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Where does racism come from? — Esme Choonara | Socialist Worker Student Society

August 27, 2017

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Socialism and the American Negro / The Souls of Black Folk — W. E. B. Du Bois

July 7, 2017

Norm’s note: or . . . you can read “Socialism and the American Negro,” here. Also by W. E. B. Du …

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Racism, Equal Opportunity, and Capitalism — written by Norm

March 7, 2017

[Note: I’m re-posting this from Jan 2016 — well, to remind myself what on the whole is my position on …

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Why is AIDS research not free to investigate non-HIV hypotheses? (Or in other words: what’s wrong with the ‘peer-review system,’ anyway ?) — A question posed by Duesberg et al.

October 28, 2016

I’ll begin (and end) this post by quoting in full the epilogue to a study by Peter Duesberg, Claus Koehnlein and David Rasnick, and titled, …

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The Spirit of Capitalism in a Nutshell: A Short Excerpt from an Article Titled “Policing and Profit” | Harvard Law Review

February 3, 2016

[Norm’s note (8/11/17): Occasionally, every reader stumbles upon a few lines that, like some picture or cleverly contrived tableau, encapsulate …

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Reading the “unreadable” Marx — Humphrey McQueen | Marx Myths and Legends / (March 2005)

December 23, 2015

Source: “READING THE “UNREADABLE” MARX” was written for “Marx Myths and Legends” by Humphrey McQueen in March 2005, and rights …

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Reykjavik Rising

December 21, 2015

. Hat tip to Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall .  You can read her review of the documentary here. Norm’s note: two things were at …

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Drought, Climate, War, Terrorism, and Syria — Roger Andrews | Energy Matters

November 28, 2015

Norm’s note: To my mind, there is increasingly a case to be made that the ‘global warming’ issue was conceived …

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Does History Rhyme? “Fascism and Big Business (October 1938) — Daniel Guérin | Marxist Internet Archive”

September 11, 2015

[Source: Marxist Internet Archive]   Daniel Guérin Fascism and Big Business (October 1938) From New International, Vol.4 No.10, October 1938, …

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Assessments, meta-analyses, discussion and peer review — Judith Curry | Climate Etc.

July 29, 2015

[Norm’s note: Originally published by Judith Curry on her blog, Climate Etc.  I reproduce it here under the terms of the Creative …

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Rwanda’s Untold Story. A Commentary on the BBC Two Documentary — Nicoletta Fagiolo | Reset DOC

April 8, 2015

Rwanda’s Untold Story. A Commentary on the BBC Two Documentary by Nicoletta Fagiolo Originally published at Reset DOC Wednesday, 17 December 2014 …

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Why read Karl Marx?

December 30, 2014

Karl Marx, or at least the current of thought for which he was a spokesman and exegete, whether people realize …

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Obedience is the True Character Flaw — Paul Street | Information Clearing House (ICH) | ZCommentaries (ZNet)

November 24, 2014

Obedience is the True Character Flaw By Paul Street November 23, 2014 “ICH” – “ZNet” – – If you publicly …

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Open Letter to the BBC on Rwanda: The Untold Story — by Charles Kambanda | Global Research

October 28, 2014

Open Letter to the BBC on Rwanda: The Untold Story By Charles Kambanda Global Research, October 28, 2014 [Norm’s note: …

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An Example of Racism as Capitalist Practice — an excerpt from Jean-Paul Sartre’s “Critique of Dialectical Reason”

October 16, 2014

Source: Marxist Internet Archive Jean-Paul Sartre 1960 Racism and Colonialism as Praxis and Process Excerpt from “Critique of Dialectical Reason” …

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The Real World of Ideology — Joe McCarney 1980

March 20, 2014

(source of what follows: Marxist Internet Archive) The Real World of Ideology Joe McCarney 1980 Preface This essay is a …

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On Proudhonism and the Marxist Comeback

February 25, 2014

Recently, I posted some excerpts from Proudhon, Engels, and Marx.  Proudhon came to my notice by a piece signaled and …

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What Life Means to Me – Jack London

February 6, 2014

From the Marxist Internet Archive Jack London Revolution and other Essays What Life Means to Me I was born in …

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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber – STRIKE! Magazine

February 6, 2014

A “Daily Pickings” recommendation — all that follows is from the website: STRIKE! Magazine On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by …

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