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Lenin: State and revolution — Sue Caldwell

January 12, 2017

  If you liked that lecture by Sue Caldwell, as an accompaniment, you can, if you want to, read Lenin’s …

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Currency Wars: Zimbabwe Adopts the Chinese Yuan

December 25, 2015

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
According to the Guardian (and Al Jazeera, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Globe and Mail, the…

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Bush Military Official: The Empire’s Ship is Sinking // Empire_File013 — Abby Martin | teleSURE English

December 18, 2015

Norm’s note:  on a personal note, this is likely to be the last post, here, for a while.  I have …

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Dreaming of the UK: Europe’s Migrant Crisis

September 9, 2015

  Published on Aug 6, 2015 This report takes us to the French coastal town of Calais, where thousands of …

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Western-made Refugee Crisis — Cross Talk | RT

September 9, 2015

  Published on Aug 31, 2015 The real and imagined migrant crisis engulfing Europe: What accounts for the EU’s near …

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The War Crimes of Bill Clinton

July 26, 2015

Originally posted on The Most Revolutionary Act:
The Weight of Chains Boris Malagurski (2010) Film Review The deliberate demonization of the Serbian people…

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Costas Lapavitsas: The Syriza strategy has come to an end — Elisa Simantke and Nikolas Leontopoulos | The Press Project

March 20, 2015

Costas Lapavitsas: The Syriza strategy has come to an end  Source: The Press Project Tuesday 17 March 2015 In a …

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[529] Forbidden Bookshelf, Prescient Malcom X & Peter Joseph on Z-Day 2015 — Abby Martin | RT

March 1, 2015

Published on Feb 20, 2015 Abby Martin Breaks the Set on Afghanistan Violence, Forbidden Bookshelf, the Zeitgeist Movement & Malcolm …

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How I became an erratic Marxist — Yanis Varoufakis | Information Clearing House | The Guardian

February 20, 2015

[Norm’s note: I’m not entirely sure what to make of Yanis’s piece.  I’m going to have to spend some time …

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Has the IMF Annexed Ukraine? — Michael Hudson interviewed by Sharmini Peries | The Real News

February 18, 2015

You can read the interview transcript here / The Real News And Prof. Michael Hudson has written this more detailed article on the …

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Chronicle of a Grexit foretold

February 16, 2015

Originally posted on Real-World Economics Review Blog:
In ‘Chronicle of a death foretold‘ Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of twins who, as…

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Report From Fukushima And The Abe Government Expansion And Export Of Nuclear Plants | the Nuclear Free California Network

February 5, 2015

Hat tip to Information Clearing House for this link to the video and story: Cancer epidemic underway in Fukushima — Rates up …

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War By Other Means — John Pilger | Information Clearing House

January 30, 2015

1992. An investigation into the crippling levels of debt paid by Third World countries.

China Chases Its Shadow (Banks)

January 13, 2015

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
An Excerpt of Jack Rasmus’s recent publication on the destabilizing effects of shadow banks on China’s…

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Black People’s Grand Jury Indicts Cop for First Degree Murder of Michael Brown — Glen Ford | Black Agenda Report | Global Research

January 9, 2015

By Glen Ford Global Research, January 09, 2015 Black Agenda Report 7 January 2015 A Black People’s Grand Jury in St. Louis, …

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If “The Economy is Recovering” Why Is There a Surge in Homeless Children? — Bruce A. Dixon | Black Agenda Report

November 26, 2014

http://traffic.libsyn.com/blackagendareport/20141119_bd_homelessness.mp3   Transcript: If “The Economy is Recovering” Why Is There a Surge in Homeless Children?.   Source: Black Agenda Report  

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Odessa Massacre Pushes Ukraine to the Edge. Towards a Larger Destructive Conflict? — Tony Cartalucci | Global Research

May 4, 2014

Odessa Massacre Pushes Ukraine to the Edge. Towards a Larger Destructive Conflict? By Tony Cartalucci Global Research, May 03, 2014 …

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Dmitry Orlov: Ukraine-Crimea Update, U.S. Will Self-Destruct in Near Future Update & More

March 21, 2014

Hat tip to Against The Grain for this.  And another good interview from Greg Hunter. Summary of the video reads as …

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What the Western-backed regime is planning for Ukrainian workers — Julie Hyland | World Socialist Web Site

March 16, 2014

What the Western-backed regime is planning for Ukrainian workers by Julie Hyland World Socialist Web Site 15 March 2014 Behind …

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American State of the Union: A Festival of Lies | Black Agenda Report

February 6, 2014

American State of the Union: A Festival of Lies by BAR executive editor Glen Ford “When you say ‘jobs,’ he …

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