanged within a country and between countries? For the first…
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The NRA’s Real Mission
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Paul Street examines the role of the NRA and concludes that their true purpose is the promotion of fascism.
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“In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power”: A review essay
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Examines the rise and decline of US Empire, with expected replacement by China
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“All I Wish is for Palestine to be Free” — Freedom Fighter Ahed Tamimi
The Palestinian cause is not just for Palestinians, not even just for Arabs. The Palestinian cause is a humanitarian cause. What makes me happy is to see the humanitarians of the world stand with us in solidarity to free our land. — Ahed Tamimi, Empire Files: Abby Martin Meets Ahed Tamimi—Message From A Freedom Fighter.…
