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Journalists or witch hunters? Examining the New York Times’ shameful Red Scare history
In the Red Scare of the 1950s or the new Cold War today, the New York Times always stands ready…
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Revolution and counterrevolution: remembering Tiananmen 34 years later
To put it simply, this particular narrative of a “massacre” of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 4 is…
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The Socialist Program
VIDEO — Hidden History: When Communism and Feminism Came Together in China, 1949
Women leaders from all over the Global South came together in China in 1949 to strategize about building an anti-imperialist,…
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U.S. Politics
Civics class for radicals: The Federal Reserve
The Fed is an instrument for the capitalist ruling class to manage the turbulence of their system in a way…
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Analysis
Six things you should know about South African revolutionary Chris Hani
April 10 marks the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Chris Hani – an indispensable leader to the revolutionary movement…
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How the civil rights movement in Nashville took on Jim Crow and won
The fight for racial equality continues to this day in Nashville
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Generations of struggle led to Congress affirming marriage equality & interracial marriage
Through militant action, culminating in the historic Stonewall rebellion in New York City in 1969 and the Black Cat uprising…
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U.S. Politics
Civics class for radicals: The Supreme Court
Designed from the beginning to be unresponsive to the needs of the people and wielding power it assigned to itself,…
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Analysis
British monarchy flaunts its vast wealth while workers suffer
While an enormous amount of public resources are devoted to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth – what essentially amounts to…
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Analysis
Gorbachev: darling of the West, despised at home and worldwide
Gorbachev’s reign, which lasted from 1985-91, ended with the restoration of capitalism in the USSR, the withdrawal of vital aid…
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